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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: Daniel Coats on June 09, 2020, 07:04:36 AM

Title: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: Daniel Coats on June 09, 2020, 07:04:36 AM

Some of you will remember seeing this rifle before. Here's a few more pictures courtesy of Allen Martin if you missed them.

(https://i.ibb.co/zh3WLVS/image.png) (https://imgbb.com/)

(https://i.ibb.co/NnWcfrw/image.png) (https://ibb.co/2YcGRSX)

(https://i.ibb.co/fHgGfN7/image.png) (https://ibb.co/VT1pRC8)

(https://i.ibb.co/6vJCQf4/image.png) (https://imgbb.com/)

(https://i.ibb.co/2K44yKG/image.png) (https://imgbb.com/)

(https://i.ibb.co/2kG6RY4/image.png) (https://imgbb.com/)

(https://i.ibb.co/V9Sq9NY/image.png) (https://imgbb.com/)

(https://i.ibb.co/1ZT6Ksj/image.png) (https://imgbb.com/)

(https://i.ibb.co/MCPz5zV/image.png) (https://ibb.co/wzpnrnW)

(https://i.ibb.co/XyXN34z/image.png) (https://imgbb.com/)

(https://i.ibb.co/CmZVQ8g/image.png) (https://ibb.co/5GysL4m)

Title: Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: canadianml1 on June 09, 2020, 08:24:13 AM

Very nice southern gun !!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: culper on June 09, 2020, 08:47:20 AM

An honest and unpretentious rifle!

Title: Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: Bob McBride on June 09, 2020, 03:06:31 PM

THAT is a rifle. Nice grab.

Title: Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: 44-henry on June 09, 2020, 05:45:45 PM

I have to ask, but did the lock start as one of the old Dixie Gun locks? Really like the way it turned out.

Title: Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: MuskratMike on June 09, 2020, 06:39:15 PM

Jaw dropping beautiful. That is one fine rifle. what caliber, looks like maybe .54?

Title: Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: BOB HILL on June 09, 2020, 06:59:18 PM

Par for the course. Chuck does beautiful work. I know you’re very proud to have it, Daniel.
Bob

Title: Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: Daniel Coats on June 09, 2020, 07:32:36 PM

Thanks!

Here's a link to an earlier thread with history and a more detailed description.

https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=50521.msg501095#msg501095

Title: Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: Daniel Coats on June 10, 2020, 04:57:04 AM

Found my bullet molds on ALR too.

Lightning strikes twice in the same place!

Title: Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: Mike Brooks on June 10, 2020, 02:51:57 PM

Nifty. How old is that gun?

Title: Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: Daniel Coats on June 10, 2020, 03:05:07 PM

2018, here's a cut and paste from one of the other posts on this rifle from ALR member "Collector" sorry I don't know his name.

"I commissioned Chuck to build a rifle for me and he delivered it at the 2018 CLA Meeting.  Influenced by the Robert Hughes #197 Appalachian School details in Bill Ivery's first book on Southern longrifles.  I just got out of the way...
 
Custom Rice .480 cal X 46 inch in their Southern profile.  Re-worked Davis 'Contract' lock & cock and fully polished internals.  Premium ~30 YO Curly Maple blank from Hugh Toenjes (Black Smoke/ALR), from Wayne Dunlap's early Ken Thompson/Slippery Rock inventory.  Forged hardware, silver front sight, hand-built set triggers (clean & crisp) and hand-scraped stock.

Definitely worth the wait. "

Allen Martin had it listed a while back and I reached out to Allen to see if it was still available.

Title: Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: Mike Brooks on June 11, 2020, 04:40:41 PM

Ah yes, slippery rock. I remember the gun now, It's a very nice gun. All of Chuck's guns are.

Title: Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
Post by: Daniel Coats on June 12, 2020, 05:14:51 AM

Thanks Mike!

And still brand new like it was waiting for me or something.