Sounds very like the video I saw many years ago at a Royal Armouries day
school which I am sure Williamsburg produced.

paul courtney
Leicester UK
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From: "Kris Farmen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: 18th century Gunsmith Shops


> Ian,
>
> You might try contacting modern day gunsmiths who make reproduction 18th
> century firearms.  There are a number of these individuals around the
> country who specialize in producing hand-made flintlock rifles and
> smoothbores, and many use some or all the technology used in the 18th
> century.  Through their own research, they may be able to point you in
> the right direction.  One individual I'm thinking of is a gentleman in
> Kentucky named Hershel House, who has produced and hosted a series of
> videos on the building of a Pennsylvania rifle from scratch, using (I
> believe) only the technology of the 18th century American gunsmith.
> I've never seen the videos, but I'm told that he cuts and shapes the
> stock by hand from a maple plank, and forges and rifles the barrell by
> hand, plus the lock and all the hardware.
>
> I could probably come up with other names if you want to contact me
> off-list.
>
>
> Kris Farmen
> Northern Land Use Research, Inc.
> Fairbanks, Alaska
>