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Dew

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long tang shapes
« on: October 07, 2013, 04:51:50 AM »
Hello everyone. I don't post on here alot,but I like digging thru the old post for info but I have'nt found anything on this. I am getting ready to start on an iron mounted southern gun and I want to put a long tang on it. I shaped my last one like a lollipop that you see quite often on these guns but I was wondering what other shapes may have been used? About all that I have seen is either the lollipop or staight. Did they use any other shape? Just looking for some ideas. Thinking about trying something different. Just not sure what. Thanks,Dew
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Offline cmac

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Re: long tang shapes
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2013, 02:16:36 PM »
Here is one I did a while back... http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=23924.0
If you do a search here on southern or southern mountain rifles you will find more. Also the North Carolina schools of longrifles book is a great reference
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Offline Dennis Glazener

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Re: long tang shapes
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2013, 04:10:56 PM »
One popular style of tang that I have seen on many southern mountain rifles is the "spear" or "pointed" shape. Most are not extremely long but the one on this Mathew Gillespie rifle is 3 7/8".

Others often are much wider in the mid-section giving the tang a "spear" shape.

Another lollipop style looks much like a regular flared tang with a smaller straight section coming off the end of the flare then at the end there is the standard round lollipop/dolls head or even a heart shaped end. Here is an example:

On this particular one the flared "fan tail" is not so obvious but on others that I have seen the flared part is wider, can't find a photo of one right now.

Dennis
« Last Edit: October 07, 2013, 04:33:17 PM by Dennis Glazener »
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Dew

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Re: long tang shapes
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2013, 05:18:56 AM »
Thanks guys for the replies. Cmac, thats a fine looking rifle. I had thought about trying to do one of those over the comb tangs. Is that a 2 pc. job? Just don't know if I got the time or patients. It takes me long enough to build one of these things. I still may try it yet though.Your rifle is simular to what I had in mind. I have a pecatonica tenn. stock and I was going to pour a nose cap for it and probably use a late ketland on it. Got a cresent butt plate and a cheveron guard although I might try to make a guard for it.

Dennis, I appreciate the pics. I kinda like the heart shaped end on the lollipop. I shaped a tang like a beaver tale on a southern gun once but I don't know if it really fit the style.  Hmm decisions decisions
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