This elegant Southern style flint longrifle has eye appeal with its slender lines and nice profile. Stocked in dark stained maple, with iron trim and a 44" swamped barrel. A Jim Chamber's flintlock is fitted for sure fire ignition. Many original Southern Mountain, or Tennessee rifles used imported English locks. The barrel, lock, and steel furniture have a nicely aged patina finish. This fine rifle was shaped and assembled by the well known maker, Ken Netting and is signed on the top flat to the barrel. The rifle appears to be as-new with no marks on the frizzen. Trigger reach is 13-1/4" to fit todays average shooter. The weight is a modest 7.3 pounds.

The 44" swamped octagon barrel gives this longrifle a modest weight, making it easy to handle. The ..40 caliber bore is cut rifled with six lands and grooves with a slow twist for a tightly patched round ball. The bore is bright in as-new condition. The barrel and iron hardware are finished to a gray brown patina finish. The flat top rear sight is dovetailed 11" ahead of the breech. Shooters with corrective lenses or "older" eyes will find the extra distance from the breech easier to use. A nickel silver blade front sight is dovetailed 2-1/2" behind the muzzle. The top of the barrel is signed by the builder K. E. Netting.

The butt-stock has a Germanic influence with a wide, tall, nearly flat buttplate. The triggerguard also has a mid 18th century Germanic style with a large bow and offset grip rail with curled spoon at the end. The maple stock is finished to an almost black tone and is neatly shaped with a slender profile. The small amount of raised carving, or moldings are are all crisp with clean smooth backgrounds. The buttstock is fitted with a sliding wooden patchbox. The patchbox is cut with a thumb relief for the patchbox spring. Modest pressure on the patchbox spring allows the door to slide to the rear, revealing a deep cut cavity. Once open a deep cut cavity is exposed to store flints, jags, or other shooting accessories. The bottom of the patchbox has typical period style bit marks. The comb to wrist is defined with a line of raised carving. The lock panels taper widest at the rear in early longrifle fashion.

Our bottom view shows the wide toe of the stock. No toeplate is fitted, instead the buttplate extends just past the stock to provide some protection to the fragile wood at this area. The iron triggerguard is shaped with chevrons on the bow and secured with a pin an screw in early longrifle fashion. Two forward ramrod pipes with no ramrod entry pipe support the tapered hickory ramrod. The ramrod is fitted with a brass tip on the hidden end of the ramrod to accept 8-32 accessories. No sideplate is fitted to the rifle in "poor boy" fashion. The square cheek piece has two small loops mounted below it to mount a hand forged vent pick.

Ignition is provided by a Jim Chambers' Golden Age flint lock that has been reshaped and engraved to give the impression of an English trade lock. The faceted pan has been reshaped to a rounded profile. The plate has been shortened and engrave with border and "Ketland" style tulip design. The lock is finished to a gray brown patina. The frizzen only shows one mark from spark testing and a wood flint is currently fitted to the jaws. A wide curled single trigger is fitted to this rifle. The trigger is shaped with a decorative scroll back.

We recommend this attractive Southern rifle for the Revolutionary War enthusiast. This longrifle is neatly fitted and patina finished. Order it for a ten day visual inspection. You will be delighted. Else if it does not fit you, return it in unfired condition for same-day refund. Postage is your only risk, when you order any one-of-a-kind gun from Track, whether new, used, or antique.