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Barn Gun

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Barn guns or Schimmel guns as they were often called in Pennsylvania, were the work horse of many farms. They were basically a very plain and cheap gun left where the farmer could have access to it quickly when pests were seen in the fields. They were usually made without a buttplate, entry ramrod pipe or sideplate and just a sheet metal trigger guard.

These can be made in any caliber and barrel length the owner wishes. They can be made in right or left hand versions, in flint or percussion. A premium maple stock is standard but cherry, walnut or ash are available in any degree of figure desired. Mounts can be of iron or brass. The iron parts have a fire blued finish which was typical.

Base price is with premium curly maple stock, in flint or percussion, commercial iron or brass mounts

(trigger guard and 2 forward thimbles, no buttplate, no sideplate and no entry thimble.

Extras could include swamped barrel, hand forged trigger guard, inlays, or fancy wood.

Available with up to a 42" straight barrel in choice of  .40, .45, .50 caliber.

$2250 with straight barrel

$2450 with swamped barrel

**See below for brass mounted version.**

Here is another version with the brass mounts. This one has a 42" long by 7/8" barrel in .50 caliber. The wood and mounts have been slightly "aged".

And yet another in a earlier period style. Approximately circa 1750's

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