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Trend & Tradition

Title Lock, Stock, and Barrel
Issue Volume 02, Number 04 (T&T, Autumn 2017)
Description The Colonial Williamsburg gunsmiths spend around 400 hours turning raw materials into finished replicas of American long rifles. The final weight of the gun is chosen by the customer. The article includes a diagram showing how 60 pounds of raw materials were transformed into the finished 11 pound firearm.
Author Trifone, Nicole
Pages 88-89