Flintlock Rifles with Hershel House

[TheJeffSoares]

"Been in love with these old guns ever since."

[davidmoore00]

Hershel and John are great people. I have gone on rendezvous with John and Frank multiple times and let me tell you, there is not a single House that you will meet that you will not find to be an amazing person. A true artisan family. And their mother is a wonderful woman if I ever met one.

[kirkconway]

Hi herchel,

whats the difference in the report of older generation muzzloader's, and newer style cartridge gun's?

Is it the powder burning slow, compared to modern flash powder?

and the size of the barrel?

seem's like it is as bigger hole in a barrel would have more volume come out and smaller hole would sound like a crack.

[kylongrifle]

Absolute master at what he does..Looking at someone like Hershel or Frank's work makes craftsman want to be better,,

[dhamrick100]

anybody know of anyone who has records of original sales of Bean rifles made in east Tennessee, mine has been in my family for well over a century and I havent been able to find an ancestor matching the initials engraved that B. Bean made it for.

[jd40boy]

i am a old gun nut that loves guns, and own many, and have met with several well known names in the gun building trade. but without doubt my favorite gun related experience ever, was looking up Hershal unanounced at his home in woodbury ky a few years back, to discuss a little left handed squirrel rifle he had built for a family member he was very gracious and welcoming, and i stepped back in time when i entered his residence and gun shop.

[spartencamp]

A True American Craftsman !

[DanOblacksmith]

(Cont)- I saw him again, this time on T.V. on PBS. Older now than the youthful Fox Fire spread, he was to be seen in his shop forging iron on the anvil and hot filing, flintlock parts of course. Markedly improved in his skills over the years mind you, by now producing masterful works, especially noticed in the stock work. This PBS was when I got out of the marines in '89, maybe '90. Then as before I saw no more of him for another ten years, until this vid yesterday.

Mr. House is a true master...

[DanOblacksmith]

Watching this I found myself hitting pause just about every few seconds or so as the video went.

Each new scene was a portrait to be studied, each new view worthy of inclusion in some picture book.

I first ran across the name Herschel House many years ago in a rural New York southern tier library somewhere, in a dusty old volume of the Fire Fox Series.

In it was a younger Herschel pictured and followed step by step through the hand making of an American Longrifle.

Perhaps ten years later (Cont)-

[Carppainter]

great video! Fantastic! ...nice guns .........thanks !!!

[george4163]

Enjoyed the video,it was nice to finally put a face to a name i see often.Right down home type of shop.Griz

[telsid]

@McGrenzer I do a little bit of metalsmithing and I like to be able to take inanimate materials, bring them together with a bit of know-how and create something functional and pleasing to look at :)

[telsid]

Fantastic! Made entirely from scratch

[McGrenzer]

@telsid Would you believe, telsid, that Dayton's Department Store, here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, had a German gunsmith named Ernst who could build you a hunting rifle from bar iron and a block of wood? Of course, Ernst's guns weren't beautiful Pennsylvania/Kentucky rifles like Mr. House's and I don't suppose he made all the hardware like Herschel and his brother do, but just the idea that someone was making guns almost from scratch in the middle of downtown Minneapolis in the mid-1960's

[McGrenzer]

@telsid is a pleasant memory. In between repairing and making guns, Ernest re-strung tennis rackets for the sporting goods department!

[1027sterling]

Wow, here is a name I havent heard in awhile. I read about his flinklock making in the Foxfire books when I was in high school. Fascinating stuff.

[NS2CR]

Hershel is a true gentleman and an amazing artist.

I am proud to call him, and his brothers John and Frank, my friends.

[barbagellou]

quel travail magnifique.....bravo , toutes mes felicitations.

[MackinacIs]

Mr. House makes a great rifle. I wish I could afford one.

[winchester4440]

really enjoy videos with Herschel and his brothers

[power74wagon]

Hershel House is a true artisan. His rifles are beautiful!

[rebel1861ky]

How do you make a trigger pull easyer on a flintlock.I have a replica 1777 Charleville Musket and the trigger pull is real hard,and make me pull off bad.Ive never had a musket with a pull this hard.

[drew11pd]

I read about Hershel in the Foxfire books. He makes a rifle, step by step for the book, in the 1970's. Makes a pretty gun. Glad to see he's still as passionate about it today.

[PS3WPRODUCTIONS]

now i really want one of these

[EGCblackknight]

I'm thinking of buying a musket that needs lock timing, can anyone tell me what this means.

[jmdavis45]

I really enjoyed this video. I have read about the House rifles since Foxfire 5 came out when I was a teenager.

Thirty years later I still look at them with awe.

[sheepsfoot2]

I have his video...BUILDING A KENTUCKY RIFLE..{.how to build an heirloom quality and traditional flintlock rifle.}..........he certainly does that.....

[BOHEMIANHUNTINGCLUB]

really great vid,nice looking rifles

[jlb1369]

Tim,

Thanks for the great video! Mr. House is a true artist!

Please feel free to post any other video that you have on this gentleman

[MrPatriotOne]

What a man, and what a history!

Thanks for posting this!!!

Mulebrain!

[KYLEfromMN1]

those guns are beautiful

[fishnkid1923]

are those squirrel rifles accurate?wat caliber ball do they shoot,and how much would one cost?

[EGCblackknight]

most of the long rifles usualy fell some where between .28 to .54 caliber depending on what area it was made in. But you can get one built in about any caliber you want. A good custom long rifle usualy starts at around $2000 US

[mark3smle]

@fishnkid1923 squirrel rifles are very accurate out to 200 yards. they will take turkey, hog, and anything smaller. they are generally 32 or 36 caliber. high winds dont help the little balls. why? how much are u willing to give me?

[blndee4u1]

@fishnkid1923 Win the lottery then you can think about it~Go to gun shows you may find some luck

[animefantasypro]

awesome

[bluegrassrootstv]

Great story, well told, shot, and edited. Good job! Jack