My Completed David Price Swivel Breech Rifle

[jolasa]

Link to my completed David Price swivel breech rifle:
http://dragonflybridge.net/SwivelBreech/Pics/

Rifle by David Price, Contoocook, NH.
Carving: Mike Fisher, Ohio.
Engraving: Mike Yazel, Indiana.
Additional carving and bare wood finishing, stain and final finish: by the owner.












JonS

[smokinbuck]

Beautiful rifle. The engraving is outstanding and I really like the breach treatment and barrel numbers.
Mark

[smylee grouch]

If you have shot it yet, how does it shoot?

[Dan]

Oh my....Wow!  Nicely done sir!

[WadePatton]

Takes twice as long to load and twice the powder and lead.

boom
(swivel)
boom!

Great looking SB!

[Gene Carrell]

The engraving is incredible!

[Hawken62_flint]

Beautiful rifle !!  I love the swivels and have barrels ordered from Ed Rayl to build one.  I looked at David's kits, but don't have the money to go that route, but it sure did make a gorgeous rifle.  Is one barrel rifled and one smooth and what caliber are the barrels?  And as others have said, wonderful engraving.  Do you plan to hunt with it or target shoot? Thanks for sharing.

[peabody]

outstanding ! 

[T*O*F]

Before we jump to any conclusions, it's not really clear who built it.  Was it David, you, or someone else?

Thanks.

[sydney]

Very nice-I do like swivel breech rifles
   Thanks for posting
   Sydney

[RonC]

That is magnificent!
Ron

[Dan]

Before we jump to any conclusions, it's not really clear who built it.  Was it David, you, or someone else?

Thanks.

Just a guess on my part, but maybe one of the Gods.  Zeus, Thor? 

 That is a gorgeous piece.

[jolasa]

Before we jump to any conclusions, it's not really clear who built it.  Was it David, you, or someone else?

David Price designed and built the basic rifle. 

I contracted out:
the carving
the engraving

JonS

[jolasa]

Beautiful rifle !!  I love the swivels and have barrels ordered from Ed Rayl to build one.  I looked at David's kits, but don't have the money to go that route, but it sure did make a gorgeous rifle.  Is one barrel rifled and one smooth and what caliber are the barrels?  And as others have said, wonderful engraving.  Do you plan to hunt with it or target shoot? Thanks for sharing.

Both barrels rifled, 54 cal.

Plan to target shoot, I am not a hunter.

Following from the web page:
http://dragonflybridge.net/SwivelBreech/Pics/

Twin 32 inch, 54 caliber rifled barrels.
14-1/2" pull.
Bright steel hardware. L&R locks. Double set triggers. Coned muzzle.
Total length 48 inches. Total weight 8.5 lbs.

Carving: Mike Fisher, Ohio.
Engraving: Mike Yazel, Indiana.
Additional carving and bare wood finishing, stain and final finish: by the owner.

JonS

[P.W.Berkuta]

Just Beautiful -- and all that had a hand in the build just beautiful.

[Old Ford2]

Hi,
You can walk proud with that rifle!
Those barrels look mighty slim at the muzzle!
I would not want to get that rifle dirty.
I would probably admire it in my easy chair for a couple of months.
Thank you for showing it to us.
Fred

[Mick C]

I have one word for that.....DANG!!

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I handled a couple of David's rifles at Dixon's in '09, and in spite of their diminutive stature, I liked them for their handiness...an awesome hunting rifle!

[David Price]

Taylor,

I had to look up the word diminutive in the dictionary, and found that it means small.  I'll take that as a compliment, I worked very hard to keep my swivel rifles small and light  ( 8 1/2 LBS.)  You are correct, they are great hunting rifles but are not legal during muzzle loading season in many states including N.H. where I live.  I use it during regular rifle season.  Seems odd that a stainless steel, water proof, scoped sighted inline rifle is legal and my swivel rifle is not !   I did manage to shoot the N.H. State record Moose in 2010 , beating out the inlines which did make me smile a bit.

I have just designed and built a new model which I  call the hunter which is a much plainer  and even lighter rifle.  I will try to get a picture of it and post it here soon.  I will have it on display at Dixon's this coming year.  I have a new computer which works different than my old one and it is giving me a hard time.

Seems  this subject should be on gun building, not black powder shooting.  I almost missed it.

David Price

[Larry Pletcher]

I see David Price and his swivel rifles 2-3 times a year at various venues, and am always amazed at these pieces.  In conversations with David, he seemed pleased that he could keep the weight low for a swivel breech. But more important, David's swivel mechanism is superb and his decoration is incredible.  I would love to own one.

Regards,
Pletch

PS I just read David's post before I hit the Post button.

[jolasa]

Seems  this subject should be on gun building, not black powder shooting.  I almost missed it.

Sorry David, posted it in the wrong place I guess.

JonS

[B Staley]

Very nice indeed.

[sloe bear]

BOY OH BOY ! one fine piece ,I've always loved the swivel rifle and now even more, I envy any one who has the ability to make such a beautiful
 work of functional art.