The History of the Kentucky Rifle
By A Mystery Man Writer
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The history of colonial America cannot be told without telling this history of the Kentucky rifle—one of the most important American guns.
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Kentucky Rifles
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Is the Kentucky long rifle misnamed? - Appalachian History
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The Kentucky Rifle – How America's Famous Frontier Long Gun Changed Warfare
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The Plains Rifle
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Penmarva RiflesKentucky Rifles
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1850 Kentucky Rifle Musket- Live firing - History in the Making
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Kentucky carbine, USA 19th. C. (1138) - Rifles & carbines - Western and American Civil War 1861-1899 - Denix
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Is the Kentucky long rifle misnamed? - Appalachian History
History of the Kentucky Rifle - Muzzle-Loaders.com Podcast Short