Four horns I have completed this fall.  Two left carry two right carry.  All are F & I horns, 13.5-14 inches around the outside curve.  About 3 inch plugs.

The first is copied form a Folksy Artist horn.  It has a walnut plug and is a left hand carry.  $200 plus shipping.

Next another left carry horn with a pine plug and a folk art motif decoration.  $200 plus shipping

And another F&I horn this time a right hand carry with a walnut plug, the British coat of arms and some folk art, hunter and deer, tree of life.  $200 plus shipping

And finally a right hand carry R&I horn, walnut plug, upper Hudson Valley map with the British Coat of Arms.  $200 plus shipping.

Just finished this early Southern rifle, maybe an Over Mountain gun, it has characteristics of a NC rifle and is something I have been thinking of doing for a while.  It has a red maple stock which considering the amount of carving will be something I never do again.  The wood was nice and dense but red maple chips and tears so easily that you spend every other minute sharpening and sharpening your chisels. Anyway, it has a 50 cal. 42" Rice octagon b-wt barrel (1" at the breech), a Chambers Early Ketland lock, I forged all the iron mounts (butt plate, trigger guard, side plate, toe plate, trigger, thimbles), a poured pewter nosecap and most interesting to me a captured lid, hidden hinge patchbox.

I am happen with the way it turned out and plan another just like it when I get my hands on a nice piece of hard sugar maple. It is for sale at $2000.

Am adding some pictures as I am listing this rifle again.  I took it off the table to use for my hunting rifle this year.  Two deer in the freezer and am very happy with its performance. Still I want to make myself another so am selling this baby.

 Am asking $2000.

Example of a Lehigh Valley rifle in the stype of Peter Neihart.  This rifle has a 42 inch Colerain octagon to round rifled barrel in 50 caliber.  It uses a Chambers Dale Johnson lock, a single trigger and Reaves Goehring cast brass mounts.  The sugar maple stock is stained with ferric nitrate with LMF maple stain over top, I used amber shellac and my own varnish mulled with madder lake pigment (more about that below).

This is a very slim and light rifle.  The octagon to round barrel takes the muzzle heaviness to a minimum.  Those who insist on having a muzzle heavy gun so you can hold steady ought to look at another piece.  The price of this piece is $2800. Sold

The incised carving is modeled after an existing Neihart rifle, particularly the cheek piece.

Notes on finishing this rifle.  After staining was complete and the stock rubbed back some, I cut amber shellac 2 to 1 part alcohol and applied a coat at a time, rubbing back each coat with gray scotch brite pads.  I applied three coats of the shellac basically to fill the pores in the wood.  I then mixed one part spar varnish, 1 part aged turpentine and one part cold pressed linseed oil to which I mulled the madder lake pigment using a glass plate and a glass pestle I found in an antiques store.  I applied three coats of varnish being careful to avoid any build up around carving and moldings.  I could probably have put more on and built up some in places that would have typically seen little wear for an antiqued effect but chose to stop before I got to the point of over doing it.  It like the effect.

Pouches

I have a bunch of pouches.  I just added 4 more.  In August and February, when the weather is too hot or too cold I spend a lot of time making pouches and decorating horns.  Here are a couple I have pictures of.

The first is a primitive Appalachian pouch made out of bark tanned deer hide with waxed linen thread.  It has a cow hide strap, a forged buckle and is fairly heavily antiqued.  It is 7 inches wide and 9 inches deep.  Everything is saddle stitched.

This one is my rendition of a pouch James Rogers has made his signature pouch.  Several years ago I made one like this out of goat skin so I thought I would try one again.  This hide was a bit on the thin side, probably too thin for this type of work as it doesn't hold its shape as well as I would like.  It has a cow hide strap with a buckle for adjustment.  A pewter button is used to keep the flap closed.  This pouch pairs well with an early trade or fowler long gun.  It is 7 inches wide and 7 inches deep.  I am going to make another out of bark tanned deer hide to see the difference.

I will post pictures of the other 2 new pouches when either my son or grandson get around to taking the pictures.

I love the horns made by the individual known to us only by the name "Folksy Artist".  An unknown horner from the 18th Century.  I have made two horns the are inspired by his work.  These are my favorite horns.  Both have sold.  I plan to make another hopefully get to keep it myself.

We attend The Fort Frederick Market Fair every year.  Here are some pictures of my tables from 2017.  Somewhere I have pictures form this past year and when I find them I will post them too.  We enjoy the event and now that I am retired from my "day job" we hope to be able to get around to more events throughout the year.

Above are some of my son Aaron's knives.  All are 1084 or 1095 steel and scary sharp.

Some of my horns

A handful of pouches I made this spring.  All out of bark tanned deer hide.  I don't usually line my pouches with cloth, though I may use deer hide.  I find it gets annoying catching worms, vent picks and other accoutrements on the linen fabric.  But if you want me to make you a pouch and line it with linen or hemp or some such, I will be glad to suit your needs.

A recent addition is this rifle patterned after several Christian Springs rifles most notably the Oerter Griffin rifle but more generally copied after several rifles from that shop.  It has a 54 caliber, 38 inch c-wt Rice swamped barrel, the Chambers Dale Johnson lock with a sugar maple stock and brass hardware from Reaves Goehring.  I am asking $2200 for this piece. Sold

Barn Gun or Shop Standard Rifle

SOLD - My "shop standard" long rifle I have been carrying around from event to event for the last two years is a Lancaster County barn gun I made to display just what an entry level long rifle from my shop looks like.  I could make this basic rifle in any of several schools (Tennessee, Lehigh, Berks, etc).

This rifle has a 38 inch b-wt Rice 50 caliber barrel with square bottom rifling.  It has a Chambers Dale Johnson lock.  brass castings by Reaves Goehring in a fairly plain sugar maple stock.

Shop Standard Fowler

I like to have several long guns with me when I go to shows and events.  I usually take two "shop standard" versions to show what a base entry level long gun from my shop looks like,  and two or more fancier projects to show what a might be possible at a higher price point.  These are "spec guns" and I try to turn them over every couple of years.

Below is a look at my "shop standard" fowler.  It is made to be very much like a short barreled British fowler except it has an American styled side plate and a flame sugar maple stock.  It has a 38 inch oct-to-round 20 gauge smooth barrel with a slight flare in the last 8 inches of the muzzle.  I put an early Ketland lock on it that I modified to have a beveled plate like original British fowlers would have had.  The wrist gradually tapers as it runs back from the breech and is carried through into the butt stock. I do not always get lucky and have the stock turn out so nicely figured on my shop standard projects.  This stock came from Dunlap Woodcrafts and was a grade 2.  The more I scraped the more the figure "popped".

The off side and the more provincial sideplate.

I put a bit of engraving behind the breech on this one.  Normally a shop standard fowler or barn gun would not have any carving at all.

The trigger guard is  a fairly ornate casting.  Iron mounts would be far planer as I would forge them myself out of wrought iron and the file work would increase the price significantly.

A shop standard fowler, with either brass or iron mounts, 38  to 44 inch barrel, in maple or walnut,Chambers Colonial VA lock or early Ketland lock, start at $1500.  This piece needs to go.  I am taking offers.  I have reduced the price to $1000.  Contact me at kentsmithlongrifles@gmail.com

Southern Banded Horns

Here is a nice right hand carry southern banded horn with three bands and a turned antler spout.  It has a cherry plug and pine stopper.  Measures just over 13 inches around the outside curve.  

I think it will hold the better part of a pound of powder though I haven't measured it yet.

The flip side.  I did not stain this horn.

Here is a left side carry southern banded horn.  It has three bands, a turned antler spout and a pine stopper.  The plug is walnut.  I stained this horn and antiqued it some.

This horn is similar in size to the above and measures 13 inches around the outside.  Both are about 3 inches at the plug.

I really wanted this one to be darker and the pictures show it a bit lighter than it really is.   I sell a horn like this for $150.