Flintlock

Fort Boonesborough Foundation
Long Rifle Fundraiser 2026


	Long Rifle Fundraiser with accouterments tickets available between February 1, 2026 and December 5, 2026


		The rifle has a 50 caliber 43-inch swamped barrel with single trigger, stocked in beautifully finished curly maple with a patch box. It has a brass butt stock, decorative side plate opposite the lock, trigger guard, ramrod with brass thimbles and nose cap on the stock near the barrel. The rifle is very typical of the early colonial period. It was assembled and finished by Wayne Estes of Bourbon County KY and donated to the Fort Boonesborough Foundation. The fundraiser also includes an authentic hand sewn leather pouch donated by Bob Ruth of Licking Valley Trade Company, and powder horn made and donated by Tommy Barnett of Harrodsburg, KY.


	Donation: $5.00 each Proceeds to be used for Fort programming. Drawing to be held 4 pm - Dcember 5, 2026 at Fort Boonesborough State Park during the 18th Century Christmas Event. Need not be present to win. Foundation members not eligible. The Fort Boonesborough Foundation is a 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization License EXE 0002235


*RIFLE DRAWING is on Saturday, December, 2026 at 4 pm. All online tickets sales will close at 2 pm so that we can get any online tickets into the drawing bin by 4:00 pm. Good luck!*

	NOTE: Foundation Members are not eligible to purchase tickets

		Click Here to enter drawing

For those interested

What is a Swamped barrel on a flintlock rifle?

Swamped barrels are those which taper from the breech end down to a point past the middle (say 3/5ths of the length from the breech but it can vary) & then flares out till it reaches the muzzle (but still smaller across the flats on the octagon barrel than the breech end). Swamped barrels are more expensive than those with straight (parallel) sides or those with a simple taper from the breech to the muzzle. Swamped barrels typically have much better balance, particularly in long barrels. You will find swamped barrels on higher end guns that reflect earlier periods when most rifles had handmade barrels. Straight octagon barrels (then as now) tend to be shorter and are more typical of factory (machined) barrels.

Swamped barrels on flintlock rifles were the normal in the colonial period. They cost more now and are generally found on custom made rifles.

The powder horn on the outside curve is 12 inches in length.

George Chalfant, Fort Boonesborough Foundation, Inc.