# Kentucky Rifle Association: Kentucky Rifle Association

> Discover the Kentucky Rifle Association, dedicated to the preservation, study, and appreciation of antique Kentucky Rifles, Pistols, and Accoutrements\. Join a community of passionate collectors and historians\.

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## Pages
- [Regional Shows](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/regional-shows/)
- [KRA Member Dashboard](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/kra-member-dashboard/)
- [Kentucky Rifle Association \| Preserving America's Longrifle Legacy](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/)
- [Member Directory](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/members/)
- [Account](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/account/)

## Posts
- [KRA Bulletin \| VOLUME 44 NUMBER 3 \| SPRING 2018](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/kra-bulletin-volume-44-number-3-spring-2018/): This Spring 2018 Bulletin continues the Kentucky Rifle Association’s commitment to documenting and preserving original research related to American longrifles and early firearms\. Articles in this issue address gunsmith attribution, material culture, and historical context through close analysis of original artifacts\.    \<a href="/kra\-bulletin\-volume\-44\-number\-3\-spring\-2018/"\>\[read more\]\</a\>
- [KRA Bulletin \| VOLUME 39 \| NUMBER 2 \| WINTER 2012](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/kra-bulletin-volume-39-number-2-winter-2012/): This Winter 2012 Bulletin analyzes early U\.S\. rifle procurement through the work of Dickert, DeHuff \& Co\., a Lancaster based consortium that supplied arms for both the Army and the Indian Department between 1792 and 1811\. Using contracts, production records, and surviving rifles, the article traces how federal purchasing shaped the Lancaster pattern and influenced the transition from custom civilian longrifles to standardized government arms\.    \<a href="/kra\-bulletin\-volume\-39\-number\-2\-winter\-2012/"\>\[read more\]\</a\>
- [KRA Bulletin \| VOLUME 39 \| NUMBER 3 \| SPRING 2013](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/kra-bulletin-volume-39-number-3-spring-2013/): This Spring 2013 Bulletin explores the Clark family of Lebanon, Ohio, documenting their emergence as the state’s most prolific early gunsmiths\. Using surviving rifles, census records, and workshop histories, the issue traces James Clark and his sons through apprenticeship, production, and market adaptation as American gunmaking shifted with westward expansion\.    \<a href="/kra\-bulletin\-volume\-39\-number\-3\-spring\-2013/"\>\[read more\]\</a\>
- [KRA Bulletin \| VOLUME 40 \| NUMBER 1 \| FALL 2013](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/kra-bulletin-volume-40-number-1-fall-2013/): This Fall 2013 Bulletin examines the long standing attribution issues surrounding gunsmith Christian Beck of Jonestown, Pennsylvania\. Drawing on church records, tax rolls, estate documents, and signed rifles, the article clarifies Beck family relationships and corrects prior misidentifications of Christian Beck “the Earlier” and “the Later\.” The study establishes a documented framework for accurately identifying rifles produced by Christian Beck during the early nineteenth century\.    \<a href="/kra\-bulletin\-volume\-40\-number\-1\-fall\-2013/"\>\[read more\]\</a\>
- [KRA Bulletin \| VOLUME 40 \| NUMBER 2 \| WINTER 2013](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/kra-bulletin-volume-40-number-2-winter-2013/): This Winter 2013 Bulletin examines the longrifle makers of Guilford County, North Carolina, documenting the evolution of the Early Deep River School into the Jamestown School\. Through analysis of signed rifles, apprenticeships, and regional architecture, the issue highlights Guilford County as the most prolific center of longrifle production in the South and a critical contributor to American gunmaking history\.    \<a href="/kra\-bulletin\-volume\-40\-number\-2\-winter\-2013/"\>\[read more\]\</a\>

## Avada Slides
- [KRA Home 03 1600x450](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/slide/kra-bulletins-01-2000x400-2-2-2/)
- [KRA Home 04 1600x450](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/slide/kra-bulletins-01-2000x400-2-2-2-2/)
- [KRA Home 02 1600x450](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/slide/kra-bulletins-01-2000x400-2-2/)
- [KRA Home 01 1600x450](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/slide/kra-bulletins-01-2000x400-2/)
- [KRA Bulletins 01 2000x400](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/slide/kra-bulletins-01-2000x400/)

## Categories
- [Kentucky Rifle Association Bulletins](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/category/kentucky-rifle-association-bulletins/)
- [Uncategorized](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/category/uncategorized/)

## Tags
- [research\-bulletin](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/tag/research-bulletin/)
- [american\-longrifle](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/tag/american-longrifle/)
- [2018](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/tag/2018/)
- [firearms\-scholarship](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/tag/firearms-scholarship/)
- [artifact\-documentation](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/tag/artifact-documentation/)

## Section Category
- [content](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/fusion_tb_category/content/)

## Category
- [elements](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/element_category/elements/)
- [sections](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/element_category/sections/)
- [columns](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/element_category/columns/)

## Avada Sliders
- [kra\-home 01 1600x450](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/slide-page/kra-home-01-1600x450/)
- [kra\-bulletins 01 2000x400](https://kentuckyrifleassociation.org/slide-page/kra-bulletins-01-2000x400/)

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