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Dave Fox

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Longest Antique Long Rifle Barrel?
« on: June 02, 2018, 06:21:14 AM »
I've a weakness for really long American long rifles. What's the longest-barrelled piece you've encountered. Photos, please.
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Offline Chowmi

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Re: Longest Antique Long Rifle Barrel?
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2018, 06:47:44 AM »
Not an American rifle, but there is a punt gun about 9 feet long in the Reichsmuseum in Amsterdam.

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Re: Longest Antique Long Rifle Barrel?
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2018, 07:01:03 PM »
I have a Ambrose’s Lawing Rifle with an overall length of 6’. I have a chunk gun that is 8’2” in length.
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Re: Longest Antique Long Rifle Barrel?
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2018, 02:41:09 AM »
 8) 8)... The "Jake Keedy" gun is a famous Soddy chunk gun that was used in the "across the log" shooting matches in the Sequatchee Valley & Walden ridge matches of the early 1900's ... Walter M. Cline once owned her, and describes her in his great book,... he states that the barrel was 63" long,... made by butt-welding two hand forged barrels together, boring and rifling them ,....   A famous Soddy rifle,.......regards, ... CCF ...

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Re: Longest Antique Long Rifle Barrel?
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2018, 02:59:03 AM »
This is a 62 inch barreled fowler I came across in Somerset PA.




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