Shawn Webster on the blog

[louieparker]

Shawn Webster has a very cool rifle on the blog today.
Check it out.....LP

[Jim Kibler]

Yeah, I thought it was pretty neat too!

Jim

[smylee grouch]

Yes indeed, major cool effort.

[Thom]

I have many questions. Does anyone know this rifle?

[QuanLoi]

A VERY beautiful gun...  An extremely eclectic and original rifle.  I spent a long time looking at it.

[Arcturus]

I spent a long time admiring it this afternoon, thinking "I bet someone posts on ALR about this one."  Had a busy day but checked in here tonight and... yep!      I like it, too.

[Ky-Flinter]

http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/2016/04/rifle-by-shawn-webster.html

That is art.

-Ron

[oldtravler61]

Really like this rifle. Truly a unique rifle. Defianatly different. Chips,dots an tacks an the bone tip butt plate is really cool!

[jrb]

Lots of stuff going on, I like the carved rattlesnake with glass bead eyes and tail rattles. What a different piece.!

[Hemo]

I like it too, though I have lots of questions as well. Is this piece intended to be a purely contemporary creation, or lie within a certain historical context? Architecture suggests Lehigh valley, though the deep dished butt, iron furniture, and single lock screw says southern mountain. Lock suggests 19th century, but sliding patchbox says 18th. The composite buttplate is certainly unique, combination of bone, steel, and is that dark horn in the middle? Overall decoration, carving, and engraving are very charming, neat, and folk-arty. A very pretty and unusual gun!

Gregg

[louieparker]

Gregg

 I have seen similar butt plates on Southern rifles. I can't see exactly what Shawn did at the toe but assume the toe plate is a complete wrap around . This gives protection to the toe plate and certainly strengthens the toe. Without that wrap around it wouldn't take much of a lick to break off the toe.  I have seen this used on the heel of the butt plate as well. A two piece iron butt plate with nothing in the middle. I liked the look.
I have seen one southern rifle without a butt plate and a sliding wood box. The way Shawn did his with the inlay in the butt a great idea. I may be alone on this, but when I look at the photos I see Southern.  No where in Pa. come to my mind.
I don't know Shawn but he is one talented dude.. I think the term "Artist" is  over used, but it definitely applies to him ......LP

[Kermit]

I like it, muzzle to butt! Well done, sir.

[Hemo]

Gregg

 I have seen similar butt plates on Southern rifles. I can't see exactly what Shawn did at the toe but assume the toe plate is a complete wrap around . This gives protection to the toe plate and certainly strengthens the toe. Without that wrap around it wouldn't take much of a lick to break off the toe.  I have seen this used on the heel of the butt plate as well. A two piece iron butt plate with nothing in the middle. I liked the look.
I have seen one southern rifle without a butt plate and a sliding wood box. The way Shawn did his with the inlay in the butt a great idea. I may be alone on this, but when I look at the photos I see Southern.  No where in Pa. come to my mind.
I don't know Shawn but he is one talented dude.. I think the term "Artist" is  over used, but it definitely applies to him ......LP

The only thing that suggested Lehigh to me was the low comb, "Roman nose" curvature, and slender curvy architecture extending into the lock panels. Agree, nothing else looks very Pennsylvania. On the buttplate, isn't that a piece of separate material between the bone and the iron? I'm thinking brown horn.

Gregg

[louieparker]

It didn't strike me as anything but wood.