Kentucky Rifle Kit (1750-1850 c.)

Description

Kit version. Rifle is mostly finished:  wood and metal are rough cut and inlet, needs finishing and hand polishing. See finished rifle here 010S210.

This rifle evolved from the German hunting guns and was a major rival of the Brown Bess. Typical rifle in use in the American colonies it became, thanks to its lightness and accuracy, one of the most popular American rifles. The barrel is blue finished, all fittings are of polished brass and the walnut stock is oil finished.