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TENNESSEE Antique Long Rifle with Iron Mountings
Guns International #: 100879979 Seller's Inventory #: 10401
Category: Antique Rifles - Percussion - Kentucky Rifles
Seller's Information
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Number of Active Listings: 1074
Total Number of Listings: 42633
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
TENNESSEE Antique Long Rifle with Iron Mountings
Distinctive SOUTHERN Styling with Iron Patchbox
Here we present an antique Tennessee Full Stock Long Rifle and Powderhorn, made circa 1840 in Eastern Tennessee.
The American Longrifle, more commonly, but less correctly, known as the 'Kentucky rifle', was described by Captain John G. W. Dillin in the dedication to his seminal 1924 book, The Kentucky Rifle:
“From a flat bar of soft iron, hand forged into a gun barrel; laboriously bored and rifled with crude tools; fitted with a stock hewn from a maple tree in the neighboring forest; and supplied with a lock hammered to shape on the anvil; an unknown smith, in a shop long since silent, fashioned a rifle which changed the whole course of world history; made possible the settlement of a continent; and ultimately freed our country of foreign domination.
Light in weight; graceful in line; economical in consumption of powder and lead; fatally precise; distinctly American; it sprang into immediate popularity; and for a hundred years was a model often slightly varied but never radically changed.”
This .40 caliber rifle features iron hardware (patchbox, butt plate, trigger guard, ramrod tubes), a distinctive material used by Tennessee and other Southern gun makers due to the lack of copper and zinc available in the region. However, iron deposits were common and contributed greatly to local economies. Another distinctive feature of this rifle, placing its place of manufacture in Tennessee is the so-called “banana” style of iron patchbox. This one pivots on a hinge and is held closed by a latch. The profile of the stock is characteristic of guns made in Eastern Tennessee. This example is equipped with a double set trigger marked “LEMAN/LANCASTER PA”. These rifles would have been crucial and utilitarian tools on the Western Frontier for gathering food and protecting the homestead. As a result, many have been lost or destroyed, making these less common that others. Though perhaps not as decorative as their Pennsylvanian counterparts, they have an aesthetic beauty all their own.
The overall condition is good. The iron parts all feature a uniform plum brown patina. The markings are legible. The walnut stock bears an old repair above the lock and a little slivering on the right side toward the muzzle, but is solid overall. The bore is distinctly rifled. The action is functional, but a little weak. The powderhorn is in good condition as well. Overall, here is a fantastic example of a rifle from the Southern Appalachians of Tennessee.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 42-1/4 inches in length.
Caliber: .40
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1600
#10401
SOLD
Antique: Yes