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brokenflint

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what are lexington ky characteristics?
« on: May 07, 2016, 04:59:20 AM »
can anyone point me to some resources for identifying lexington, ky rifle characteristics?  i think the bryant's built there, but that is the extent of my knowledge atm. 
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Offline Joey R

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Re: what are lexington ky characteristics?
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2016, 06:15:05 AM »
Ask MKemper. (Marvin)
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: what are lexington ky characteristics?
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2016, 02:35:02 PM »
Seems someone wrote a book recently about Ky made rifles...can't remember who.
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Offline Tom Currie

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Re: what are lexington ky characteristics?
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2016, 04:16:14 PM »
Shelby Gallien wrote the fine 2 volume Kentucky Makers books. I purchased copies last winter.

Lexington Rifles have a unique patch box design. I'm sure there are other things but I'll let Shelby respond.
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Re: what are lexington ky characteristics?
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2016, 04:43:54 PM »
Joey R
To bad I didn't know Marvin was a good resource, I would have talked to him at the KyTn show  :(

Tom
You have any photo links to the patchbox design?  Ok I look for the Shelby Gallien books, off to google em  ;)

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Re: what are lexington ky characteristics?
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2016, 07:00:10 PM »
Quote from: Tom Currie on May 07, 2016, 04:16:14 PM
Shelby Gallien wrote the fine 2 volume Kentucky Makers books. I purchased copies last winter.

Lexington Rifles have a unique patch box design. I'm sure there are other things but I'll let Shelby respond.
AH! That's the guy..... :P
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Offline Joey R

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Re: what are lexington ky characteristics?
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2016, 05:48:32 AM »
Yeah Mike, Tanselman is his name here.
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Offline Tom Currie

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Re: what are lexington ky characteristics?
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2016, 05:21:26 PM »
This rifle from the ALR Museum is a Lexington school rifle. If you take away the Coyote/Wolf and the birds of prey other critter inlays there is a Lexington School patch box in there.

http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=3627.0

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