07- 21- 2012
Lancaster Long Rifle: Lock, Stock and Barrel
Dates Of Event: Saturday and Sunday, July 21-22, 2012
Times of Event: Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Come to “Lock, Stock & Barrel” at Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum to learn how the Lancaster long rifle was built and how it fits into history through demonstrations, seminars, panel discussions, and a blank-firing demonstration. For an extra $10, flintlock and percussion muzzleloader owners are welcome to bring one rifle on July 21, from 6-9 p.m., for an informal appraisal session (ala “Antiques Roadshow”) with the curators of Landis Valley’s Lancaster Long Rifle exhibit.
Food available for purchase at the Weathervane Museum Store. The event runs from 9 AM to 5 PM on July 21 and from 12-5 PM on July 22. Admission: Adults/$12, Senior/$10, Ages 6-11/$8, Ages 5 & Under/Free. Parking is free.
Speaker List:
July 21st
9:00 – Event Opens
10:00 – Bruce Bomberger – “The Landis Brothers & Long Rifles”
11:00 – Jim Lewars – The Unveiling of new rifle for the Long Rifle exhibit
11:30 – Alan Gutchess - “A Long Barreled Rifle By Any Other Name: Are They Rifle Guns, Kentucky Rifles, or American Longrifles?”
1:00 – John Kolar – “The Lancaster Long Rifle”
3:00 – Reaves Goehring – “The Casting of Brass Gun Parts”
6:00 – 9:00 - Appraisals
July 22nd
Noon – Event Opens
12:30 – Patrick Hornberger – “Martin Mylin: Myth or Fact?”
2:00 – Scott Gordon – “William Henry of Lancaster: from Gunsmith to Esquire”
3:30 – Rich Hujsa - “Pennsylvania Fowlers”
5:00 – Event Closes
*All talks will take place in the Firehouse except where noted
Demonstrations: located around the site but concentrated in the Yellow Barn
