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Kentucky Firearms History

admin · 2026-03-16T23:04:12.971Z

Spent some time last week digging into Kentucky firearms history for context on a project, and this piece covers ground most of us know pieces of but probably haven't seen laid out end to end. A few things jumped out worth talking about. The name "Kentucky rifle" didn't come from where it was made. It came from where it was used and who used it. Most people at the gun counter think Lancaster, Pennsylvania when you say "Kentucky rifle," and they're technically right about the origin — but th...

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Kentucky Firearms History

Kentucky's relationship with firearms is older than the state itself. Before Kentucky became the 15th state in 1792, its territory was already synonymous with a specific rifle — a firearm so closely associated with the long hunters who used it in the

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