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January 19th, 2016, 08:52 AM #1
Emporium, PA gunsmith builds two flintlocks for "Revenant."
WJAC TV story about local gunsmith Ron Luckenbill:
http://wjactv.com/news/local/revenan...local-gunsmith
EMPORIUM, Pa. - The rifle used by Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant" was made by an Emporium man.
Ron Luckenbill started building guns over 5o years ago.
He said he builds about a dozen contemporary long rifles each year from his workshop in Cameron County.
Luckenbill said the phone call he got during the summer of 2014, which he thought was a scam, turned out to be the call of a lifetime.
"We subsequently concluded a deal to make the gun that Leonardo DiCaprio would be using in the movie," he said.
Luckenbill is owner of Recreating History, a business that makes guns. He said he was contacted by producers of the revenant about an Angstadt rifle on his website.
He said he had one gun in stock, made an exact duplicate, and got both guns to British Columbia in less than a month.
"It's not an opportunity you get every day and this is a once in a lifetime shot for me," Luckenbill said. "So I did the work that was necessary."
Luckenbill keeps an autographed photo of the film's star, holding his Bucks County style rifle, in his workshop.
He said he purchases the curly maple wood locally to create the guns.
"It's cut into a gun shape and then a barrel is set into the stock."
Luckenbill said he has built a total of 288 guns, and has had many orders since the movie, four of those being orders for a replica of the Revenant gun. His work for the movie was featured in the NRA publication, "American Rifleman."
He said he was thinking about retiring again after building his 300th gun--but after his break with the movie--retirement is down the road again.
A copy of the rifle will be on display and for sale at the 18th Century Artisan Show in February.
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January 19th, 2016, 09:34 AM #2Grand Member
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Re: Emporium, PA gunsmith builds two flintlocks for "Revenant."
You beat me to it.
FUCK BIDEN
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January 19th, 2016, 10:01 AM #3
Re: Emporium, PA gunsmith builds two flintlocks for "Revenant."
Some beautiful craftsmanship. More pics on their website.
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January 19th, 2016, 11:28 AM #4
Re: Emporium, PA gunsmith builds two flintlocks for "Revenant."
I don't ever see me being in the market for something like that. I wonder what the going price is on a piece of that type. It's purddy.
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January 19th, 2016, 11:31 AM #5
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January 19th, 2016, 11:46 AM #6
Re: Emporium, PA gunsmith builds two flintlocks for "Revenant."
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January 19th, 2016, 12:28 PM #7
Re: Emporium, PA gunsmith builds two flintlocks for "Revenant."
For those that want to know: The 18th Century Artisan Show is 5-6 February at the Country Cupboard in Lewisburg PA
www.18thcenturyartisanshow.com/
It is a incredible show for folks into the period around the French and Indian wars. Lots of nice guns, horns, accessories, clothes. I highly recommend it!
Edit: For those who have never been to Dixons Muzzleloading, they usually have a large spread at this show!Last edited by gghbi; January 19th, 2016 at 12:46 PM.
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January 19th, 2016, 12:37 PM #8
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January 19th, 2016, 12:39 PM #9
Re: Emporium, PA gunsmith builds two flintlocks for "Revenant."
"Cives Arma Ferant"
"I know I'm not James Bond, that's why I don't keep a loaded gun under the pillow, or bang Russian spies on a regular basis." - GunLawyer001
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