Rifles and shotguns are separate types of firearm. The Kentucky Long-Rifle was as its name implies a rifle, not a shotgun.
The Kentucky Long-Rifle is known alternatively as the Pennsylvania Long-Rifle, and the American Long-Rifle. Being from the Commonwealth of Kentucly the author of this answer asserts that Kentucky Long-Rifle is the one and true proper name. Now, as to the meat of the question. This long pattern of rifle first appeared in Pennsylvania as a product of German immigrants to the American Colonies. Due to its capabilities the gun rapidly proliferated from there. This type of firearm came to be known as the 'Kentucky Long-Rifle' in later years for a number of reasons. The most important of which would be that in colonial times the men of Kentucky had a reputation not only as hunters; but as Sharpshooters wielding this distinctive family of long-rifles.
Robert Lagemann has written: 'The long rifle' -- subject(s): Kentucky rifle
YOu can spend 100-10000 USD on one.
One. It was a single shot muzzle loader.
You need the services of a gunsmith
Varies. European Jager rifles were shorter, and fired larger bullets. The Pennsylvania rifle (miscalled the Kentucky rifle) were of smaller caliber, but longer- about 5 feet.
Kentucky Rifle - 1955 is rated/received certificates of: Iceland:16 Norway:12
nobody really knows who made it, but it was a group of foreign gunsmiths in the mid-1600's
Kentucky Rifle was used, it was long ranged and silent and in service from 1700 to 1900.
That depends... Early versions of the Kentucky Long-Rifle were flintlock guns and thus required flint to ignite the powder in the flash-pan. Later versions were made to use percussion caps; while many of the older flintlocks were modified by gunsmiths and 'upgraded' to percussion caps.
The address of the Kentucky Rifle Foundation is: 17 Odin Ct, Columbia, SC 29229-6510