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Part Number: AAQ-068This classic golden age era fullstock flint longrifle is in new condition, unfired, ready to shoot. Modeled after the work of Isaac Haines, who was little known until John Bivins and his associates began emulating his work. Apparently Joe Kindig, Jr. did not have an Isaac Haines longrifle in his vast collection, so Haines was not listed in
Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age. Dr. George Shumway suggests that the original gunmaker, Isaac Haines, may have been Lancaster County's most influential gunmaker, bringing his knowledge of sophisticated Philadelphia carving styles to his region, during the 1770's. The overall style of this rifle is influenced by an example shown in
Rifles of Colonial America, Volume 1 thought to have been made circa 1780 to 1790.
This hand made rifle is stocked is a dense piece of sugar maple stained to a warm brown with golden undertones to best display the figure. The buttstock is decorated with raised and incised carving. The forearm of the stock is decorated with a raised molding. The brass furniture has been burnished bright and includes a number of hand made pieces; the four piece patchbox and release, muzzle cap with copper rivet, three ramrod pipes, and hand made sideplate. The Jim Chambers Golden Age flintlock and Rice Barrel Company swamped barrel have both been polished armoury bright. The barrel is signed and dated by contemporary builder
Michael Markey.
The Rice 42" swamped octagon makes this longrifle point easily, without being overly heavy. The swamped barrel is thickest at the breech, tapers to a narrow waist, and flares at the muzzle. The .50 caliber bore is cut rifled with seven lands and grooves. Grooves are cut .016" deep, with round bottom rifling, twist is 1 turn in 66 inches. Rice Muzzle Loading Rifle Barrels are set between centers and milled octagonal, insuring a centered bore, concentric with the exterior, with no "run-out". Each barrel is stress relieved in an atmosphere controlled electric furnace, to eliminate work hardening or barrel warp, and to dampen harmonic vibrations or barrel whip.
After the rifling has been cut, each bore is "ball burnished". A carbide bore-sizing die is pulled through the barrel, to insure bore dimension uniformity, eliminating any tight or loose spots inside the barrel. This critical procedure leaves the top of the lands smooth and polished, equaling the traditional lead lapping procedure. Rice barrels are Match grade quality, with bench rest capability. Rice barrels do not require lapping or extensive shooting to break-in.
