The Kentucky Rifle Association would like to welcome you to our website. The focus of the Kentucky Rifle Association is the study, collection and preservation of the Kentucky Rifle and Pistol. Our goal is to present information, to the public, about this true American Art form. We also wish to ensure that the information provided here is educational and accurate. We will periodically update these pages to provide to the collector, student and historian, a factual history about the Kentucky Rifle and the Gunsmiths who crafted them. Our Association is dedicated to preserving this history and promoting study through this website. Data on known Gunsmiths is divided by state, region and or schools.

The Kentucky Rifle Association was formed in 1962 by a group of pioneer collectors and students of the Kentucky Rifles and Pistols. These pioneers did much of the original research on Kentucky Rifles and published this information to enlighten all who were interested in learning more about these Rifles.

Membership in the KRA is open to any collector of the American Longrifle and its accoutrements. You need to be sponsored and endorsed by two KRA members in good standing. If you are interested in joining our organization, express your interest to one of our members. Note again that we are an organization of collectors and students of the Kentucky Rifle.
Through this website we will bring you information about the KRA organization, its activities and accomplishments as well as detailed information about the Kentucky Rifle Foundation, our non-profit branch.

Thank you for visiting our website. It is hoped that you find it informative and instructional. Please stop back often.


Brian LaMaster – President KRA