Gunmakers

Gunmaker's Hall Giveaway Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Gunmakers Hall Giveway. These were drawn Saturday, September 17th on the porch of Gunmaker’s Hall . Live video of drawing can be seen here https://fb.watch/fY9ulSwJyP/.

Incentive Rifle - Mark Wolfe

Quilt - Rasmus K. Saile

Place Mats - Claudia Bahorik

4 Wood Bowls - Walter Fett

Pouch - Wayne Braxton

Horn - Cal Merritt

Knife in Sheth - Dale Reeley

Antler Handle Knife - Jim Jerkins

5 piece Horn Set - Joe Solomon

French Fowler - Mayo Jones

And thank you to all the donors who help to make this drawing possible.

Indiana Gunmakers and Their Muzzle-Loading Longrifles   1778-1900

The high-quality book is hardbound and 324 pages of heavy, 100# coated paper with a matte finish.

It contains biographies of nearly 1,000 gunmakers that worked within the boundaries of present-day Indiana between 1778 and 1900 as well as nearly 800 high resolution photographs of their muzzle-loading longrifles.

The book organizes the gunmakers alphabetically and also by county for easy reference. A section on gunmaker migration includes six color maps that depict county organization and state growth between 1817 and 1840. Statistical tables show what state and/or country the gunmakers were born.

It is printed in full color and authored by veteran student of the longrifle, Jeffrey J. Jaeger.

Demonstrating Muzzleloading Barrel Rifling with Rice Barrel Co.

Rice Barrel owner Jason Schneider demonstrates ‘old school’ rifling on a vintage style rifling machine owned by the NMLRA. This demonstration was part of the 2018 TN Muzzle Loading History Banquet.

Rice Barrel Co is a longtime NMLRA Commercial Row Vendor and has supplied muzzle loader builders with fine barrels for years. Find out more on their website ricebarrels.com


An original Jacob George | Kentucky Rifle Foundation

We’d like to thank the Kentucky Rifle Foundation for sharing this beautiful Jacob George rifle with us on facebook.

“Jacob George, 1793 to 1850, son of Henry George a gunsmith, both of Greenwich Township, Berks County, PA. This is a signed and dated rifle so look at the rifle and try to guess it's age before you read the date. This rifle a a great example of his work, probably one of the best. It's hard not to appreciate all the work that went into this example.”

Be sure to check out The Kentucky Rifle Foundation website for more of these great Kentucky Rifles.