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Kentucky Rifle
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Quick Overview
Manufacturer
Production
1730s - 1820s
Caliber
Overview
The Kentucky Rifle (also known as the Pennsylvania Long Rifle) is an American flintlock rifle known for its exceptionally long rifled barrel that gave it accuracy far beyond military smoothbore muskets. Favored by frontiersmen and colonial marksmen, it played a pivotal role in the American Revolutionary War.
Calibers & Ammunition
Dimensions
Overall Length
1,500-1,800mm (59-71 in)
Barrel Length
1,000-1,220mm (40-48 in)
Weight
4.5-5.4 kg (10-12 lb)
Mechanical
Action Type
Flintlock, single-shot, muzzle-loading, rifled
Trigger Type
Double-set triggers on many examples
Sights Type
Blade front, notch or buckhorn rear — iron sights common
Magazine Capacity
Single-shot, muzzle-loading
Additional Information
action
Flintlock, muzzle-loading, rifled
barrel
1,000-1,220mm (40-48 in) — unusually long for ballistic efficiency
sights
Iron sights — rare on military muskets of the era
caliber
Typically .40-.50 caliber — rifled, patched round ball
rate_of_fire
1-2 rounds per minute (tighter patched ball slows loading)
effective_range
200-300 m aimed fire, far exceeding smoothbore muskets
How does the Kentucky Rifle compare?
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