Building a Flintlock rifle from scratch...

[1911ly]

This is really awesome. I came across it while looking for info about Flintlock rifle kits. This guys skills are amazing. The video is long but well worth the time to watch it. I wish i had the skills.

[video=youtube;lui6uNPcRPA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lui6uNPcRPA[/video]

Some more info about the Gunsmith.

Wallace Gusler Retires

Enjoy

Larry

 

[Spear Dane]

[video=youtube;lui6uNPcRPA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lui6uNPcRPA[/video]

Fixed link for you.

Having watched some of this...DAMN that is a lot of work.

 

[1911ly]

[video=youtube;lui6uNPcRPA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lui6uNPcRPA[/video]

Fixed link for you.

Having watched some of this...DAMN that is a lot of work.

Thanks, I fixed it now. I did something wrong.

 

[indiucky]

Very nice....Here is one Kentucky Afield did with Herschel House (of Foxfire fame..) from the "Woodbury" school of long rifle making....


[video=youtube;fGpa_SkxmvI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGpa_SkxmvI[/video]

The making of a lock from scratch is what impresses me...I have an 1830 ca long rifle here in the shop that has the original Ketland lock from England on it...Even as late as 1830 most American gunsmiths were still getting their locks from England...That should give you an idea of how hard it is to make one from scratch...

 

[1911ly]

Very nice....Here is one Kentucky Afield did with Herschel House (of Foxfire fame..) from the "Woodbury" school of long rifle making....


[video=youtube;fGpa_SkxmvI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGpa_SkxmvI[/video]

The making of a lock from scratch is what impresses me...I have an 1830 ca long rifle here in the shop that has the original Ketland lock from England on it...Even as late as 1830 most American gunsmiths were still getting their locks from England...That should give you an idea of how hard it is to make one from scratch...

I've actually seen that video before. There is a blacksmithing show on history that mentioned Hershel House's name as the guy that taught him to be a gunsmith. I got curious and Googled the name and found that video. It's awesome. I am just fascinated with the work involve in making a firearm in that period. I have the urge to have one now. Ugh.

 

[rob63]

Neat videos! I took a class on this years ago at Conner Prairie taught by John Shippers. It basically convinced me that I don't like work near enough to actually do this.

Off topic. Did it strike anybody else that the assistant in the one video was dressed remarkably like an organ grinder's monkey?

 

[jessek]

John Shippers is an excellent engraver. I took a barrel making course up there a couple years ago. Very interesting class. John wasn't the instructor on that one. Nathan was the gentleman's name, drawing a blank at the moment on his last name. I SUCCESSFULLY welded up about 3" of barrel before burning it up. I did however make myself a smoothbore barrel a couple winters ago. It's fun to shoot. Set it up as a flintlock.