Builder
Joe Scott Belt Knife and Nate McKenzie Flint Pistol
The best thing in the Longrifle Culture is the people. I must admit I got into history...
Old Salem, NC a haven for old-time gunsmithing and Moravian History
My girlfriend, Pam, and I went to Old Salem for a fun day In September. It was a...
Jerry Eitnier, Maker of Iron Mounted Southern Rifles
My friend Mark Thomas is well known as The Craftsman to the Past and he exists in...
Charles Wallingford, BladeSmith
Charles Wallingford is a knifemaker or better yet a bladesmith. He works in the...
Ross Westgate, West Coast Builder
I was poking around YouTube the other day and bumped into a video posted by Ross...
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Product Review
The Hartley Horn Drawings: A Collection of Powder Horn Drawings by Robert M. Hartley. A book review.
The Hartley Horn Drawings: A Collection of Powder Horn Drawings by Robert M. Hartley 79...
Recreating the 18th Century Hunting Pouch by T.C. Albert
I have been a lover of nice flintlock guns since I was just a kid. However, a real...
C. Michael Briggs, North Carolina Longrifle Collector and Author
I caught up with Michael Briggs at the Greensboro Gun Show today at the Greensboro...
Andrew Knez, Jr. A Fine Artist and Painter of Frontier Art.
Andrew Knez, Jr.is a painter of the 1750 to 1830 American Frontier. He uses period...
“Thoughts on Loading & Firing a Flintlock Rifle… in the traditional manner.” A DVD Review.
I have never met Don Bruton. But I have handled one of Don’s rifles that had been...
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Living History
James City County Militia encampment at the Yorktown Victory Celebration 2010
The Yorktown Victory Center delivers on its promise to inform the visitor of the collective American and French defeat of the British under the command of George Washington on October 19, 1781. I had the pleasure of visiting during the Yorktown Victory Celebration on October 16th. The museum invited Revolutionary War re-enactors to display camp life,... [Read more of this review]
Old Salem, NC a haven for old-time gunsmithing and Moravian History
My girlfriend, Pam, and I went to Old Salem for a fun day In September. It was a beautiful day with low humidity for the Piedmont, which is always welcome. We hit the MESDA (Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts) and various artisan and craftsman venues offered there. Drew Neill is the shoemaker. Drew was kind enough to tell me about the brogan or... [Read more of this review]
The Ferguson Rifle at King’s Mountain National Military Park
Most of us who have a love of history get cynical at times. We like to think that we are alone in our passion and everyone else is playing computer games or gossiping on their mobile phones and have not a clue or interest in how we became America. After visiting the King’s Mountain National Military Park yesterday, I am so happy I am wrong. I... [Read more of this review]
David Gillespie – Carver of Slate Tombstones – Pickens, SC
David Gillespie is a stone cutter; he creates period correct tomb and gravestones from slate. David Gillespie is standing by his latest work. This stone is loosely based upon the Nathan Basset Stone, the first portrait stone in America. The original is at the Circular Church in Charleston, SC. Why slate? David says it is as permanent as granite, is... [Read more of this review]
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