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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Shreckmeister on February 25, 2013, 06:12:47 PM

Title: Iron Mounted Tennesee rifle
Post by: Shreckmeister on February 25, 2013, 06:12:47 PM

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Title: Re: Iron Mounted Tennesee rifle
Post by: T.C.Albert on February 25, 2013, 09:22:28 PM

any chance we can see the rest of it?
tca

Title: Re: Iron Mounted Tennesee rifle
Post by: Shreckmeister on February 25, 2013, 10:00:38 PM

Sorry, these are all I took.

Title: Re: Iron Mounted Tennesee rifle
Post by: nosrettap1958 on February 25, 2013, 10:12:03 PM

Any ideas on who built it?

Title: Re: Iron Mounted Tennesee rifle
Post by: Shreckmeister on February 26, 2013, 04:52:07 AM

I don't know but it's very similar to the one on ALR in the Unknown Iron
Mounted group

Title: Re: Iron Mounted Tennesee rifle
Post by: G-Man on February 26, 2013, 06:07:13 PM

Yes - it appears to be related to at least three other known guns - the one in the virtual libraray, one from the Bill Ivey book, and one that another ALR member posted a ways back that was found near Maryville, TN.   A pretty distinctive style. 

I could be wrong but my gut feeling on these is that they are from somewhere near the Great Smokies region - could be either side of the NC/TN line - they don't look like upper East TN to me in the sense of the rifles from Unicoi, Sullivan or Washington County areas and I think they were made a little farther south.

Whoever this gunmaker was, i really like his work.

Guy

Title: Re: Iron Mounted Tennesee rifle
Post by: Sequatchie Rifle on February 27, 2013, 12:22:06 AM

Guy, I think you are "on the money" with your assessment- they really are different than the upper E. Tn rifles we're used to seeing.  I wish they would post the photos I sent to the library.