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Handloader
- May 18, 2011
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http://www.landisvalleymuseum.org/
They have a SUPERB collection of ORIGINAL, antique rifles, about 60 of them. I was there in August to look at the exhibit and it is breathtaking. If anyone is in the central PA area, it's worth seeing. They have a book with professional photography of all the pieces and historical info on each. It's pricey, but well done. They have a copy on display in the room with the rifles for reference. I was running back and forth looking up guns and their associated style/date/etc.
They were going to take it down tomorrow (12/31/2012), but they have extended it through June 2013.
If anyone's in the area, make the time to check it out, even if flintlocks aren't your passion. It's a superb look at where the American gunmaking heritage has its roots.
My wonderful wife surprised me with a copy of the book from the exhibit. It's A-W-E-S-O-M-E.
They have a SUPERB collection of ORIGINAL, antique rifles, about 60 of them. I was there in August to look at the exhibit and it is breathtaking. If anyone is in the central PA area, it's worth seeing. They have a book with professional photography of all the pieces and historical info on each. It's pricey, but well done. They have a copy on display in the room with the rifles for reference. I was running back and forth looking up guns and their associated style/date/etc.
They were going to take it down tomorrow (12/31/2012), but they have extended it through June 2013.
If anyone's in the area, make the time to check it out, even if flintlocks aren't your passion. It's a superb look at where the American gunmaking heritage has its roots.
My wonderful wife surprised me with a copy of the book from the exhibit. It's A-W-E-S-O-M-E.
