Caywood Gunmakers

Caywood Gunmakers builds semi-custom black powder firearms—the kind that work and look like museum pieces. Dan Caywood has spent over 55 years perfecting his craft, running the shop for the last 33 years from Berryville, Arkansas.

• •Flintlock rifles: French Type "C" and "D", English Game Gun, Southern Mountain Rifle, Crockett Rifle, NW Trade Gun
• •Fowlers: 12 GA English Fowler, English Fowler pattern guns
• •Pistols: French Pistol and percussion conversions
• •Custom options: Percussion conversions with sealed drums, personalization, inlays, engraving

President Bush accepted the #1 David Crockett Rifle as a personal gift in 2002—a testament to the quality of Caywood's work.

Each rifle combines precision engineering with historical accuracy. Percussion conversions are built to look like actual flintlock-to-percussion conversions, with machined drums and internal stops that seal completely. Barrel work includes information on jug choking, quality steel, and touch-hole liners—the details that separate craft from commodity.

• •Lead time: Up to 6 months for custom builds
• •Faster options: Check the "Available" page for partially or fully finished guns that can ship sooner
• •Contact: Call 870-423-4741 during business hours (CST)—Dan's a faster talker than typist
• •No email until order placed: The backlog keeps him busy