Thursday, April 15, 2010

MEET THE BURKETT TRIPLETS

Gunsmith Ron Luckenbill recently completed three copies of a Brookville rifle by Abraham Burkett for various members of the Burkett family. Two of the rifles are .50 caliber, one a flintlock and one a percussion.


Considering the era in which Burkett built his rifles (very late percussion era), the flintlock version is very unusual, but the owner wanted to be able to use it in the PA flintlock season. The other is a .36 caliber, as was the original from which it was copied.


The barrels are 28" long and are 15/16" across the flats. The guns are German silver mounted with the exception of the wear plate under the forearm, which is brass. Each of the flowers at the bottom of the butt plate has a mother of pearl center, exactly like the original.


This is probably the last time you'll see all three of these beautiful guns together at the same time. Nice job, Ron!

1 comment: