Trade Gun Barrels

These are the barrels I use for my kits. In stock and ready to ship.

They are copied from the John Bumford trade gun (with the vine painted stock) and are typical of trade barrels of the mid to late 18th century. They are custom made by Rice Barrels. They measure 47" long, 1" at the breech with a tapered octagonal section 10" long then turning round, tapering to the muzzle which is 3/4". It has a wedding band at the transition and a second one about 3" further down.

Very lightweight at only 

3 lbs. 1 oz. for the 20 gauge

and 3 lbs. 8 oz. for the 24 gauge.

Available in 20 (.62) and 24 (.58) gauge smoothbore only.

 Swamped Pistol Barrels

These are the barrels I use for my kits. In stock and ready to ship.

 They are made by Rice Barrels. These are their "A" weight barrel. They measure 10" long, 15/16" at the breech tapering to 3/4" at the waist then flaring to 13/16" the muzzle.

Very lightweight at only  pounds.

Available in .50 and .54 rifled only. (1-22 twist)

Each comes with a fitted flared breech plug.  

$195