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Offline David Rase

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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #50 on: February 27, 2021, 11:46:38 PM »
Here is my "The cobblers kids have no shoes rifle".  This .50 caliber has been my "go to" rifle for the past couple of years.



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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #51 on: February 28, 2021, 03:33:26 AM »

My Lancaster in .50. No maker marks so far. (Havent pulled the buttplate or barrel yet.)















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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #52 on: February 28, 2021, 06:18:07 AM »
;) ;)... David,... 48" will do in a pinch,... I have an original LAWING that is only 47",.. HaHa,... now,... old straight chairs are another weakness of mine,... did you put the  new seat in this one,...?  great rifle,.... and chair,...regards,... CCF

I found the chair in a trash pile. A friend of mine did the bottom. The 48” barrel I bought from a tailgate vendor for $12 on the side of the road. It was a 1970’s built barrel that had never had a touch hole drilled. I saw the rifling machine it was cut on recently. It was made by Boyd Henry in Buchannon, WV. I was going to shorten it but couldn’t bring myself to do it. I decided I’d wait till it was worked out and needed re-breached or re-cut at muzzle and shorten it then.
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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #53 on: February 28, 2021, 04:18:39 PM »
David Rase, that is a fine looking gun you made.  Looks like it'd be an enjoyable shooter. 

BTW, I saw the quote from Charlie Daniels in your signature.  Charlie grew up about a mile from where I grew up.  He was older than me, and later moved across the river, but we were all mighty proud of him.  Sad we lost him recently. 

God Bless,   Marc

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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #54 on: February 28, 2021, 05:41:04 PM »
My go to smooth rifle, 47"  Don Getz .54 barrel that survived a house fire and a stock cut from the burned and charred maple tree in front of the house.

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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #55 on: February 28, 2021, 06:13:19 PM »
If this site had a like button, I'd be wearing it out on this thread.  Some mighty fine rifles, guys. 

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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #56 on: February 28, 2021, 10:18:57 PM »









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« Reply #57 on: March 02, 2021, 07:38:23 PM »
  Netting rifle  52 caliber getz barrel 40 1/2"  chambers ketland lock   iron hardware by Ken     rifle is slim  very handy under 7 pounds. 








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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #58 on: March 02, 2021, 10:44:07 PM »
Great gun, Skullcap. I seem to like every gun Ken makes.
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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #59 on: March 03, 2021, 04:39:58 AM »
My Dickert RCA 48.  Use it for targets & hunting.  Handles real well & shoots great too.  38" Rice 50 cal.







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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #61 on: March 05, 2021, 03:32:29 PM »
Some people are just show offs  ;D! Seriously, that is a nice collection!

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« Reply #62 on: March 05, 2021, 03:56:38 PM »
Really nice collection!  Great picture.
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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #63 on: March 05, 2021, 04:26:48 PM »



Is that Jack’s funky flint hammer percussion conversion he had at the Cincinnati Show last year? I loved that rifle.

That looks like my display fully matured.  ;)

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« Reply #64 on: March 05, 2021, 05:11:22 PM »
 :o :o... jhall,....  more pix and info on #8 from top on left side,..... I have only seen two original TENNESSEE rifles with back-action locks,... regards,... CCF

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« Reply #65 on: March 05, 2021, 11:28:19 PM »





Awesome collection!  "Thankya' very much".
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« Reply #66 on: March 06, 2021, 06:49:53 AM »
bob that is jacks funky conversion rifle and Cades cove that is a Whitesides rifle and so is the third one down from the top on the right side of the photo also the top rifle in the right column is a southwest va rifle original to the area I will get you some more pictures of the Whitesides rifles for you and thanks for the kind comments !

Offline Greg Pennell

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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #67 on: March 06, 2021, 07:39:49 AM »
My little Gillespie school .36, right at home here in the mountains.

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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #68 on: March 06, 2021, 08:14:31 PM »


One of Ron Ehlert’s first iron mount rifles. Bugged me to let him make me a rifle (early in his gun making). I told him I wanted a SW Virginia, iron mount. This is what I got. My go to rifle.
38” barrel, .40 cal.


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« Reply #69 on: March 06, 2021, 08:20:09 PM »
While the Ehlert rifle is my go to, this is what I find myself shooting the most lately.  Made by Ric Lambert in the style of Thomas Simpson. A middle Cumberland style. Ric does a fantastic job. Now I need to find a horn so I can match the one Simpson made for Mansker to go with the rifle he made him.

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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #70 on: March 11, 2021, 07:37:32 AM »
Don, do you have a pic of that horn to show us?


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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #71 on: March 12, 2021, 01:29:46 AM »


One of Ron Ehlert’s first iron mount rifles. Bugged me to let him make me a rifle (early in his gun making). I told him I wanted a SW Virginia, iron mount. This is what I got. My go to rifle.
38” barrel, .40 cal.



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« Reply #72 on: March 12, 2021, 02:18:35 AM »
Don, do you have a pic of that horn to show us?

Mel Hankla owns the original rifle and horn. He sent me photos of it so I could copy it. He often has it at some of the longrifle shows.






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Re: Lets see your rifles!
« Reply #73 on: March 15, 2021, 09:31:20 PM »
Right now, a .58, cuz I feel like it.






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« Reply #74 on: March 19, 2021, 07:05:31 AM »





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