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Offline Cades Cove Fiddler

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.... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« on: October 28, 2022, 07:58:34 PM »
.... Latest creation from the gunshop of Chris Walker,... premium flamed maple, hand forged hardware, true to style of the famous Lawing, Beals and other upper East Tennessee  makers of the mid 1800's,... Chris studies the original rifles of this area and his re-creations are true to that regional style,... I have only seen two original lefty Tennessee rifles, so nothing amiss about building one,... he builds right hand guns just as great as this one,...  doesn't get any better than this,.. !!!!... enjoy and regards,... Cades Cove Fiddler,... specs,... Ed Rayl custom 13/16" barrel, .40cal, 45" long,... 13 1/2 L.O.P, .. 4" drop at heel, all fittings hand forged ...(click on photos will enlarge)


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Offline jgraham1

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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2022, 08:06:03 PM »
Very nice.  Caliber, barrel specs?

Jerry

Offline Cades Cove Fiddler

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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2022, 08:18:43 PM »
 ;) ;) ;)... Jerry,.. added specs in description,... Thanx,... CCF

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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2022, 10:52:56 PM »
That is a dandy.  What an incredible piece of wood.

Offline Cades Cove Fiddler

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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2022, 02:27:17 AM »
 ;) ;) ;)... a few originals made by Ambrose and William Lawing of Flag Pond, Unicoi Co. Tennessee.... .... (click on photo will enlarge)


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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2022, 02:35:43 AM »
 Really great looking rifle an by the way those others aren't to shabby either....

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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2022, 02:42:49 PM »
What a rifle. Simply beautiful!

J.B.

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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2022, 12:13:52 AM »
Takes a lot to make my jaw drop. All I can say is it's just possibly one of the nicest Tennessee rifles I've seen in a very long time. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2022, 01:40:39 AM »
Dana, you know how to hurt a guy. That’s a group of NICE rifles there my friend.!!! See at Jim’s get together, Good Lord willing!!!!

Bob
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog !

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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2022, 03:36:46 AM »
 ;) ;)... That's right, Bob,... be great to see the Cajun Mafia again, (of course including honorary Cajun, Gerald !!!),.. this rifle will be there plus another looker that Chris is working on,.. !!!.. see you there, my friend,... !!!... regards,.. CCF

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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2022, 05:11:59 AM »
 Superb craftsmanship on the iron and great color on the stock!

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« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2022, 09:05:51 PM »
Thanks for the eye candy Dana! Now if you will excuse me, I need to clean up my drool.  ;D

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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2022, 09:57:32 PM »
Wow!  Very nice!

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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2022, 10:32:22 PM »
Nice contemporary piece and wonderful originals!  Thanks for sharing.
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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2022, 11:37:49 PM »
Man, what an eye catching beauty.  Love the stock.
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Offline Cades Cove Fiddler

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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2022, 07:56:18 PM »
 ;) ;) ;)... the newest project that Chris is working on,.... definitely a Flag Pond rifle,... !!!




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Re: .... UNICOI CO. TENNESSEE STYLE,........
« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2022, 01:04:05 AM »
Very Nice!

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« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2022, 04:52:42 PM »
 :D :D :D... the more I look at this rifle, the more amazed I am at the pattern and color of the stock,... not to even mention the style,.. !!! ... perfect Autumn natural camo,... !!! .. best  not lay this one on the ground in the woods,.. hard to tell where the fallen leaves end and the rifle begins,.. !!! .. Happy Thanxgiving all,.. !!! ... Regards,... CCF

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« Reply #18 on: November 25, 2022, 01:10:19 AM »
That is a beautiful rifle, and I enjoyed seeing the originals, also.  Would it be historically accurate to have that same rifle in flintlock?  When did that area switch to percussion, I thought I read that flintlocks persisted longer in those rural areas of Tennessee than in most places.

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« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2022, 05:51:36 AM »
Yes sir there were a lot of flintlocks in this region of the mountains. !