For Sale

Schuler, Copy of Original

This Bucks Co. rifle is a copy of an original attributed to John Shuler.  The original won an award for the best incised carved gun displayed at the KRA show in 1987.   Some believe that the unsigned original may have been built by Andrew Verner, due to the hardware used.  The gun is an excellent example of the classic Bucks Co. features.

The copy is pictured here with the original.  The copy features a 44 inch, 50 cal. rifled barrel.  The lock is a Jim Chambers Siler with the Dale Johnson modified lock plate.  The hardware is from Reaves Goehring and is copied from an original Verner rifle.

       One deviation from the original is the cheek piece star that is is used instead of the moon inlay on the original.  All the carving of the original was faithfully reproduced to produce this excellent example of a true Bucks Co. rifle.

Price is $3,100 plus shipping

Baroque Gun

This rifle, which I have named the “Baroque Rifle,” is a fantasy gun.  It is my idea of what an European trained gunsmith might have produced after arriving in this country and after having been exposed to the long rifles being produced by colonial gunsmiths. 

        The gun is profusely carved with Baroque details in high relief.  The butt stock shows strong “Jaeger” influence, and then the gun transitions into the longer barrel as was used in Colonial America.  The cheek piece inlay is of ebony and ivory (old piano keys.)  The wooden butt trap is ornately carved, and the rose carved in the center of the decoration is the release mechanism.  The 54 cal. barrel is 40” long, is slightly swamped, and it is engraved at the breech & muzzle.  The Golden age Jim Chambers lock is also engraved.  The double set triggers are by R.E. Davis, and the hardware was cast by the Mold & Gun Shop. 

        This is a truly unique and ornate rifle that could well have come from the earliest time of our country’s development. 

Price is $4,500 plus shipping

English Fowler

This gun was built in the general style of English Fowlers of the mid to later eighteenth century.  The gun has a 42” 20 gauge barrel and a Jim chambers Early Ketland lock.  It is stocked in a nice piece of curly maple which is carved with an appropriate tang carving.  Also, there is carving at the rear of the trigger guard tang.  The lock is nicely engraved, as is the trigger guard.  

Price is $1,350 plus shipping

Southern Mountain Rifle

This gun was built in the general style of those produced in the southern mountains.  The iron hardware is rust browned as is the 42 inch long Green Mountain 7/8 inch straight 50 cal. Barrel.  The barrel has a long tang ending in a “lollypop.”  This theme is also reflected in the termination of the entry pipe.  The butt stock has a “grease hole” for those who desire to fill it with their favorite solid type patch lubricant.  The lock is a Chambers late Ketland with the plate cosmetically modified.  The double set triggers are by R.E. Davis. 

        This rifle is an excellent value for someone looking for a “no frills” field rifle.  At 7¼ pounds, the gun is a joy to carry as well as to shoot. 

Price is $1,395 plus shipping

-SOLD- Melchoir Fordney rifle -SOLD-

     This rifle is a very close copy of the Melchoir Fordney rifle shown on page 41 of Kindig’s book, Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age.  I examined the original rifle and sketched the details, so this is a very close copy.   The rifle has a 44” Colerain barrel, a Jim Chambers late Ketland lock and Davis double set triggers.  The metal work has been aged to reflect the look of a well cared for antique.  The brass has been antiqued.  The stock is finished dark to reflect the look of the original rifle.  All engraving and carving is in the style of the original.

-SOLD- Early Lancaster style rifle -SOLD-

     This rifle is built in the style of the early Lancaster makers such as Isaac Haines.  It is not built to reflect the work of any particular maker, but the work of that era.   The rifle has a 38” swamped B weight Colerain barrel,  a Jim Chambers large Siler lock, and Davis double set triggers.  The metal work is finished in the white and etched with a Clorox treatment.  It is then somewhat aged to reflect the look of an antique original finished bright.  The treated metal contrasted by the dark finished stock.  The engraving, carving, and deep fore stock moldings are appropriate to the period.

-SOLD- Early Virginia Rifle -SOLD-

-SOLD- George Schroyer Rifle -SOLD-

Left hand Lehigh

        This left hand gun is based upon the architecture of guns made in the Lehigh Valley.  It is not intended to be a true copy of any maker’s work, but in the general style of the area.    The gun has a 50 cal Green Mountain 7/8 straight barrel  that is 38” long, a large Siler lock by Jim Chambers and Davis double set triggers.  The Lehigh Valley style patchbox is neatly engraved.  The curly maple stock has raise as well as incise carved details.

-SOLD- American Fusil -SOLD-

     This gun represents a fusil that was restocked in the colonies by an American gunsmith using the parts from a wrecked Type G French fusil.  This gun uses a 38” Colerain octagon to round 20 ga. barrel.  The lock is a Davis Fusil lock .  The  trigger guard, butt plate, and side plate are iron.  All metal furnishings are browned and the barrel is treated with a marbled blue type finish.

Turkey Choked Fowler

        This fowler was built as a British style fowler.  The stock is of a nicely figured piece of American black walnut and has the appropriate tang carving .  The barrel is Colerain’s 44” Turkey Choked barrel.  This barrel designed by Keith Casteel is choked to .580 at the muzzle and shoots exceptional patterns.  It is the perfect gun for a “Colonial” turkey hunter.  The furniture is antiqued brass and is engraved in keeping with the style of the gun.  The lock is a Jim Chambers early Ketland.  The barrel is finished in a faux wire twist pattern.

-SOLD- Hawken Rifle (used) -SOLD-

         This rifle was built in the style of the Hawken brothers of Saint Louis.  It was built from detailed drawings taken from an original. The 1” X 36” barrel was cut by Don Getz and is 54 cal with a 1 in 48” twist.  It will handle round balls and short conical bullets such at the Lee REAL bullet.  The snail and hook breech parts are from L & R as are the double set triggers.   The hard maple stock has a nice curl and is stained a medium brown.  The barrel is rust blued and the triggerguard, buttplate and lock plate are engraved and fire blued. 

           This gun was built for a western Elk hunt that did not happen.  I used it to shoot one whitetail here in Pa and decided that at 10.5 lbs it was a bit hefty to haul around the mountains of Cameron Co.   The rifle is in perfect condition and is a great shooter.