When I first saw the original rifle from which this rifle was copied, I was struck by the grace and almost daintiness of the gun. I have always referenced it as the ”Petite Bucks Co. rifle.” The original was unsigned, but showed a lot of John Shuler influence. However, this […]
This rifle was copied very closely from an original Joseph Angstadt rifle. It is a nice example of a Bucks Co. style rifle as built about 1810-1830. This rifle has a 44” 54 cal. Colerain barrel, White lightening vent liner. It is fired by a Chambers Late Ketland lock activated […]
Whale Tail J.P. Beck Rifle This rifle can be best described as a documentary copy of the original. Fortunately, I had access to the original prior to and during the building process to assure that all details are correct. The gun starts with a 47 ¼” octagon to round barrel […]