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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Dan Herda on December 05, 2012, 10:43:13 AM

Title: Southern mtn rifle barrels
Post by: Dan Herda on December 05, 2012, 10:43:13 AM

Where any of the southern mtn rifles made with straight tapered barrels?

Title: Re: Southern mtn rifle barrels
Post by: Dennis Glazener on December 05, 2012, 07:42:19 PM

I have an original flint VA rifle, probably circa 1800-1825, with a tapered barrel. I am not sure it would fit "mountain rifle" description since it has patchbox/sideplate/buttplate etc but it is all iron mounted. I had not seen a tapered barrel on this an rifle this early and wondered if it was common. Wallace Gusler told me that they were not un-common in the western area of VA. I didn't ask about other areas.
Dennis

Title: Re: Southern mtn rifle barrels
Post by: bama on December 07, 2012, 03:16:33 PM

I did a restoration on a southern Iron mounted half stock rifle dated 1858 that had a straight tapered barrel. It was about 36 cal. a very slender and gracefull rifle.

Title: Re: Southern mtn rifle barrels
Post by: Yancey von Yeast on December 11, 2012, 06:04:21 AM

Dennis,

Any chance we could talk you into posting photos of your VA rifle?  Looking at the photos on here is simply a wonderful part of life!

Thanks so much for all that you do for the forum.

Yancey von Yeast

Title: Re: Southern mtn rifle barrels
Post by: Dennis Glazener on December 11, 2012, 05:57:48 PM

http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=4165.0

Title: Re: Southern mtn rifle barrels
Post by: Dan Herda on December 14, 2012, 04:56:01 AM

Thank you Dennis.

Title: Re: Southern mtn rifle barrels
Post by: Mark Elliott on December 16, 2012, 11:07:38 PM

Some better photos of that rifle may be founds here:  http://www.markelliottphotography.com/wordpress/portfolio/productfirearms-photography/original-iron-mounted-southwest-va-rifle/ (http://www.markelliottphotography.com/wordpress/portfolio/productfirearms-photography/original-iron-mounted-southwest-va-rifle/)

Title: Re: Southern mtn rifle barrels
Post by: MScott on December 17, 2012, 01:15:33 AM

Any chance getting wrist dimensions ?

Title: Re: Southern mtn rifle barrels
Post by: Yancey von Yeast on December 27, 2012, 05:57:38 AM

Thanks, Dennis for posting that.  That is a neat rifle.  I love the honesty of the Southern iron mounted rifles.

Yancey