Kentucky Rifles
WE BUY, SELL, AUTHENTICATE AND APPRAISE KENTUCKY AND PENNSYLVANIA RIFLES, PISTOLS, FIREARMS, WEAPONS AND ARTIFACTS MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1899.
WE BUY, SELL, AUTHENTICATE AND APPRAISE KENTUCKY AND PENNSYLVANIA RIFLES, PISTOLS AND INVESTMENT QUALITY FIREARMS, WEAPONS & ARTIFACTS MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1899. We can supply information on all types of Kentucky Rifle Accessories such as Pipe Tomahawks, Bowie Knives and Carved Powder Horns. Call us for information on your antique weapons.
All remaining items in this catagory are Sold and have been retained on the following pages for reference and information purposes only.
SOLD/SALE PENDING
KENTUCKY LONG RIFLE BY J. H. JOHNSTON OF WAYNESBORO, PA.
I promise to buy a new camera next week and the main reason is my photos don't do justice to guns such as this. This is a simply outstanding Pennsylvania Long Rifle. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - SOLD!!!
SELLING KENTUCKY RIFLE BY JOHN BONEWITZ
This is a stunning Golden Age Kentucky Rifle made by John Bonewitz, formerly in the Joe Kindig Collection. It is untouched save for a re-conversion to the lock, totally in the black, never cleaned or waxed. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - SOLD !!!
KENTUCKY RIFLE BY PETER BERRY
It is a pleasure to offer this wonderful Kentucky Rifle made by Peter Berry (of first Dauphin and now Lebanon County, Pennsylvania) and so signed on top of its barrel. Not much is known about Berry other than the fact that his will, dated 1795, was executed by Jacob Dickert, also a well-known gunsmith at the time. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - SOLD !! !!!
ANTIQUE KENTUCKY RIFLE
This is a decent old rifle that has never been abused other than a coat of varnish added to the stock probably no more than 30 - 40 years ago. It does have a crack through the lock area that may have been glued but I can't tell due to the heavy varnish in that area. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - SOLD !!!
KENTUCKY RIFLE BY YOUNG
This is a 100% original Flintlock Kentucky Rifle probably made by a member of the Young family of Easton, Pa.. You can't prove that either made it and there were other makers in the area that made similar rifles, but this has many earmarks of a Young Rifle. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - SOLD !!
J. (Joshua) Yous Kentucky Rifle
This is a very nice rifle made by Joshua Yous and inlaid in silver behind the rear site with "J. YOUS". CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - RECENTLY SOLD !
INDIAN TRADE GUN, HUDSON BAY - ANTIQUE RIFLES
Here is a good and completely untouched (since an old previous cleaning) Indian trade gun that came to us over the summer with a few other artifacts. This gun came out of The Winnipeg, Canada Area, home to Fort Garry, a trading hub for the Hudson Bay Company. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - SOLD !
KENTUCKY RIFLE BY SHEETZ
This is a really nice little Kentucky Rifle from a famous family of makers. It appears to be in the style of the Sheetz family members who were a prominent rifle-making family from Virginia for several generations. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - SOLD !!!
KENTUCKY RIFLE BY JOHN PARKS.
Kentucky Long Rifles like this are seldom seen for sale anymore. This fine gun is untouched, right out-of-the-woods and it's enormous. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - $4,350.00 - SALE PENDING !
PALMER KENTUCKY RIFLE
PRICE - 0.00
J. P. Beck Kentucky Rifle
PRICE - SOLD !!!
KENTUCKY RIFLE MADE BY SAMUEL McCOSH
This is a fine condition rifle by Western Pennsylvania maker Samuel McCosh. McCosh was a noted maker of some very fine embellished rifles. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - Sold !!!
KENTUCKY RIFLE BY YOUNG
This is a fine Kentucky Rifle that looks like it may be from the Lehigh County area of Pennsylvania and possibly made by a member of the Young family of makers. This is a no-excuses Kentucky Rifle that has never been messed with or cleaned and is all original save for a conversion to cap & ball. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - SOLD !!!
JAEGER RIFLE
"Jaeger Rifles" is another term for the early German Hunting Rifles that are widely recognized as the predecessors to the American "Kentucky Rifle". They were short and accurate and allowed for quick reloading and easy carrying. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - Sold !
FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE
PRICE - SOLD ! ! !
ANTIQUE HAWKEN RIFLE
Hawken Rifles are an American icon. This is one magnificent Collectors Rifle, and an OUTSTANDING example of one of the most famous of American Firearms. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - SOLD!!!
CARVED POWDER HORN, IDENTIFIED REVOLUTIONARY WAR
This is a fine powder horn marked, "DANIEL CHASE, HIS HORN, MADE IN AUGUST, 1786. It is pictured in Tom Grinsdale's fine book on American Powder horns. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - SOLD!!
CARVED POWDER HORN, PATRIOTIC, IDENTIFIED.
This is a very nice horn that was home-carved and the worker obviously had no ink or dye to stain his work. It's light to the eye but very nice and quaint when you spot the work. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - SOLD!! - 4/13/11
KENTUCKY RIFLE, TANSEL POWDER HORN, RIFLEMAN ACCESSORIES
EXTREMELY RARE AND COMPLETE KENTUCKY RIFLEMAN'S GUN, HORN AND ACCESSORIES. ALL, THE FORMER PROPERTY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON GINGER OF BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA AND MEMBER OF THE 17TH BATTALION OF VIRGINIA CAVALRY, KILLED IN 1862 WHO IS THOUGHT TO HAVE INHERITED THIS GUN FROM A FAMILY MEMBER THAT SERVED IN THE BLACK HAWK WAR. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
PRICE - SOLD!!!