Insights by Shelby Gallien
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The W. & R. Bell Rifle of Bracken County, Kentucky ©
The finest rifles made in Kentucky came from its golden age roughly 1800 to 1830. Kentucky’s Ohio River School of gunmaking produced the W. & R. Bell rifle of Bracken County, an outstanding rifle made by brothers William and Richard Bell.
Tansel Powder Horns of Kentucky: 1813 Ft. Meigs Horns ©
America’s finest folk art powder horns were made by the Tansel family of Scott County, Kentucky, from about 1800 until 1829. This is an overview of the Tansel family powder horn tradition.
Kentucky’s First Schools of Gunmaking ©
An introduction to Kentucky’s earliest known muzzle loading gunmaking schools, including an overview of the Lexington, Bardstown and Louisville schools.