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First 5 articles are loaded - the remainder will be loaded - weekly until all are finished.

“Earl Lanning – A Contemporary Pioneer”, The Flintlock,
publication of the Contemporary Longrifle Association,”
Staunton, VA., Volume 2, Issue 2, 1998.

 “The Engraved Powder Horns of the Folky Artist”,
 The Horn Book, Publication of  the Honourable Company
of Horners.  Feature article, May issue, 2003.

“Nechasin - to be watchful.”  Lenape~Delaware
 21^st century Sculpture of an 18^th Century Culture
designed and wrought by Frank & Lally House
Paris, Kentucky

“Kings Mountain and Its Heroes - October 7, 1780”,
 The Gun Report, Cover-Volume 51, Number 5, Oct. 2005.

 “Return to Manskers Station”, Muzzle Blast, Publication of
the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association. Cover
photography and feature article, June issue, 1988.

“Cousin Willie White ~ Knifemaker, Blacksmith, Genius”,
 Muzzleloader Magazine, cover photography and feature
 article, July /August issue 1990.

“William Otis White – Knifemaker” Dixie Gun Works
Black Powder Annual, Union City, Tenn. – 1992 edition.

“Sgt. Alvin C. York – Marksman – Soldier – Hero!”
Muzzle Blast, Publication of the National Muzzleloading
Rifle Association. February issue, 1993.

“Life and Times of H. House” Dixie Gun Works
Black Powder Annual, Union City, Tenn. – 1994 edition.

“Hershel Carman House – The Legend Lives On”,
The Flintlock, publication of the Contemporary Longrifle
 Association, Staunton, VA., Volume 1, Issue 1 1997.
                                              
Thoughts On The Contemporary Longrifle In The 21^ST Century”,
 The Flintlock, publication of the Contemporary Longrifle
 Association. Staunton, VA.  Volume 4, Issue 1, 2001

“From the Hands of the Master Craftsman - Jim Chambers
 Flintlocks Ltd.“ Muzzleloader Magazine, centerfold and
 feature article, July/August  issue 1999.

 “A Contemporary Pioneer”, Muzzle Blast, Publication of
the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association. Feature
article, December issue, 2000.

                                              
The Kentucky Rifle Assoc. Bulletin, Volume 31, Fall 2004. 
The Gun Report, Cover-Volume 50, Number 12, May 2005

“The Battle of Kings Mountain”, The SAR Magazine,
Publication of the Sons of the American Revolution,
Volume 100, Number 2, Fall, 2005.

“Finger Weaving – An Art of the Hands” Dixie Gun Works
Black Powder Annual, Union City, Tenn. – 2006 edition.

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