Barrel from the 1700s sees new life thanks to a father, his son, and a gunsmith | Mcinturf Flintlock
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Today we have a submitted story to share about a father, son and a gunsmith who are bringing new life to an old barrel as well as recognition to a long-lost name.
Israel McInturff was born in Shenandoah County Virginia around the beginning of the Revolutionary War. He was the son of Christopher (1753-1814) and Christina McInturff (c1753-?). The McInturffs had lived in the Shenandoah Valley for a number of years, settling in the area that was known as Powell’s Fort Valley.
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By 1796 Israel and his family were living in Carter Co., TN. Israel is listed on the tax lists for Carter County, TN in 1796, 98, and 99 and is shown as owning 60 acres of land there at that time.
In 5 Jan 1814 when Israel was 38 years old, he enlisted in the army and served in the War of 1812. (This was to be an important year for the young man for his father died the same year) Israel was in Capt. Adam Winsells' Company of East Tennessee under the command of Col. Ewel Allison. Israel’s company trekked to Alabama where they fought against the Creek Indians. While on this campaign, he contracted a fever in Alabama and was plagued afterward with rheumatism. These afflictions caused him to be discharged 26 May 1814. He had served for four months and 22 days.
When Israel returned from the war, he took up a new occupation. Most colonial farmers were jacks-of-all-trades and many were skilled as blacksmiths. Rather than repairing farm implements, however, Israel---either before or after the war-chose to use his blacksmithing skills to help him in the craft of gunsmithing. He became a gun maker, and the 1820 Carter "Census of Manufacturers" listed Isreal [sic] McInturff as involved in “Rifle Gun Manufactory [sic] on Buffaloe [sic] Creek.” According to this report, Israel’s business seems to have been successful. The manufacturers’ census notes a number of details about the operation. For example, Israel had four employees whom he paid a total of $480 (probably $120 each) annually. Each year he used an estimated ton of bar iron and 2000 bushes of coal. His equipment was all working and in good order. It included one water wheel, one grindstone and boring machine, two anvils and vices, two bellows, and two sledgehammers. Israel claimed $600 capital invested and $20 contigent [sic] expenses. The product manufactured was listed as “rifle gun barrels” and the annual market value of products produced was $1500. Under general remarks about the business itself and demand and sale of its products the census taker commented: “flourishing condition, demand great, and sale very ready.”
Israel’s life spanned three major wars in American History. He was born near the beginning of the Revolution; he fought in the War of 1812, and he died near the beginning of the Civil War.
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I'm older, not impressed by much these days. In fact, pretty depressed with the world as a whole, but this story. This story was fantastic! I am very, very impressed! Also, I am very happy for these people.
Thank you Doc, it warms my heart to hear
WAY COOL ❤❤!! I'm drooling 🤤, it's absolutely beautiful !!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
This just made my heart sing. Israel Sr. was my 5th great grandfather (Christopher 4th gg, Laban 3rd gg). You gentlemen have honored them with this video. I thank you. Every now and then, I go looking for a McInturf rifle. That’s how I came across this video.
Ben Queary, your rendition is absolutely phenomenal. It’s pretty amazing that you used wood from Michigan. Many of Israel’s descendants are now in Michigan.
We need more of this. Who needs a AR . Thank you
Don't know what to say. This was a really special presentation. Enjoyed it immensely.
Please more awesome vids like this!
Cool! Beautiful!
Spectacular
Hey Ethan! WOW! Just simply WOW!
Love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Ethan. It warms my heart to see this kind of dedication to your hystory
It doesn’t get better or cooler than this. Outstanding.
Just, WOW!!!
If that barrel could only talk. What a history it would tell.
Great video!!! Thank you for sharing.
That is awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Great to see these old barrels get a new life. And on such a fine gun.
Ive been fortunate to pilfer some steel made in the 1860's. The outside of the round steel has outside rust . A cut off wheel showed me some prime iron of the old days from my area. Ive made a couple knives from that steel.
Absolutely outstanding. Beautiful rifle. Too beautiful for me. Id be too afraid to put hunting wear n year on it. But amazing to take those old barrels and bring them back life in the best way possible.
Beautiful fro uk 😊❤
Beautiful rifle and a shooter. Best of both worlds from true artists and craftsmen.
I love my flintlocks. I have inlines and percussion but the flintlocks are by far my favorites. Awesome story!
That was awesome. I love watching and hearing the stories and passion they have for truly making works of art . Thank you for sharing 🤠
Amazing story and an even more amazing rifle made by a dedicated craftsmen.
Awesome footage 🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing mr 👍
The Vermonter
Very cool! It is awesome to see new life breathed into old iron!
Good morning from Syracuse NY brother and everyone else thank you for sharing your adventures
Now that's a real craftsman would have loved to seen a video of his work
Amazing. Love the passion. Can't wait to get me a flintlock.
That is absolutely Amazing !! Thank You !!
Very nice video!
Thank you!
Very Nice!! Thanks for doing this Ethan! I like how you cut your footage in with mine. Ben needed some props given and I wasn't able to do that.
Beautiful rifle by an amazing craftsman, the barrel caught my attention because I have a 40 caliber flintlock with a barrel that looks a whole lot like that one, I bought this rifle 2-3 years ago, it was built by Brian Turner, (B. Turner on top flat) I can't say whether he built the rifle using an old barrel or maybe he just made it to look like that but at any rate, it is a nice rifle. I don't know much about Brian Turner, I'm guessing the rifle was built in the '70s or '80s but I can't say for certain. If anyone knows anything about him, I'd love to hear it. I really enjoyed this video, truly amazing craftsman! Loved the story behind it!
For some reason i keep reading the title as "the father, the son, and the holy gunsmith" and that is freaking hilarious to me, having grown up in the church hahahaha
Sweet, really nice... I have an original British smooth bore pistol barrel, my cousin found 2 in NM over 40 years ago, Dad made a pistol for his father with one, and put the other one up, and gave it to me some years ago... my plan is to have it restocked some day...
Absolutely a fantastic story! Thanks for sharing this Ethan.
TC
Very cool story! Thanks Ethan.
wow, a great video Ethan. I throughly enjoyed watching this. What a far better use for those barrels than tent pegs.
Amazing content! This is the best video you have shared with us to date. That said I have enjoyed all your work.
That’s awesome that you can use a barrel that is that old and it is still safe to fire.
All I can say is WoW!
beautiful work
Excellent!
Huuuuuyyyyyyyyyyyyiiii q bien este video si me gustó
Fantastic!!!
What a great video. That is an awesome muzzleloader!
That makes a truly special rifle. A nice 3rd reincarnation!
Great video! Love em.
Hey, where is the Floop? Miss him.
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I wonder what distance he was shooting at that target.
You can see the target stand at the end of the video, looks about 50 yrds to me.
We were at 25 yards
I would not think a barrel that old would be that small of a caliber
Original old barrels are not that rare or valuable…I’ve bought and sold many over the years
Very common to see them with sights that have been moved.
I recently sold an early hand forged large bore barrel that I think could have been from the 1700s, key word here is “ could”…was wrought iron of course and not steel
Aint going to be doing any soldering with copper! 😃
Can be used for forge brazing though which was how many of these original iron mounted hardware was made
Nice looking rifle if you like this style.
What is the twist rate .?
Well, that's a tricky one. We had the barrel rifling cut with a gain twist. Meaning, as the rifling approaches the bore it gets tighter. So I'm not sure we could determine a rate with it.
@@imjustadude meaning as the rifling approaches the muzzle it spins faster? Gain twist was real common . Shooting lead at higher velocity starting at a slow twist so as not to strip / slip / strip the bullet in the rifling till the bullet gains velocity then increase the spin rate. Works good.
@@jlyle51 that is correct. Slower at the breach end, faster towards the bore