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Flintlock Long Guns / Re: Kibler Fowler -- Split the Ball on the Axe. - Is that possible?
« Last post by Rob DiStefano on February 23, 2026, 07:06:26 PM »The Kibler Barn Gun ... Jim sez .......
Here's the cool thing that gets me excited... We'll be able to offer this at a VERY good price. And, it should be really straightforward to build. I hope this helps entice those who are more budget conscious. There's a huge sea of potential customers out there and I hope we can capture many of them.
It will have the late Ketland lock.
It will be offered in flint and percussion as well as right and left hand.
The current version has a 38" barrel and will be available in .32 through .50 calibers. I'm not sure if we'll do smooth bore in any of these smaller calibers. We might do a smooth .50. but I'm not sure.
I've had some suggestions for a longer barreled version as well, so I've designed one with a 44" barrel. I would like to offer both, but I have to be careful about how many options we offer. We'll see...
Here's the funny thing about a buttplate... They aren't needed. The gun butt is unlikely deteriorate, break, chip to any degree ect. with normal use. If you look at many or probalby most orginal guns like this the butt has held up just fine. Look at all of the fantastic plain guns Allen Martin has made. They work fine.
Sure will have a nicely swamped barrel.
Here's the cool thing that gets me excited... We'll be able to offer this at a VERY good price. And, it should be really straightforward to build. I hope this helps entice those who are more budget conscious. There's a huge sea of potential customers out there and I hope we can capture many of them.
It will have the late Ketland lock.
It will be offered in flint and percussion as well as right and left hand.
The current version has a 38" barrel and will be available in .32 through .50 calibers. I'm not sure if we'll do smooth bore in any of these smaller calibers. We might do a smooth .50. but I'm not sure.
I've had some suggestions for a longer barreled version as well, so I've designed one with a 44" barrel. I would like to offer both, but I have to be careful about how many options we offer. We'll see...
Here's the funny thing about a buttplate... They aren't needed. The gun butt is unlikely deteriorate, break, chip to any degree ect. with normal use. If you look at many or probalby most orginal guns like this the butt has held up just fine. Look at all of the fantastic plain guns Allen Martin has made. They work fine.
Sure will have a nicely swamped barrel.
