RB-Virginia. .45 cal. Virginia Hunting Rifle. The Appalachian Barn Gun is a plain working man’s rifle built by ColonialRifleSmith. The 18th-century makers built this rifle for use, not show. These rifles fed families and stayed by the door in some of the most rugged country in the eastern United States. […]
Monthly Archives: August 2026
2 posts
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 […]