These are rifles that are not an exacting recreation of an historical longrifle nor do they conform to a particular school of gun building.  Many times these rifles will have many characteristics of a particular school of gun building, but the gun maker has exercised his creativity in producing a unique firearm.  This is an exciting area for the longrifle builder and the potential owner to explore the possibilities of producing a truly unique work of art.  Care is exercised to not compromise the classic beauty of the longrifle by combining unsuitable details, but creativity is encouraged.

This generally was the period after the Revolutionary War.  Gunsmithing became highly competitive in the absence of wartime demands.  The finest curly maple, exquisite carving and the best engraving were employed to produce these rifles.  The barrels showed less pronounced taper and flare and usually of smaller calabre.  With a thinner butt stock and a more delicate wrist a slim well-balanced rifle resulted.  Although many of these rifles exhibited high art in their decoration, their utilitarian purpose was not sacrificed.