The Appalachian Barn Gun is a plain working man’s rifle built by ColonialRifleSmith. The 19th-century makers built this rifle for use, not show. It has no buttplate, nose cap, or entry pipe. There is no sideplate or patchbox. These rifles fed families and stayed by the door in some of […]
Yearly Archives: 2026
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Poor Boy (Schimmel) .45 Cal. Flintlock Long Rifle This is an excellent rifle built by noted contemporary gunmaker, ColonilRifleSmith. The rifle features a 32″ .45 cal. 7/8ths straight octagon barrel with a roundball twist. The stock is a beautiful M3 Curly Maple with a nice grain pattern, stained to an […]
John & Caleb Vincent .36 Cal. Ohio Rifle $1495.00 Up for grabs is this exquisite .36 cal. John & Caleb Vincent, Ohio Rifle. Recently completed by ColonialRifleSmith of Northwestern Pennsylvania. The stock is M-4 Curly Sugar Maple, stained a pleasant reddish brown. Then finished with 2 coats of Tung Oil […]
J.P. Beck .50 Cal. Flintlock Rifle This is an excellent rifle built by noted contemporary gunmaker, ColonilRifleSmith. The rifle features a 44″ .50 cal. Colerain swamped barrel, 1:66 twist. Ideal for round ball accuracy. The stock is a beautiful M3 Curly Maple with a nice grain pattern, stained to an […]
Brunswick P-1841 Late Model Officer’s Musket. This is a restored Brunswick P-1841 Late Model Officer’s Musket. Smoothbore, not a 2 grove musket. The stock is European Walnut. It had a small crack next to the trigger, which was repaired with 2-part epoxy. The stock was solid before the repair and […]
This is an excellent example of a Civil War-era percussion rifle. The particulars are; The barrel is a 40-inch-long, .36-caliber, octagon barrel, 15/19ths across the flats. The bore shows wear and minor pitting with good lands and grooves. Very shootable. Rebuilt the lock. The lock retains all its original parts […]
