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Offline Ken G

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TN rifle styles
« on: January 29, 2010, 08:16:19 PM »
Robby,
You ask about the cheek rest on TN rifles.  Borrowing one of Wayne's pictures and one of Tim's Soddy guns to illustrate.  These are about as different as they come.  Top one is Upper E. TN and the bottom one is Soddy- Daisey (lower E. TN).  Obvious difference in the cheek rest.  Normally the Soddy guns tend to have the larger comb plate on the buttplate.  The Soddy guns tend to not have the rake on the buttplates and the deepest part of the cresent will be more centered on the buttstock where it is higher on the upper E. Tn rifles.
Just some ramblings.  Sorry


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Re: TN rifle styles
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2010, 09:57:46 PM »
Thanks Ken. I just ordered Mr. Irwin's book, I'm sure this will answer many questions, as well as raise new ones. Right now I'm leaning toward the style of Wayne's gun. It is similar to one Nord posted in the virtual museum, http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?board=164.0, initialed S.G., though both have features that I like.  I am not sure that a mixing of my favorite features would be correct. Anyone looking at some of the guns I have posted knows I don't place a lot of emphasis on being correct. However, on this one my plan is to make it as correct as possible, including forging my hardware and trigger assembly. I'm learning, and appreciate your explanations. Any thoughts on Nord's S.G. gun?
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Re: TN rifle styles
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2010, 10:57:31 PM »
S.G. may be Samuel Glover of Sullivan County, TN (upper east TN).
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Re: TN rifle styles
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2010, 11:03:51 PM »
Robby if you don't have Jerry Noble's books you really should get them. They are the best I've seen for southern mountain rifles. You can see a wide range of what was being made plus ther are a lot of makers listed and when they worked.
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« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2010, 12:31:27 AM »
Don't overlook Ray McKnight's DVD.  Ray does a real good job pointing out and explaining the different traits of several styles.  For $25 bucks and covering about 23 rifles from NC to down to Soddy it's a deal.  I listed the details in the "For Sale" section if anyone is interested. 
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« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2010, 06:34:03 AM »
Thank you Ken! That is stuff a simple guy like me can remember, and I appreciate you taking the time out to post this.
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