Neatly drawn and dimensioned, our full scale drawing will simplify assembly of a classic John Vincent & Son longrifle. John Vincent worked in Barlow Township, Washington County Ohio in the mid to late 19th century and his son continued into the early 20th century. Both John Vincent and his son J. Caleb Vincent made rifles with a distinctive style.

This large blueprint details construction of Track's early Hawken fullstock rifle with a 1" straight octagon barrel. Use our detailed drawing, with tips and hints for assembly to avoid mistakes. We offer pre-inlet stocks, locks, barrels and all the castings needed to build this rifle, in several popular variations.

This large blueprint details construction of Track's Kit Carson Hawken halfstock rifle with a 1" straight octagon barrel. Use our detailed drawing, with tips and hints for assembly to avoid mistakes. We offer pre-inlet stocks, locks, barrels and all the castings needed to build this rifle, in several popular variations.

Neatly drawn and dimensioned, our full scale drawing will simplify assembly of a classic fullstock “trade rifle" in the style of Henry Eicholtz Leman. His Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, factory made rifles for trade to westbound settlers and to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Prized by the Indians, Leman fullstock and halfstock rifles are highly col

Henry Nock was granted a patent in April, 1757, for his clever "false breech", which improved ignition and increased velocity in flint guns. Similar to a modern Diesel "pre-ignition chamber", later percussion breeches were modeled after his design. We offer this patent drawing reprint, which shows his powder chamber and flash hole liner installatio

Our muzzleloading leather accessory pattern includes full-size patterns for making a variety of leather accessories and accouterments including a large and small tomahawk cover, a one and two piece lock cover, large and small frizzen stalls, flint pads, a flint wallet, a drawstring pouch for balls, and an 1870s era Edward K. Tryon revolver bullet p

The late William Buchele was recognized as a true master longrifle maker. But his greatest contribution to muzzle loading must be this book. He shares the step by step details of his craft. His work has been enhanced by the editors. This book does not assume that the reader is an expert stock maker, but begins with illustrated explanations of the b

The Gunsmith of Grenville County Best known for his many magazine articles on gunsmithing topics, Peter Alexander has just released this new gun maker's manual, on Building the American Longrifle. Written for both the novice, and the master gun builder, the author explains the basics of each task, and then he delves into the minutia of the interest

This large format builder's guide concentrates on the special techniques needed to recreate an authentic original style raised carved longrifle. Heavily illustrated with line drawings, this latest edition shows many currently available castings and components and discusses their finishing and installation. The authors include chapters on little kno

This “how-to" guide covers the entire practice of firearms and related styles of engraving. Hard bound, 8-1/2" x 11" format with 196 pages and many photographs and illustrations, this is complete imaginative and detailed introduction of the art of engraving. Aimed at the beginner, it demonstrates the basic techniques and elaborate decoration scheme

The intent of this book is to show the essentials of what goes into building the "heart" of a swivel rifle, namely the action. After you study these pages you should have a valuable road map for building one. Soft cover spiral bound, 24 pages, color photos, and black and white dimensioned blueprints. The Table of Contents includes the following Vi

Checkering and carving of gunstocks as practiced by many of America's leading stock makers. Each has contributed photographs of his handiwork and full-size line drawings of checkering and carving patterns. Hardcover 8-1/2 x 11" volume of 352 pages. Photographs and illustrations include modern, traditional, and antique style work.

Fitting a barrel blank to a center-fire rifle action is an involved and often misunderstood task. Information on how to do this is, for the most part, quite limited and often hard to find. In this book the author provides detailed information on the process in a series of logical, easily understood steps. With clear line drawings to illustrate the

Volume one covers lock reconversion, fitting pans, frizzens, frizzen springs, and making gun screws. Assembly of locks from "as cast" parts, essential lock geometry, and fine tuning locks is discussed.

Volume two covers the making of troublesome parts, such as forming ramrod pipes and other furniture made from sheet metal. Tapering wooden ramrods, making ramrods longer than 48", and making and mounting sling swivels is included in volume two.

This set includes the following manuals by master gunsmith Kit Ravenshear: Craft and Practice - Part 1: Re-conversion, Screw Threads, Assembling Locks, etc. 20 pages. Craft and Practice - Part 2: Ramrods, Pipes, Sheet Metal Work, Top Jaw Screws, etc. 25 pages. Metalwork - Part 1: Cleaning, Hardening, Ageing & Colouring, etc. 17 Pages. Metalwork - P

This 24 page booklet will teach the basic techniques of creating sheet metal inlays with a jeweler's saw. Skilled use of this tool provides the ability to quickly and easily produce a variety of decorative and functional inlays for muzzleloading arms. Because you can work with patterns and materials that are not commercially available, the freedom

Practically every repair or restoration problem encountered with the muzzleloading gun is addressed. A partial list of topics include: Stock repair shows several typical damages, breaks, gouges, missing wood, illustrated and repaired. Wood finishing, cleaning, refinishing, spot finishing after local repairs. General information on metals, basics ab

Volume one is on cleaning, hardening, ageing, bluing, browning, coloring, and hardening metals. Finishing is one secret to success. Sixteen pages.

Volume two takes you through disassembly of antique arms, with hints on removing rusted screws, repairing broken castings, and how you can reshape new castings to resemble antique parts.

The late Kit Ravenshear created these gunsmithing manuals to share his workshop knowledge and experience acquired during his 50 years of practice. These 7-1/2 x 8-1/2" soft cover booklets of about 20 pages are aimed at the innovative craftsman. Mr. Ravenshear shows that you don't need highly technical equipment. His techniques are amazingly unsophi

Crisp line drawings illustrate triggers: plain, double simple-set, single-set and double-set for Jaeger rifles, longrifles, plains rifles and Sharps rifles. Dimensions are given, so a clever craftsman can make his own triggers. Learn the secrets of trigger geometry from this soft cover book, 8-1/2 x 11" format, with 8 pages.

This booklet discusses gun barrel work: install underlugs, sights, breech plugs, touch hole liners, attach under ribs, and learn to straighten barrels with confidence. The second half of the book is a recommendation on which tools will be worthwhile for the gun maker, in the serious workshop.

Volume one explains the steps in making a gun stock from a blank, setting up the parts, final shaping, and how parts dictate final shape.

Volume two discusses decoration of the completed stock, with suggestions on stains and finishes. Also, a section explains the secrets of repairing or correcting mistakes that may occur while making a new stock. All gun makers can make errors. Smart gun makers know how to fix problems and conceal corrections.