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Offline Jacob_S_P

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NC Kennedy
« on: July 28, 2022, 05:36:50 AM »
Got to meet a Kennedy today few have seen outside the family ever. Not my flavor but a GREAT rifle.



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Offline mr. no gold

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Re: NC Kennedy
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2022, 06:14:45 AM »
That is a great rifle! How about some more photos of this beauty?
Dick
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Offline Dennis Glazener

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Re: NC Kennedy
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2022, 03:34:11 PM »
Quote from: mr. no gold on July 28, 2022, 06:14:45 AM
That is a great rifle! How about some more photos of this beauty?
Dick

Yes would love to see more, any chance it's for sale?
Dennis
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Offline Jacob_S_P

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Re: NC Kennedy
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2022, 03:42:07 PM »
I only have a few photos, and these are the 2 best. It is indeed NOT for sale. The owner was a student of mine who brought it to me because of my interest and knowledge of these gems. Bill Ivey is the only other non family member of the family who has seen this rifle in recent times.
I will see if I can get better and more photos of it at some point.
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: NC Kennedy
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2022, 03:59:31 PM »
I have a pattern for that trigger guard I can cast from if anybody is interested.
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Re: NC Kennedy
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2022, 04:00:45 PM »
It is a beautiful Kennedy rifle. I have sold seven of them very similar to Kennedy family members. I too would love to see additional photos.

Is the rifle signed on the barrel?

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Offline AZshot

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Re: NC Kennedy
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2022, 06:16:59 PM »
Nice to see a Kennedy, they were  an important and interesting type in the evolution of [update - I forgot where they were from, thought Wilkesboro but see that's not right] NC long rifles.
« Last Edit: July 29, 2022, 02:45:52 AM by AZshot »
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Re: NC Kennedy
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2022, 11:49:14 PM »
 8) 8) 8)... a 9 section hinge on that great patch-box,... thanx for posting this'un,... !!!
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Re: NC Kennedy
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2022, 12:20:38 AM »
For those not from North Carolina, the Kennedy's did not work in Western North Carolina.  They were located in the Sandhills near Pinehurst in Moore County.  This was in the Southern Piedmont, 150 miles east of the Appalachian mountains.

The town they worked in was originally named "Mechanic's Hill." For a few years the name of the town was changed to "Hemp."  That town is today called "Robbins."

Local collectors often joke that if the Kennedy's were growing hemp, their neighbors, the Harper's were smoking it.  I've seen a few Harper rifles that make me think this was true.

Michael Briggs 
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Offline cshirsch

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Re: NC Kennedy
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2022, 03:55:19 PM »


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Offline Grischi

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Re: NC Kennedy
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2022, 04:07:22 PM »
Really nice. I wish I could get an original longrifle in good condition here in Germany for a decent price.
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: NC Kennedy
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2022, 04:51:48 PM »
Quote from: Grischi on July 29, 2022, 04:07:22 PM
Really nice. I wish I could get an original longrifle in good condition here in Germany for a decent price.
Nobody is getting them for a decent price in the states either.
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