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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: Rolf on February 24, 2011, 12:39:06 AM

Title: Rifle made by Butch Darrall
Post by: Rolf on February 24, 2011, 12:39:06 AM

There is a very nice rifle made by B.Darrall on the blog to today. Please could anyone give me any info on the rifle?
Caliber, barrel sze, what school it belongs to, ect..

Best regards
Rolf

Title: Re: Rifle made by Butch Darrall
Post by: G-Man on February 24, 2011, 04:27:13 PM

I don't know the dimensions, but the rifle is sort of what a lot of most people might today call "Woodbury" style in that Butch was another of Hershel House's early students of that style.  In general, it is sort of a melding of southwest Virginia and Tennessee styles with decorative elements from throughout Virginia, sometimes North Carolina and other areas.  But mostly Virginia and in the case of this rifle it is very much more along the lines of Sheets-Shenandoah Valley influenced piece, rather than being heavier on the southwest Virginia/Tennessee end of the spectrum.  But really a blending of style and really well done at that.  Just a magnificent piece in my opinion.

Guy