SPEER UNITED STATES BICENTENNIAL AMMUNITION WALL HANGING BULLET BOARD 1976

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SPEER UNITED STATES BICENTENNIAL AMMUNITION WALL HANGING BULLET BOARD 1976:
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Speer Sporting Equipment Division, Omark Industries wall hanging / bullet board commemorating the United States Bicentennial with product glued on a picture. The frame has some dings -- see pictures. It measures about 21 1/2 inches by 11 1/2 inches.The individual projectiles are glued on with the caliber and grain indicated beneath each. Made in Lewiston, Idaho.The back has an article: \"The Pennsylvania-Kentucky Rifle, An American Heritage 1776 - 1976.\"During the first two decades of the 18th century, immigrants from Central Europe settled Eastern Pennsylvania and other areas near the Eastern seaboard. Among the arms they brought here was a short, stout, flintlock muzzleloading rifle of .50 to .60 caliber. Some of the immigrants were gunsmiths; so naturally, the first rifles produced in this country bore considerable resemblance to the contemporary European rifle which became the progenitor of the Pennsylvania-Kentucky rifle.\"But later rifles made here soon began to show gradual changes. By the time of the French and Indian War, stocks had taken on slimmer proportions, barrels were often over forty inches, and calibers reduced. What started the trend to longer barrels remains undocumented. It may have been to increase velocity, to extend sighting radius for more precise aiming, or for other unknown reasons both practical and impractical. But whatever the reason, the very long, slender, octagonal barrels contribute significantly to the distinctive appearance of these arms.\"The Pennsylvania-Kentucky Long Rifle was largely handmade, requiring the skills of several trades. Before the Industrial Revolution, gunsmiths often performed all phases of the work in completing Long Rifle. This SPEER presentation depicts a colonial gunsmith standing behind his wooden rifling bench, closely examining a finished rifle barrel by the light of his shop window. While the tools used to make these rifles were primitive and slow, in skilled hands they could produce a rifle that compares with many modern arms in accuracy.\"The Long Rifle reached its peak of development as a true folk art form in the \'Golden Age of Firearms.\' This period began just prior to the Revolutionary War and ended about 1825 - 30. The rifle shown is typical of the Golden Age. Best surviving Golden Age rifles are superb examples of the gunsmiths craft. Stocked to the muzzle in finely figured curly maple, the rifles display a grace of line and profile enhanced by raised stock carvings and tastefully engraved brass and silver inlays and fittings. They are mute testimony of a period where quality and the personal integrity of the maker preceded all other considerations.\"From its birth in Eastern Pennsylvania, manufacture of this rifle spread westward to Ohio, into New York and New England, and south into Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and the Carolinas. In each region there evolved \'schools\' showing unique variations in stock configuration and decorative detail of the rifles. So distinct did many of the \'schools\' become that often rifles bearing no maker\'s identification can be reliably attributed to a certain time, place, and sometimes the maker himself identified.\"The Long Rifle played a minor, but important, role in our war for Independence; and again in the War of 1812, where it was referred to in a popular ballad celebrating our decisive victory in the Battle of New Orleans. Though the primary arm of Infantry Regulars was the smoothbored musket, the Long Rifle served a useful tactical role in skirtmishes, scouting, sniping, and defense of fortifications. The precedents set at Lexington, Concord, Breed\'s Hill, and King\'s Mountain were repeated in many other engagements. Untrained and undisciplined militiamen, firing from concealed positions, decimated massed formations of British Regulars. Many a British soldier was totally demoralized to see comrades around him felled by unseen riflemen somewhere beyond musket range.\"But in historical perspective of greater significance was the role of the Long Rifle in day-to-day life. Here it was an absolutely vital tool with which the frontiersman defended and sustained his family; and occasionally, it provided a source of recreation.\"In the history of small arms, none have become m ore closely associated with the character of a nation than the Pennsylvania-Kentucky rifle. This uniquely American arm has transcended its role in history to become a symbol of America and a part of her enduring legend.\"I SHIP THE SAME DAY PAYMENT IS RECEIVED IF I HAVE IT BEFORE 12:00 NOON MOUNTAIN TIME MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. OTHERWISE, IT WILL BE SHIPPED THE FOLLOWING DAY THE POST OFFICE IS OPEN.If you are not happy with your purchase, please contact me.1-041716 / 1-12 / RL-012417