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NEW RELEASE FOR DECEMBER 2010

The Gunsmith of Williamsburg

The acclaimed film from 1969 now on DVD featuring Wallace Gusler building a traditional flintlock rifle using 18th century technologies.  Documents the forging, boring and rifling the barrel, forging the lock, casting brass gun mounts and stocking the rifle. Includes carving, engraving, stain and finish.

Only $24.95 plus $5 priority mail

Completing the Hand-forged Rifle Barrel

American Pioneer Video has produced many of our projects based upon the Gunsmith of Williamsburg film. The documentary of building a colonial era rifle was never intended to be a how-to-type project. We took nearly every aspect of this film to produce our Preservation of the American Pioneer Crafts Series. To this end we have now released the barrel tube forged by Jon Laubach which has been bored out to finish it.  Strictly with had tools Mike files up to the breech plug cuts the threads, drill and taps the breech to fit the barrel properly, then files up the octagon flats of the tapered and flared barrel. Crowning the barrel as well as coning the touch-hole from inside the barrel is shown in close detail. But as Wallace Gusler says, you have not made a barrel until it is proofed. In the finale, Mike proofs the barrel with a double charge and double ball. An excellent and educational production at a discounted price.

Only $24.95 plus $5 priority mail.

Shipping for both DVDs combined is only $6 for Priority Mail.

Production on Long Hunter Series Volume 5 is once again a priority.  Although the external circumstances which have affected the completion of this project have not changed, we recently hosted a decision making meeting in Bowling Green to determine if we are going to finish what we started.  Mark brought along Ehrin Ehlert, and we had a very open discussion on what we wanted to do.  The answer is: Yes!  And to get going, we added more topics to be taped.  We have invested $10,000 in new equipment to include not only digital recording equipment, but also a new editing computer which can handle HD.  And we have already taped several more segments.  Editing is under way.  We sould very much like to have this new volume ready before Christmas, but are not sure if we can.  We will do our best, but we learned a long time ago, not to release anything until we are proud of the final effort.  There is a long way to go.

New production has included segments with the notable Second Company, a feast hosted by Judge Carroll Ross, and a first ever - the real Mrs. Baker, Marlys has made her appearance.  Morgan's Glade is recording some specific music for us.  We are also trying to coordinate material that Wallace Gusler and Eve Otmer have been researching on the traditional hunting shirt.

We appreciate the interest of our customers, and indeed hope you will find Long Hunter Volume Five with Mark Baker worth waiting for.

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