Replica 18TH Century Colonial Kentucky Flintlock Rifle

Kentucky Flintlock Rifle Replica by Denix

Hanging on Your Wall or Use as a Prop Gun or Costume Accessory

Well, gone are the days when Daniel Boone traipsed the Kentucky wilderness with his rifle. But as all of our open spaces are turned into tarmac and concrete, you can look at this replica over your mantel and think of what the landscape looked like when it was wild and men carried Kentucky rifles like this replica for survival. This piece replicates an original in size, weight, appearance, and function. However, parts cannot be interchanged or the replica made to fire ammunition. Kentucky flintlock rifle replica, 19th Century. 43 inches long.

History: In the United States, modifications to small game rifles originally designed in Europe led to the long rifle ("Pennsylvania Rifle" or "Kentucky Rifle,") which due to their long barrels were exceptionally accurate for their time, with an effective range of approximately 250 meters. Since Pennsylvania/Kentucky rifles were used primarily for hunting, they tended to fire smaller caliber rounds, with calibers in the range of .32 to .45 being common. This type of rifle was sometimes referred to as a "pea rifle" since the round ball was approximately the same size as a pea.

Some flintlocks were rifled. The spiral grooves of rifling make rifles more accurate and give a longer effective ranges – but on a muzzle-loading firearm they take more time to load due to the tight-fitting ball, and after repeated shots black powder tended to foul the barrels. Military musketeers could not afford to take the time to clean their barrels in between shots and the rifle's greater accuracy was unnecessary when tactics were based on mass volleys. Most military flintlocks were therefore smoothbore. Rifled flintlocks did see some military use by sharpshooters, skirmishers, and other support units; but most rifled flintlocks were used for hunting.