Re: Hunting guns use
Also see; LONGRIFLES OF NORTH CAROLINA (2ND EDITION).
by Bivins Jr., John.
George Shumway Publisher York, PA 2006
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Mark, the styles you described are actually quite common and would have been very well known in any NC household. Thanks for posting that though, its good stuff.
The NCMoH is all over the map with its nomenclature of NC made long rifles, especially the 19th century hunting percussions; classifying them all as shoulder arms and calling them everything from Kentucky to Plains rifles. But when viewing them even in print, you will notice that they all bear some of our distinct decorative features.
They are very different from any mass produced Hawkin or Euroarms inventory. Don’t buy one of them and expect to call it North Carolina without a lot of expensive alterations.Though the fine Lamb example I have attached is a half stock a majority of them are full. http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/MOH/vfp...ABASE=71886516,
For those of you without access to Bivin’s or Briggs’ books, a short visit to the museum’s website will provide a brief introduction to the styles. If my direct link does not work then type rifle in the search function and you will get about 750 hits with ten or so dealing with the subject at hand. Ignore most of the notes and concentrate on the styles. http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/nca/index.html
If anyone is interested in having a period correct hunting rifle or fowler custom made PM me for the information
I’m not sure where hunting rifles actually fit into NC military interpretation but there is certainly a place for them on the prewar or home front.
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by Bivins Jr., John.
George Shumway Publisher York, PA 2006
____________________
Mark, the styles you described are actually quite common and would have been very well known in any NC household. Thanks for posting that though, its good stuff.
The NCMoH is all over the map with its nomenclature of NC made long rifles, especially the 19th century hunting percussions; classifying them all as shoulder arms and calling them everything from Kentucky to Plains rifles. But when viewing them even in print, you will notice that they all bear some of our distinct decorative features.
They are very different from any mass produced Hawkin or Euroarms inventory. Don’t buy one of them and expect to call it North Carolina without a lot of expensive alterations.Though the fine Lamb example I have attached is a half stock a majority of them are full. http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/MOH/vfp...ABASE=71886516,
For those of you without access to Bivin’s or Briggs’ books, a short visit to the museum’s website will provide a brief introduction to the styles. If my direct link does not work then type rifle in the search function and you will get about 750 hits with ten or so dealing with the subject at hand. Ignore most of the notes and concentrate on the styles. http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/nca/index.html
If anyone is interested in having a period correct hunting rifle or fowler custom made PM me for the information
I’m not sure where hunting rifles actually fit into NC military interpretation but there is certainly a place for them on the prewar or home front.
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