Welcome to the Kentucky Rifle Association
Founded to celebrate and safeguard the rich heritage of the Kentucky Rifle, the Kentucky Rifle Association (KRA) brings together collectors, historians, and enthusiasts from around the world. Our mission is to promote the study, collection, and preservation of antique Kentucky Rifles, Pistols, Horns, and related accoutrements. Through educational events, publications, and exhibitions, we honor the artistry and historical significance of these iconic firearms. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or a curious newcomer, the KRA offers a welcoming community dedicated to learning and sharing.
Preserving the Legacy of America’s Historic Longrifles
The Kentucky Rifle Association is a non-profit corporation organized to establish a permanent international organization for promotion of the pleasure and recreation of its members interested in the collection and preservation of the Kentucky Rifle, Kentucky Pistol and related accoutrements.
Welcome to the Kentucky
Rifle Association
Founded to celebrate and safeguard the rich heritage of the Kentucky Rifle, the Kentucky Rifle Association (KRA) brings together collectors, historians, and enthusiasts from around the world. Our mission is to promote the study, collection, and preservation of antique Kentucky Rifles, Pistols, Horns, and related accoutrements. Through educational events, publications, and exhibitions, we honor the artistry and historical significance of these iconic firearms. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or a curious newcomer, the KRA offers a welcoming community dedicated to learning and sharing.
Preserving the Legacy of America’s Historic Longrifles
The Kentucky Rifle Association is a non-profit corporation organized to establish a permanent international organization for promotion of the pleasure and recreation of its members interested in the collection and preservation of the Kentucky Rifle, Kentucky Pistol and related accoutrements.
Rifles of Colonial America – Volume II
Revised and Annotated 3rd Edition
$135 + S&H
350 pages with more than 800 photos & illustrations (over 400 in full color). Hard Cover, 9″ x 12″ format, with Dust Jacket.
This is an enhanced and expanded edition of George Shumway’s extensive photographic study of American longrifles made in the colonial period, the Revolutionary period, and the post-Revolutionary years before the Federal period. All 63 rifles from the 1st edition, plus 10 more previously unpublished examples, are presented with all important dimensions and an average of 12 detailed photographs of each.
This edition features full color photographs of 40 of the rifles and, where color photographs were not available, the black & white originals were re-scanned from the original negatives and enhanced. Where available, new research has been added by co-author Robert P. Lienemann and several other collectors and expert researchers of these rifles. The complex subject of the evolution of the baroque and rococo art that adorns these uniquely American treasures is also discussed.