During this visit to the East, Jud was provided access to exceptional rifles of the Golden Age of the American Longrifle at the Mercer Museum, the Winterthur and The Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Thus far, the fruit of this opportunity has allowed Jud to produce a "bench copy" of the E. Marshall rifle and a Nol rifle. The latest effort, the third in the series is rumored to be a Welshans.
I have documented this rifle from its inception and these documentary photos will be posted when the rifle is complete and in its owners hands.
In the meantime, I offer these following glimpses of Alaska on the shortest day of the year - a recurrent theme, and a few other "atmospherics" from the Far North.
First: Sunrise behind Mt. Hays in the Alaska Range.
Actually it's just past high noon!
Sunset just a little bit later.
Jud's precious kittens - their faces a bit grimy
from playing in the coal dust of the forge.
... and finally, Jud's friendly draft horse
says "Hello!"
