School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Pittsburgh, Allegheny county 1857 to 1860. Worked in Wheeling, Ohio county, West Virginia 1862 to 1866.
Tower Adams
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Washington, Washington County 1824 to1860. Worked in Canonsburg, Washington County in 1870.
Simon Ake
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Working dates: 1845-1860 Born 1800 Died ? Worked in the Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township.
Andreas Albrecht
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Andreas Albrecht (1718-1802) was one of the patriarchs of Pennsylvania gun building. Born in Germany, he came to America in 1750 and served as the master gunsmith at the Moravian settlement of Christian Springs, the initial place where guns were built within the Lehigh Valley, near present-day Nazareth. Albrecht left the settlement in 1771 and moved to Lititz, a Moravian community in Lancaster County, PA, where he continued gun building. Albrecht was the master of William Henry, Jr. Only one signed A. Albrecht rifle is known to exist today.
Charles Albrect
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in East Birmingham, Allegheny County in1870 to 1871.
Andreas Albrecht Albright
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Warwick Township, Lititz, Pa., 1772-1800
Henry Albright
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Born August 5, 1772 in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Died January 27, 1845. Son of grand master Andreas Albrecht. Documented as a maker in Lititz/Warwick Twp. as early as 1792. It appears that Henry was a peripatetic gunmaker, moving west to Cumberland County and then to Ohio, later to return to the Moravian communities of Lititz (Lancaster Co.) and Nazareth (Lehigh Co.)
Henry (Son of Andreas) Albright
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Warwick Township, Lititz, Pa., 1814-1820
John Albright
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Andrew Albright (1770-1822), son of Andreas Albrecht, was documented by scholar Sam Dyke as a gunsmith working in Nazareth in the 1790-1822 period.
Thomas Albright
Thomas John Albright (1808-1890)was taxed as a gunsmith from 1835-1840 in Stroudsburg, PA, the county seat of Monroe County, PA. He moved west and set up shop in St. Louis, MO, where ran a family business with his sons Thomas John, Jr., and William. Primarily makers of percussion longrifles.
M. Aldenderfer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
County records cite a Metschl Aldenderfer, gunsmith, working in Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. Not much is known about the man; some scholars have dated him as working as early as the 1760’s. Researcher Sam Dyke was able to find only one tax record for him…1800.
M. Aldenderfer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Cocalico Township, 1800-Only
William R. Allebaugh
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in German Township, Fayette County in 1850 to 1852.
Richard Allison
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Sewickley Township,Allegheny county in 1860.
Thomas H. Allison
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Peters Township, Washington County 1807 to 1818. Worked in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County 1819 to 1836.
William Allison
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in German Township Fayette County 1811. New Salem,Fayette County 1813-1825, 1828-1855.
Joseph Altenbauch
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County 1858-59.
Jacob Altenderfer
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Greenwich Township
Angstadt (Family)
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
The Angstadt family of gun makers is the dynasty of makers in Berks County. The family consisted of ten craftsmen who made complete rifles for over 100 years. Centered primarily in Maxatawny, Greenwich, and Long Swamp Townships and the Kutztown area the family consisted of:
Adam 1st. – 1740 -1812
Peter Angstadt 1st. – 1738 – 1782
Peter Angstadt II – 1763 -1815
Joseph Angstadt – 1765 – ?
Jacob Angstadt – 1783 -1843
Joseph Angstadt II – 1817 – 1872
Abraham Angstadt – 1784 – 1868
Peter Angstadt III – 1807 – 1870
Adam Angstadt II – 1821 – 1888
Although each of the Angstadt makers had their own style, similarities can be found and most Angstadt rifles are readily identified after some study. A common characteristic of their design could be defined as Pennsylvania “Dutchy”, with many of their guns as much folk art as firearm. Design motifs seen on some Angstadts have included unusual stars, flowers, lions and even hex signs, along with unique patch box designs.
Adam Angstadt
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Kutztown Borough
Adam Angstadt
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Adam Angstadt was taxed as a gunsmith at the dawn of the 19th century in Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., PA. Rifles with “A A” on the top of the barrel can be assumed to have been made by this man
Joseph Angstadt
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Rockland Township
Joseph Angstadt
School: Kutztown (Pennsylvania/PA)
In 1800, Joseph Angstadt was taxed as a gunsmith in Maxatawny Twp., Berks County. Seventeen years later he was taxed in Kutztown, PA.
Peter Angstadt
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Angstadt (Anstat) was taxed as a gunsmith in Rockland Township, Berks Co., at the beginning of the 19th century.
Peter Angstadt
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Rockland Township
Aaron H. Armstrong
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Borough Township, Beaver County1841-46 Mercer,Mercer County 1850 Rochester, Beaver County 1860 Mercer, Mercer County 1880.
Crawford Armstrong
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun barrel and ax maker. Worked in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County 1852-1867
Charles Artzt
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Breech-loading rifle maker. Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia 1818. Pittsburgh, Allegheny County 1819-26.
James Atkinson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Nottingham Township, Washington County 1833-1836.
Daniel Auber
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Georges Township,Fayette County 1802-1804.
Frederick Ault,Jr
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Somerset Township, Washington County 1791-1818. Worked as a blacksmith and gunsmith.
John Axer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lancaster Boro., 1843-1844
Jaffa Bair
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Leacock Township, 1802
John Bair
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Andrew Baker
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Frankstown Township between 1833 and 1837. Born 1808 Died 1887
Caleb Baker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Deed Book B. “Mayhill” Lampeter Twp.,1741
George Baker
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Died in 1820. George Township and German Township, Fayette County.
George Baker
Lampeter Township,1786
John Baker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Noted gunsmith researcher Sam Dyke located the name of John Baker, gunsmith, in county records spanning the period 1728-1750. Baker worked within the town of Lancaster. This establishes that Baker was in the first wave of early builders to begin the gunbuilding industry within the town.
Joshua Baker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Joshua Baker (d.1753), son of John Baker, worked in Lancaster Boro as a gunsmith, most likely in his father’s shop. Baker’s will is recorded in the court house records and he is referred to as a gunsmith in this document. Earlier courthouse records list him as a ‘gunbarrelsmith.”
Joshua Baker (Son of John)
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lancaster Boro., 1754
Melchoir Baker
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Georges Township Fayette County 1781-1805
Nicholas Baker
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Georges Township
Robert Baker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Researcher Sam Dyke traced the evolution of the Baker family of gunsmiths within the county. While no guns made by these men are known to exist, these men are important for they are, very likely, the first gunsmiths to settle within the Lancaster region. In 1717, Robert Baker (d. 1728) and his brother Samuel purchased land near the confluence of the Pequea Creek and Susquehanna River. Soon thereafter, Robert bought out his brother’s share. In 1719, Robert and his son Caleb petitioned Jacob Taylor, the Penns’ Provincial Secretary, to build a shop and mill for “boaring” gun barrels. Permission was granted and work began soon thereafter. Caleb took over the shop when his father died and ran it until 1741.
Samuel Baker
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Thomas Balsley
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Born in 1833
Samuel Barber
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Samuel Barber was taxed as a gunsmith in Caernovon Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, from 1807-1813.
George Bard
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lampeter Township, 1777
Jacob Barr
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Manheim Township, 1829
Thomas Bateman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegheny County 1840’s
Francis Bates
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburg, Allegheny County
John Bauer
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburg, Allegheny County
John Baxter
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Uniontown, Fayette County
Henry Bayers
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jacob Bear
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Manheim Township, 1825-1850
John Bear
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Manheim Township, 1808-1841
Joseph Bear
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Manheim Township, 1825-1834
Peter Bear
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Bear appears on county records as a gunsmith in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., from 1840-1850.
Peter Bear
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Warwick Township, 1840-1850
Samuel Bear
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Manheim Township, 1809-1850
Asbury Beck
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Buffalo Township. Washington County
Christian Beck
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Christian Beck, brother of J. P. Beck, worked as a gunsmith in the early 1800’s in Lebanon, PA. It appears that he was itinerant for part of his life, travelling westward, as did many gunsmiths at the time. Note: It is possible that there was a father and son who were both gunsmiths, and the matter is further complicated in that there were C. Becks making guns as far west as St. Louis in the following generation. None of this mitigates the fact that some well-made flintlocks signed “C. Beck” adorn some of the finest collections.
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John P. Beck
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
John P. Beck (1751-1811) was one of the superior builders of Pennsylvania longrifles. He was taxed in Lebanon, PA from 1772 until the time of his death. He built fine longrifles as well as Committee of Safety arms for the war effort. He was instrumental in establishing the regional style, and his rifles are often embellished with bold rococo scrollwork and beautiful engraving. Occasionally the underside of a Beck barrel will carry the inscription “INRI” or “DEO.” Due to stylistic and architectural congruence, it is believed that Beck was the master of Nicholas Beyer, another master builder from the Dauphin/Lebanon region. Note: Until 1785, this region was part of Lancaster County. In this year it became part of Dauphin County and in 1813 the area became part of Lebanon County. Essentially, when Beck was a gunsmith he was paying taxes to Dauphin County.
William Beck
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
George Becker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1785
Frederick Beckert
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Born 1843
George Beer (Bear)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Also spelled Bear. Armstrong County and Westmoreland County
Christopher Beidenhardt
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1770-1773
Peter Bellis
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Bellis (1799-1885)was a prolific maker of flintlock longrifles from the 1820’s through the 1860’s. He worked in Lykens in northern Dauphin County. In 1855, a Peter Bellis, Jr., also was assessed as a gunsmith in nearby Wiconisco.
Christiam Bender
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1814
John Bender
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1813-1816
John Bender
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Bender (b. 1782) appears on county records from 1809-1816 as a gunsmith working in the city of Lancaster, PA. In 1809 he was one of a group of gunsmiths, including Jacob Dickert and John Gonter, who sent a letter to the government requesting payment for an overdue account related to guns that the men had built for the army.
Philip Bender
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Manheim, 1786-1793
Philip Bender
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Philip Bender appears in county records as a gunsmith working in the town of Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA, from 1786 through 1793.
Andrew Bentano
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburg, 1860’s
Isaac Berlin
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Berlin appears to have started and ended his trade within this region, appearing on Easton tax records as a gunsmith from 1775-1795 and again in 1835. In between he surfaces both in York County and farther west in Crawford County. (Dyke)
Peter Berry
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Berry (d. 1796) is regarded as a grand master of the Dauphin/Lebanon region. He was taxed as a gunsmith in Heidelberg Twp., Dauphin County from 1786-1796. His distinct rifles reflect excellent crafstmanship and engraving, and genuine specimens are rare and especially desirable. Berry and his contemporaries in the trade reveal the complexity of discussing what we call the Dauphin/Lebanon school. These men worked in Dauphin County prior to the formation of Lebanon County in 1813. After 1813, tradesmen near present day Annville paid taxes to the newly-formed county of Lebanon.
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Peter Berry
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Anneville – Now Dauphin, 1772-1790
Andrew Berryhill
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Andrew Berryhill was taxed as a gunsmith in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, circa 1805-1810.
Davit Beyer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lebanon Township, 1800
Nicholas Beyer
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Nicholas Beyer (c.1780-1850)is regarded today as one of the grand masters of the late golden age of flintlock riflebuilding. Beyer was most likely an apprentice of J. P Beck of Lebanon, PA. Beyer worked near Annville at the dawn of the 19th century and produced many fine guns. His patchboxes often feature a bird finial and his general style suggests strong “Pennsylvania Dutch” folk influence. Beyer rifles are in some of today’s best collections, and specimens can be found with either full-octagon or octagon-to-round barrel configurations. Many of his barrels are inscribed boldly on the top facet “N. Beyer.” Along with J. P. Beck, Beyer occasionally marked INRI or DEO on the underside of his barrels. He was a masterful woodcarver and capable engraver. The federal census of 1850 lists a Nicholas Boyer, age 70, among those dwelling at the almshouse in South Lebanon Township. As no death or burial records have been found for Beyer, it is probable that the old master was buried in Potter’s Field.
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Nicholas Beyer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lebanon Township, 1807-1810
Michael Bez
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Michael Bez was an early gunsmith in Lancaster City and appears on county records in the years 1758-1759.
Frederick Biddle
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Franklin County
George Biddle
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Bullskin Township, Fayette County. Tax lists 1816, 1823.
1791-1871
Source:
Kauffman, Henry. The Pennsylvania-Kentucky Rifle. New York City, NY : Bonanza Books, 1960. Print.
H. Billig
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lynn Township
Amos Bisbing
Amos S. Bisbing was taxed in Tannersville, Monroe Co., PA. in 1861. Well made double rifles are extant that bear his name.
Andrew Bishly
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lebanon Township, 1771
Samuel Bisle
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Westmoreland County
Henry Black
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Fayette County
Michael Black
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Union Township.
William Blain
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Westmoreland County
Andrew Blair
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Washington County
David Blair
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Washington County
Peter Bollinger
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1776
John Bonewitz
School: Berks Womelsdorf (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Bonewitz [B 1758 – D 1828] worked as Master Gunsmith in Womelsdorf, Pa. from approx. 1778 until 1809. Moved to Pine Grove, Pa. in 1809 and continued the trade there until his death.
Bonewitz first appears in the Womelsdorf tax records in 1780 as a single freeman. In 1781 he appears in York, Pa for a short period of time and then again in Womelsdorf estate records in 1783 and as a tax payer from 1784 thru 1809.
Largely credited with training Leonard Reedy while in Womelsdorf who remained with Bonewitz in the Womelsdorf shop after his apprenticeship and moved with him to Pine Grove in 1809.
Bonewitz and Reedy also are credited with training Andrew Fichthorn Jr. in the mysteries and art of gun making up until 1802-1803 when Fichthorn Jr. returned to Reading, Pa. and established his own shop. [See Andrew Fichthorn Jr.]
Further information available:
– John Bonewitz, Womelsdorf, Pa., by Henry Bishop
– KRA Bulletin: Vol. 29 No. 2 Winter 2002
– Selected KRA Bulletin Articles-KRA 2005 Published by Kentucky Rifle Foundation
– High Resolution Photos of Bonewitz’ Work – Kentucky Rifle Photographs 2005 Volume I, Issue I
John Bowers
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Bowers, gunsmith, Jonestown, Lebanon Co., PA., taxed in 1860 circa. Builder of percussion rifles and pistols.
Albert Bown
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
James Bown
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburg, Allegheny County
William H. Bown
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Son of James. Pittsburg
William Boyd
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Willaim Boyd, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, gunsmith, 1811. Boyd family was early to region, holders of Penn land grant.
Henry Boyer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lebanon Township, 1807
John Brandt
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1834-1837
Jacob Brant
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
1811-1872
Christopher Breihen
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1759-1770
Christopher Breitenherd
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
C. Breitenherd was an early Lancaster maker, documented as such from the late 1750’s through 1773. He emigrated from Wertheim (Germany)in 1753 where he learned the trade of gunsmithing. He built guns for the Committee of Safety and concurrently ran a tavern in Lancaster City. See Heckert and Vaughn, The Pennsylvania-Kentucky Rifle, 1992.
Frederick Brenberger
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Martic Township, 1814-1816
George Breneise
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jacob Brenneman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Earl Township, 1828
Adam Bricker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1863
Jacob Brock
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
Stephen Brock
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Cumberland Township, Greene County
Peter Brong
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1788-1816
Peter Brong
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Brong was a Lancaster County gunsmith who worked during the late 18th and early 19th century. He died in 1817.
John Brooks
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Associated with gunsmith Abraham Henry about 1800. Listed in Harrisburg and Lancaster.
John Brooks
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Brooks, Jr., was taxed as a gunsmith from 1802 through 1817 in Harrisburg, the county seat of Dauphin County, PA. He built classic longrifles with Lancaster school overtones, consistent with the fact that he built guns in Lancaster city prior to moving to Harrisburg.
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John Brooks
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1800-1816
Joseph Broswell
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Washington County
David D. Brown
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1838-1863
John B. Brown
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburg and Washington County
William Brown
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
William H. Brown
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
William S. Brown
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Enterprise Gun Works
John Brubaker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Earl Township, 1802-1803
James Bryan
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lampeter Township, 1801
James Bryan
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
James Bryan was taxed as a gunsmith in Lampeter Twp., Lancaster County, PA, circa 1800.
Samuel Buchanan
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Samuel Buchanan was taxed as a gunsmith in 1814, working out of Halifax, Dauphin Co., PA. (Kauffman)
David B. Buckwalter
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in the Borough of McConnellstown in Walker Township. Born 1850 Died 1928. Was an apprentice of J.S. Johnson.
William Burly
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Washington County
Henry Burnett
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Greene County
Richard Butler
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
1743-1791
Thomas Butler
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1749
William Butler
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Fort Pitt
Robert Buyers
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Salisbury Township, 1801
William Cable
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegheny County
Hugh Calderwood
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lawrence County
William Calderwood
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Born in Ireland
James Campbell
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Uniontown, Fayette County Pennsylvania
James Campbell
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
James Campbell (1805-1856) was taxed as a gunsmith in Middletown, PA, from 1831 to the mid-1840’s. Campbell was one of several gunsmiths to work in or near this boro, the oldest in Dauphin County, strategically located mid-way between Lancaster and Carlisle on the original Pennsylvania turnpike road. Architecturally, Middletown rifles often reflect a modified, yet distinct association to those produced in nearby Lancaster.
James Cannon
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Greene County Pennsylvania
Nelson Capron
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Washington County
James Chambers
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
James Chambers (1738-1762)appears in county records as early as 1750-1751. He moved north to the banks of the Susquehanna River near present-day Harrisburg (Dauphin Co.)and set up a gunshop on the site of Fort Hunter. During the French and Indian War and Pontiac’s Rebellion, this site was used as a fort, refuge and depot, especially for goods and materiel being transported from Lancaster to Fort Augusta (present-day Shamokin). Chambers was killed by Indians in 1762.
Joseph Chambers
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Franklin and Washington Counties
Charles Cheney
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Beaver County
William S. Chilcote
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Todd Township. Working dates: 1870-1887. Born 1850 Died 1887. Apprentice of James Stapleton.
George Chisler
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Christ
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Cocalico Township, 1805
Nathan Claus
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Hiedelberg/Albany Township
Henry Clause
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry Clause was taxed as a gunsmith working in Heidelberg Twp., Lehigh Co., in 1821. (Kauffman)
Jacob Clewells
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Clewells, gunsmith, 1799-1802 tax lists, Hanover Twp., Northampton Co., PA (Dyke)
Philip Clewells
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Philip Clewells, gunsmith, Easton tax records 1820-1835, Bushkill Twp., Northampton Co., PA (Dyke)
William Clewells
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
William Clewells, gunsmith, 1814-1835, Bushkill Twp., Northampton Co., PA. (Dyke)
Jacob Cline
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
1820-1911
Christian Clous
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lynn Township, Northampton County, Gunsmith 1795-1807, Tax List-Easton
Benjamin Coburn
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Little Britain Township, 1816
Alexander Cochran
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegheny County
Ladon Cochran
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Samuel Cochran
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
1751-1835
John Coey
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Coldren
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Samuel Coldren
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Samuel Coldren is listed as a gunsmith in county records from 1838-1850 working in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster Co., PA.
David Collum
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Concle
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Westmoreland County
Jacob Cook
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Brecknock Township, 1838-1850
George Cooper
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith-Forger, Cocalico Township, 1834-1835
James Cooper
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Paul Corner
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunlock Maker, Lancaster Boro., 1759
Corolus
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Donegal Township, 1801
George Correll
George Correll is documented as a gunsmith working out of Kunkletown, Monroe Co., PA, in 1861. Maker of percussion guns.
John Cory
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Beaver County
F. Andrew Couch
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Miller Township. Died in 1846.
John Cover
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
George Craft
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
George Craig
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Joseph Craig
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
William Craig
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
James Cresson,
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Felix Crider
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in the Borough of Beaver Creek. Born 1838 Died 1924.
Abraham Croner
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
1791-1868
John Crossland
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Daniel Cryscher
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Cocalico Township, 1830
Alexander Cunningham
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Fayette County
William Curry
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Washington County
Peter Dailey
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Alexander Dalby
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Enoch Dalby
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Henry Dalby
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
James Dalby
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
William Dalby
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Washington County
Frederick Davidson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Dean
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Morris Township. Working dates: 1795-1805
Lacy Dearth
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Henry Debolt
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Peter DeHaven
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter DeHaven appears on county records, listed as a gunsmith working within the boro of Lancaster as early as 1768. DeHaven was also instrumental as a gunpowder maker during the American Revolution, managing a clandestine powder mill near present-day Hummelstown on the Swatara Creek.
Henry DeHuff
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1771-1807
John DeHuff
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancster Boro, appears in county records, 1803-1819.
John Dehuff
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in western Pennsylvania as well as Lancaster County
George Delavan
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Peter Dellot
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
Christopher DeMuth
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Christopher DeMuth is listed as a gunsmith in county records from 1790-1804, working in Lancaster, PA.
Johannes DeMuth
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1790
Joseph DeMuth
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Joseph DeMuth was taxed as a gunsmith in Lancaster Boro, 1800-1813.
Alexander Denning
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Alexander Denning is listed as a gunsmith in 1807 in Harrisburg, PA. Denning learned the trade from Christian Klein.
Christian Derr
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Christian Derr was taxed as a gunsmith in 1805 in the Oley Valley. His rifles signed with a C.D. are usually found as unadorned rifles with simple patchbox designs and some utilize painted stocks to imitate tiger striping. This gunmaker is most likely the same gunmaker who later worked in Union County.
Johannes Derr
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Weisenberg Township
John (Johannes) Derr
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
John (and on some records – Johannes) Derr is one of Berks County’s most prolific gun makers. He made rifles, smooth bore guns and pistols of a wide variety of styles, including swivel rifles from 1800 until 1850. Guns from Derr are almost always signed, either with a stamp, “John Derr” or in script, “John Derr, Oley Valley” on the top facet of the barrel. He was trained by Henry Mauger and his standard patch box design is similar to Maugers. He often used barrels made by the Wyomissing Creek barrel makers in Cumru Township.
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Henry Derringer, Jr.
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry Derringer, Jr., was taxed as a gunsmith between 1794-1798 in Easton, Northampton Co., PA
Reuben DeTreison
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
John Deveese
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jacob Dickert
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1770-1821
Jacob Dickert
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Born in Germany in 1740. Came to Pennsylvania in 1748 and settled in Lancaster County in 1756. Made rifles during the Revolutionary War and contracted rifles for the State of Pennsylvania. Jacob Dickert died in 1822. According to author and rifle scholar Henry J. Kauffman, Dickert must be considered one of the most influential Lancaster gunsmiths, based not only upon his personal production but also due to his influence upon apprentices and peers in the Lancaster school.
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Moses Dickey
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Dickson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegany County
Peter Diemer
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Diemer, taxed as gunsmith, 1807-1835, Moore Twp., Northampton Co., PA (Dyke)
Jacob Doll
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Alexander Donald
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Job Donham
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Lewis Donham
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Anthony Dornbach
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Cocalico Township, 1803
David Douglass
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Frankstown Township. Approximate working dates: 1850-1867. Born 1823.
James Douglass
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Worked in the 1840’s.
John Douglass
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Huntingdon, Oneida Township. Working dates: 1830-1833.
Joseph Douglass, Jr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Approx. working dates: 1850-1880. Born 1819 Died 1880.
Joseph Douglass, Sr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Juniata Township. Died 1841
Thomas Douglass
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Approx. working dates: 1833-1842. Born 1815. Apprentice to N. Shenefelt.
John Downard
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Thomas Downard
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Andrew Dreppert
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Andred Dreppert (Dreppard) was taxed as a gunsmith in Lancaster Boro from 1843-1850.
George Dreppert
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1849
John Dreppert
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Dreppert (Dreppard) worked as a gunsmith and gun lock maker in Lancaster and appears on tax records from 1837-1864. Many guns built by other men carry the name Dreppert on the lock.
William Dreppert
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1843
Daniel Duden
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Worked 1808-1832.
Christian Dulibar
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Lancaster Boro., 1847-1850
Robert Dunlap
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Andrew Dunseth
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Amos Early
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Amos Early (c. 1840-1904)was taxed as a gunsmith from the late 1850’s to the time of his death in West Hanover Twp., Dauphin Co., PA. There was some relationship with the Shell family, as there are extant percussion fullstocks signed “Shell and Early.”
Jacob Earnest
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
William Ebbert
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jacob Eberle
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Warwick Township, 1810
Henry Eberman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry Eberman appears in county records from the year 1810 through 1850. He worked as a gunsmith within Lancaster Boro.
Henry Eberman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Eberman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1759
Abram Eby
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Abram Eby, gunsmith, Leacock Twp., Lancaster Co., 1781. (Dyke)
Christian Eby
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Christian Eby is documented in the archives of Sam Dyke as a gunsmith working in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., as early as 1768.
John Eby
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Eby, gunsmith, Leacock Twp., Lancaster Co., 1801. (Dyke)
Daniel Edgington
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Michael Edwards
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Michael Edwards
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in York County as well as Western PA
Michael Edwards, Jr.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
William Edwards
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Henry G. Eich (h) oltz
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
John W. Eich (h) oltz
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1843-1844
George Eister
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
Born 1741 died 1810
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Michael Elliott
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Barnett Engle
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Christian Engle
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Eugeneus Engle
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Ezra Engle
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Peter Engle
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Adam Ernst
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
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Jacob Ernst
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
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John Eshelman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Eshelman was taxed as a gunsmith in Lancaster Boro from 1843-1850.
John Eshleman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Cornelius Estep
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Greene County
Daniel Evans
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jacob Everett
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Weisenberg Township
Washington Everson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
George Frederick Fainot
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
George F. Fainot was one of Lancaster city’s early gunmakers, appearing on county records from 1779-1803. A first-generation French Huguenot, Fainot’s work is noted for its distinct style while remaining within the general paremeters of the general regional architecture.
Joseph Faust
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Joseph H. Faust was a gunsmith in Alsace Township just above Reading working from about 1840 until 1888. He was apprenticed to John Derr and was one of the last to make flintlock long rifles in Eastern Pennsylvania.
George Feather
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Elizabeth Township, 1820-1822
Daniel Feinebecker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Cocalico Township, 1796
Joel Feree
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Leacock Township, 1758-1775
Anthony Ferguson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
George Ferree
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Isaac Ferree
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Son of Jacob, died 1821
Jacob Ferree
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Listed as a gunsmith in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County in 1783
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Jacob Ferree
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Strasburg Township, 1782
Jacob Ferree
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Lancaster as well as western PA
Joel Ferree
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Joel Ferree was listed as a gunsmith in Leacock Twp., from 1758-1775. A French Huguenot family, the Ferrees were early settlers in Lancaster Co.
Joel Ferree
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Son of Jacob
George Fetter (Feder)
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
George Fetter is perhaps the best known of a family of related gunsmiths from Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. He was taxed as a gunsmith from 1831-1848. His sons George Jr., and Henry carried on the family business.
George Fetter, Jr.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
George Fetter, Jr., worked as a gunsmith in the family shop in Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, circa 1840-1850.
Henry Fetter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Elizabeth Township, 1847-1848
John Fetter
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Peter Fetter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Elizabeth Township, 1837-1850
Peter Fetter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Fetter was listed as a gunsmith in Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, 1837-1850.(Dyke)
Andrew Fichthorn Jr.
School: Womelsdorf, Reading and Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Andrew [Andreas] Fichthorn [Figthorn] Jr. [B 1779 – D 1822] was the son of Andrew Fichthorn Sr., a Rev War veteran, Reading land owner/speculator, Reading banker and Bond holder and some believe a gunsmith at various times in his life.
Andrew Fichthorn Jr., however, was a full time Master Gunsmith in Reading, Pa. from 1803 until his death in 1822. He positively spent time in the Bonewitz/Reedy Womelsdorf shop as an apprentice or journeyman until 1802 or 1803 when tax records indicated he returned to Reading, Pa. and set up his own gunsmith business. He signed his work A+F near the breech on the third flat opposite the lock.
Careful examination of his early guns show he spent equal amounts of time with Bonewitz and Reedy while in the Womelsdorf shop. The majority of his later work does not carry the same sophistication of his experience and training in Womelsdorf or his early years in Reading.
He died, after a short illness, and is buried in the family cemetery plot in Reading, Pa.
Further Reference material:
– The ‘Andrew Fichthorn Family, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania’ KRA Vol. 28 , No 1., 2001
– Selected Articles form the KRA Bulletin, Published by the Kentucky Rifle Foundation 2005.
Andrew Fichthorn Sr.
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Andrew Fichthorn Sr. [B 1756 – D 1829] will remain a mystery to the collecting world in the same manner as Wolfgang Haga and several other Borough of Reading gunsmiths. An extensive search of the Tax, Church and Land records of The Borough of Reading, Pa. do, in fact, identify his trade as a gunsmith in 1779,1780 and 1781. His will, dated 6/10/1828, also lists him as a gunsmith as well. However, his activities after the Rev War suggest he took full advantage of his business and real estate knowledge and created a considerable estate for himself and his family. Andrew Fichthorn Sr. [his proper name] served as an ‘Artificer’ during the American Revolution inCapt. George Wills Co. of artillery. An ‘Artificer’ was considered a skilled mechanic and a very valuable part of the company’s craftsmen.Even though he wanted to be considered a gunsmith, when you look at his estate records you start to wonder just how serious a gunsmith he was. He held many ‘bonds’ [mortgages today], owned multiple properties, engaged in various land transactions and held several Reading bank stocks. In addition, he supported his own children and those of his son Andrew Jr. who preceded him in death by 7 years. Andrew Fichthorn Sr. died a wealthy man. Collectors are waiting for the day a ‘signed’ example of Andrew Fichthorn Sr.’s work surfaces.
M.C. Filley
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Francis Fisher
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
George Fisher
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Alba Fiske
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
George Fleck
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Mount Union, Shirley Township. Approximate working dates 1840-1880. Born 1799 Died 1880
Valentine Fleck
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Shirley Township. Approximate working dates: 1850-1882. Born 1805 Died 1882.
John Fleeger
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegany County 1807-1882
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Peter Fleeger
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
William A. Fleeger
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
James Fleharty
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Alexander Fleming
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Charles Flowers
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
George Fondersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Strasburg Township, 1803-1826
Isaac Fondersmith
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Washington County
Jacob Fondersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Martic Township, 1811
Jacob Fondersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Fondersmith was taxed in 1811 as a gunsmith, working in Martic Twp., Lancaster Co., PA.
Jacob Fondersmith
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Fondersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Reported to have worked in the village of Strasburg, Pennsylvania, and appears on county records as working within Strasburg Twp., 1779-1803.
John Fondersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Strasburg Township, 1779-1803
Lewis Fondersmith
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Approximate working dates: 1820-1828.
Lewis Fondersmith
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Born 1778
Lewis Fondersmith, Jr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Approximate working dates: 1826-1831. Born 1803.
Louis Fondersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Strasburg Township, 1803
Valentine Fondersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Strasburg Township, 1779-1824
Valentine Fondersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
V. Fondersmith, gunsmith, Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. Documented in county records, 1779-1803.
William Fondersmith
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Ford
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Ford was taxed as a gunsmith in Harrisburg, PA from 1833 through 1852. He served also as the superintendent of the state armory in Harrisburg. He was a capable builder of both flintlock and percussion longrifles. He died in 1862.
Casper Fordney
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1828-1830
Casper Fordney
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
C. Fordney worked in Lancaster Boro in the mid-19th century. Many of his rifles were percussion ignition guns
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Henry Fordney
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmtih, Lancaster Boro., 1833-1838
Jacob Fordney
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1843
Jacob Fordney
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Fordney worked in Lancaster Boro, circa 1840.
Jacob Fordney
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Armstrong and Allegheny County
Jacob Fordney, Jr.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1834-1849
John Fordney
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Melchoir Fordney
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1807-1847
Melchoir Fordney
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in Lancaster in the early 19th century. Murdered by a religious fanatic in 1846. Remembered today as a grand master of the late golden age, Fordney’s work often is seen with deep, bold engraving and beautiful woodcarving which is accomplished by a blend of incised and relief methods.
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Philip Fordney
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1836
John Forrester
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Thomas Foster
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
William Foulkes (Foulks)
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
William Foulkes (1737-1812) appears in county records as an early gunsmith working within the city of Lancaster (c. 1759) and later surfaces in Paxton Twp., (now Dauphin Co.) as a gunsmith working near the present-day Fort Hunter, north of Harrisburg on the Susquehanna River. It is likely that he took over the shop of James Chambers at this site. There are no known specimens of Foulkes’ work in existence. See Heckert and Vaughn, The Pennsylvania-Kentucky Rifle, Science Press, 1992
William Foulkes
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1759
Benjamin Fox
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1843
George Fox
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Philip Fox
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1843
Andrew Frailey
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
J. A. Franse
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
William Fries
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
John Fry
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Joseph Fry
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Born 1826
Martin Fry
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Frymyer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, East Cocalico Township, 1850
George Fuch
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in the 1850’s
Abraham Funkhouser
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jonathan Funkhouser
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Furney, William
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Samuel Galbraith
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Gall
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lancaster and Washington County PA
Henry Galloway
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Thomas Ganoe
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
1850’s
Micheal Gappen
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Garman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Lewis Garner
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Budd Gaskill
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Henry Gaskill
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jacob F. Gehrett
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Orbisonia, Cromwell Township. Approximate working dates: 1856-1900. Born 1836 Died 1908.
James W. Gehrett
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Approximate working dates: 1870-1880.
James W. Gehrett
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Smithfield, Smithfield Township. Approximate working dates: 1880-1910. Born 1832 Died 1914.
James W. Gehrett
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Todd Township. Approximate working dates: 1850-1860. Born 1832 Died 1914.
James W. Gehrett
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Hopewell Township. Approximate working dates: 1860-1870.
John Gehrett
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Todd Township. Born 1806. Father of Jacob and James.
Samuel Gehrett
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Union Township. Approximate working dates: 1817-1843. Born 1789 Died 1854.
William Geirsh
School: Monroe (Pennsylvania/PA)
William Geirsh, gunsmith, Bushkill Center, PA, 1861. Builder of percussion firearms.
George Geise
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Weisenberg Township
George Geise
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Weisenberg Township, Northampton County, 1800 Tax List-Easton
Carl George
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Maxatawney Township
Charles George
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Henry & Jacob George
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry George (Yorg) is shown as a gunsmith in an 1804 deed transfer to his son, Jacob “a gunsmith”. Both father and son worked in Greenwich Township. Jacob worked until the 1830s and many samples of his work have been found. His rifles are often confused with Stofil Long’s work and it is likely these two makers had a close working relationship.
Jacob George Jr.
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Greenwich Township
Jacob George Sr.
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Greenwich Township
John Getz
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1779-1833
John Getz
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Getz was taxed as a gunsmith in the first third of the 19th century, working in Lancaster Boro.
Peter Getz
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1810
Henry Gibbins
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Joseph Gibbins
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Abraham Gibbs
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1849
Abraham Gibbs
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Abraham Gibbs worked as a gunsmith in Lancaster Boro, circa 1850.
Henry Gibbs
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1811-1830
Henry Gibbs, Jr.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry Gibbs, Jr. (1820-1880) worked with his father in the gunmaking business in Lancaster Boro. He is noted for building percussion firearms of varying quality, some fancy and others purely production guns.
Henry Gibbs, Sr.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry Gibbs, Sr. (d.1843) was taxed as a gunsmith in Lancaster Boro from 1812 to the time of his death. He built numerous flintlock and percussion guns.
John Gibbs
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1821
William Gibbs
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
William Gibbs, single freeman gunsmith, Lancaster Boro, tax lists 1834, 1840. (Kauffman)
William Gibbs
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1833-1842
Benjamin Gill
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1843-1850
Benjamin Gill
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Benjamin D. Gill (1790-1860) was taxed as a gunsmith in Lancaster Boro from 1843 through 1850, though it is likely that he was active in the trade prior to 1843. Most of his products were percussion rifles.
J.D. Gill
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1738-1819
James Gill
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
James D. Gill worked with Jacob Dickert who was his father-in-law. He appears in tax records from 1783-1819, listed as a gunsmith. Extant flintlocks can be found signed “Dickert & Gill.”
Daniel Gillman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Donegal Township, 1779-1812
Daniel Gillman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Daniel Gillman, gunsmith, 1779-1812, Donegal Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. (Dyke)
Nicholas Gillman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Donegal Township, 1801-1808
Daniel Ginerich
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Warwick Township, 1785-1801
John Glass
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Western PA and Ohio
Samuel Glass
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
David Glassbrenner
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
David Glassbrenner (1798-1872) worked as a gunsmith from 1828 through the mid-1850’s in Dauphin County, PA. It is believed that most of his time was spent in Harrisburg and contiguous townships.
Thomas Glenn
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, East Earl Township, 1788
Bernard Glocker
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Benjamin Glover
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jacob Goas
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Daniel Gobrecht
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Samuel Gobrecht
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
William Goff
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Henry Golden
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
James Golden
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Gonter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Columbia, Pa., 1800
John Gonter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith in Columbia Pennsylvania in 1810. Possibly a brother of Peter Gonter.
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Peter Gonter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Born in 1751. Possibly related through marrage to gunsmith Wolfgang Haga. Died 1818
Peter Gonter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1773-1819
Nicholas Goodman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Paul Gorner
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lock Maker, Lancaster Boro., 1759
John Gould
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Graeff
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Also listed as John Groff and John Grave. Listed as a gunsmith in the 1770’s, made rifles for the government. Associated with Jacob Dickert and Peter Gunter. Gunsmith during and shortly after the Revolutionary War.
William Graff
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
William Graff (Greif or Graeff) is listed as a gunsmith in the Reading Town census of 1767. He also worked in Lancaster County and apparently worked in both areas from 1750 until the turn of the century. He may be related to the gunsmith, John Graeff.
Joseph Graham
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Grave
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1773
George Greaff
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
George Greaff has been documented to have been a gunsmith in Lancaster Boro, PA, in the 1780’s.
George Greaff
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1785-1786
John Greaff
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1772-1802
William Greaff
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1807-1809
Lott Green
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Henry Groff
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, West Earl Township, 1847
Sigmund Grotz
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Grove
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
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Samuel Grove
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Frederick Grunnagel
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Guest
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1802-1811
John Guest
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Guest was taxed as a gunsmith in Lancaster Boro in the first decade of the 19th century. In addition to classic longrifles he manufactured 1808 contract rifles for the government. His name appears on original sales manifests for these guns along with the other important makers of this period from Lancaster and York.
Andrew Gumpf
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
A. Gumpf, gunsmith, Lancaster Boro, worked circa 1829-1849.
Christian Gumpf
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Christian Gumpf appears in county records as a gunsmith from 1800 through 1843. He built 1809 contract rifles and produced well-made flintlocks for the commercial trade.
Christopher Gumpf
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Christopher Gumpf (b. 1761) worked as a gunsmith from 1791 through 1834 in Lancaster Boro. He built fine flintlocks in the classic Lancaster form, and also made contract rifles for the government in 1794.
George Gumpf
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith George Gumpf appears on county tax lists as working in Lancaster Boro, 1825-1849.
Henry Gumpf
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry Gumpf, gunsmith, Lancaster Boro, appears in court records, 1814-1843.
Jacob Gumpf
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Gumpf (d. 1843) is listed as a gunsmith in county records as early as 1814. He worked within the boro or Lancaster.
Mathias Gumpf
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Mathias Gumpf appears in county records from 1789-1793, Lancaster Boro. Worked as gunsmith
Michael Gumpf
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
A member of the third generation of the Gumpf family to build rifles within Lancaster Boro, Michael worked in the 1840’s. (Dyke)
Andrew Gumph
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1829-1849
Christian Gumph
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1800-1834
George Gumph
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1825-1849
Henry Gumph
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1814-1843
Jacob Gumph
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1814-1816
Mathias Gumph
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1789-1793
Michael Gumph
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1843
Stoephel Gumph
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1789-1797
Jacob Haeffer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Haeffer was one of the important early gunsmiths within the boro of Lancaster, active from the Revolutionary period through 1822. He built excellent flintlock longrifles; some exist today with 4-piece patcboxes with daisy finials, typifying the classic Lancaster form. He was one of the cartel of Lancaster and York makers who supplied contract arms to the government. He was the master of C. Siple.
Jacob Haeffer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1803-1822
John Haeffer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Haeffer, brother of Jacob, was taxed as a gunsmith in 1803 in Lancaster, PA.
John (Brother) Haeffer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1803
John Hafer
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Haga
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Also spelled Hage and Hagi. Listed as a gunsmith in the 1800 Cocalico Township tax list.
Wolfgang Haga
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
The legendary Wolfgang Haga was a gunsmith working in Reading according to a land grant dated 1767. Further tax records show him still working in Reading in1779. No signed guns by Haga have been found, yet rifle design attributed to Haga set the standard for the Berks County style with later gunmakers copying his “Roman-nose” stock and basic patchbox design. Always made with strong grained substantial tiger maple, Haga’s rifles with simple raised carving are symbolic of the Berks County rugged style of rifle.
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John Hagi
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Cocalico Township, 1796-1850
Isaac Haines
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Isaac Haines was a grand master of the Lancaster school. He was taxed as a gunsmith in Lampeter Twp., Lancaster Co., from 1772 to 1792. As with all antiques from this period, genuine specimens are rare. Some of his guns present beautifully engraved 4-piece patchboxes and beautiful woodcarving featuring three Rococo C-scrolls.
Isaac Haines
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lampeter Towinship 1772-1793
Daniel Haldeman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Joseph Haldeman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Peter S. Haldeman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Filson J. Hampton
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Blairs Mill, Tell Township. Approximate working dates: 1840-1901. Died 1910
John Hampton
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
John N. Hampton, Jr., was taxed as a gunsmith in West Hanover Twp., Dauphin County, PA from the early 1830’s into the 1860’s. Dauphin County-style flint and percussion guns signed “I N H” can be attributed to him.
John Harbison
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Westmoreland County
John Harrington
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Henry Harris
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Paxton Township, 1777-1781
Henry Harris
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry Harris appears in county records as a gunsmith from 1777-1781, working in Paxton Twp. This area became part of Dauphin County in 1785.
John Harris
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Harris, Yorktown, PA, Tax list 1799, gunsmith. (Kauffman)
George Harshman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Fayette County
Aaron Hart
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
1780-1843
John Hartman
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Weisenberg Township, Northampton County, 1800 Tax List-Easton
Joseph Hartman
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Weisenberg Township
James Harvey
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Samuel Hasson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Westmoreland County
William Hasson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Westmoreland and Fayette Counties
Nicholas Hawk
School: Monroe (Pennsylvania/PA)
Nicholas Hawk (1782-1844)worked in Gilbert, Monroe Co., PA from the early 19th century to the time of his death. A classic Hawk rifle is sleek and beautifully engraved. Monroe Co. is immediately north of the Lehigh/Northampton region, and some architectural influence of this school can be seen in his work.
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Peter Hawk
School: Monroe (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Hawk, Long Valley, Monroe Co., PA, gunsmith, 1861. (Kauffman)
Henry Hawken
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Western Pa and Ohio
William R. Hazard
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Joseph Heasley
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Philip Heckert
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
Philip Heckert was a barrelmaker and gunsmith in York, PA during and immediately after the Revolutionary period. From an 1806 handwritten account: “Fire, the bore mill, burnt in 1800, it was a little more than a mile from town, near the little bridge on the Baltimore turnpike, now, this mill was useful to our gunsmiths in York, there (sic) names, Philip Heckert, Conrad Welshans, Michael Edwards, Jacob Welshans, Jacob Letter, Joseph Welshans, Ignatius Leitner, Martin Frey, Jacob Doll, Henry Pickel, George Breneise, Frederick Zorelinger.” Some rifles exist signed “P. Heckert” in script on the top barrel facet. Other barrels, signed by other York builders, will have a “P. H.” stamped on the underside, thus establishing them as products of Heckert’s boring mill.
Simeon Heinhold
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Strasburg Township, 1779
William Helwig
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Philip Hemlinger
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Charles Henderson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Abraham Henry
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Abraham Henry (1728-1811, brother of William Henry, Jr., worked first in Lancaster, then moved to Nazareth where he was taxed as a gunsmith as early as 1780.
Abraham Henry
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Abraham Henry (1728-1811, son of William Henry, Sr., trained in Nazareth and then built guns in Lancaster. He was an important maker of government contract arms, one of a cartel of makers from Lancaster and York who supplied the military with arms, and a builder of fine flintlock longrifles.
Abram Henry
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1797-1811
Granville Henry
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Granville Henry (1835-1912, son of James Henry, carried on the family gunmaking tradition for the fourth generation at the Boulton gun factory. This is ths site of the present-day Jacobsburg Plantation and Pennsylvania Museum of the Longrifle, near the Belfast Exit, Rt. 33, north of Easton, PA. The entire evolution of the Pennsylvania Longrifle, as well as the full contribution of the Henry family to American industry, can be traced at this site.
James Henry
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
James Henry (1809-1904) was the son of J.J. Henry. He worked with his father at the Boulton gun factory and earned a fortune through the sale of Indian trade rifles, sporting guns and military-type muzzleloaders.
John 1st Henry
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Salisbury Township, 1747
John Joseph Henry
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
J. J. Henry (1786-1836), Son of William Henry, Jr., was a gunsmith in Nazareth and, with his father and brother William III, worked the boring mill at Jacobsburg and built the rifle factory at Boulton. The family was active in supplying militia arms, guns for the Indian trade, and a commercial line of firearms for nearly a century.
John, 2nd Henry
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1770-1772
Moses Henry
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
William, 1st Henry
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1759-1770
William, 2nd Henry
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Warwick Township, 1780 (Later Nazareth)
William Henry, III
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
William Henry, III, son of William Henry, Jr., was a gunsmith in the family firearms business at Jacobsburg and Boulton, near present day Nazareth, PA.
William Henry, Jr.
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
William Henry, Jr. (1757-1821)was apprenticed to Andreas Albrecht and trained at Christian Springs prior to setting up shop in Nazareth, PA, where he became a dominant influence on local gunbuinding. He was active here from 1790 to 1820 and was the father of William Henry III, and John Joseph Henry, both significant gunsmiths of the region. William Henry, Jr., built contract muskets for the Commonwealth of PA as well as civilian longrifles.
William Henry, Sr.
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
William Henry, Sr. (1729-1786), an important Pennsylvanian and Revolutionary Patriot, was associated to both the Lancaster and Lehigh schools of gunsmithing. He served as armorer to George Washington and was one of the first men to build rifles in Lancaster. Henry entrusted his son William, Jr., to the capable hands of Andreas Albrecht and the master builders of Christian Springs. Another son, Abraham, later followed his brother to the Lehigh Valley. From here the Henry family established a multi-generational regional gunbuilding dynasty which culminated with the establishment of the factory at Jacobsburg/Boulton, PA, where today one can enjoy the Pennsylvania Museum of the Longrifle, the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to the American Longrifle. This museum is located near the Belfast Exit, Rt. 33, north of Easton, PA. See website link.
Nicholas Hentz
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Andrew Hertzog
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
David Hertzog
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Frederick Hertzog
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
George Hertzog
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jacob Hertzog
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Adam Hess
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Heidelberg Township
Christian Hess
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1794
Christian Hess
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Christian Hess, gunsmith, Lancaster Boro, 1794. (Dyke)
David Hess
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Heidelberg Township, Northampton County, 1780-1828 Tax List-Easton
David Hess
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Heidelberg/Lynn Township
Frederick Hess
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Heidelberg Township
Jonas Hess
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lynn Township, Northampton County, 1780 Tax List-Easton
Jonas Hess
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lynn Township, Northampton County, 1780, Tax List-Easton
Jonas Hess II
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Heidelberg Township
Philip Hess
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lynn Township, Northampton County, 1780-1801, Tax List-Easton
Philip Hess
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lynn Township, Northampton County, 1780-1801 Tax List-Easton
Philip Hess Jr.
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Heidelberg Township
Solomon Hess
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Heidelberg Township
Thomas Hess
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Heidelberg Township
Thomas Hess
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith
Thomas Hess II
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
West Penn Township
John Hildenbeitel
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Cocalico Township, 1835-1850
John Hildenbeitel
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Hildenbeitel was listed as a gunsmith from 1835-1850 in Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., PA (Dyke)
George Hill
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jacob Hine
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
August Hirth
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Daniel Hixon
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Joseph Hixon
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Joseph Hixson is listed as a gunsmith in South Huntington Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 1816 – 1822.
Jacob Hoak
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith in Strasburg Pennsylvania.
Jacob Hoak
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Strasburg Township, 1800-1831
Mathias Hoak
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Mathias Hoak, Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro, 1802-1814. (Dyke)
Mathias Hoak
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1802-1814
Christian Hoffman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1807-1811
George Hoffman
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Orbisonia, Cromwell Township. Worked in the 1760’s.
George Hoffman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
J. H. Hoffman
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Saltillo, Clay Township. Worked into the 20th century (made mostly percussion guns). Born 1844 Died 1928
John Hoffman
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Hoffman, Lykens Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, gunsmith, tax list 1828. (Kauffman)
WilliamHoffman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Holeman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
J. Holeman, gunsmith, Lancaster boro, taxed 1814, 1816. (Kauffman, 1960)
John Holeman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1807-1819
Reuben Holmes
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
William Holtzworth
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1815-1832
Jacob Hoofman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1750 (Deed Book C)
Jacob Hook
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, East Earl Township, 1788
John Hormell, Jr.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Charles Howeter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Upper Leacock Township, 1850
George Howeter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
George Howeter, gunsmith, Lampeter Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, circa 1820-1827. Other family members worked as gun barrel forgers in Upper Leacock at a later date. (Dyke)
George Howeter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lampeter Township, 1820-1827
Henry Howeter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Upper Leacock Township, 1850
Henry Hsueder
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Manheim Township, 1848-1849
Peter Huckenstein
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
George Huffman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Hughes
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Thomas Hughes
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Henry Hunsicker
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry Hunsicker was taxed as a gunsmith in the 1812 circa in Macungie Twp., Lehigh County. PA. His rifles often were signed “H H” on the barrel.
Henry Hunsicker
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Macungie Township, Lehigh County, 1821 Tax List-Easton
Benedict Imhoff
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Heidleberg Township, 1759 (Also Doctor)
Benedict Imhoff
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Benedict Imhoff (c. 1750-1800) was one of the earliest gunmakers of the Dauphin region. While the earliest record of his name places him in Heidelberg Twp., later documents put him in Middletown. All of this region was part of Lancaster Co. prior to the formation of Dauphin County in 1785.
Christian Ish
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1778 (Narr’s Record)
Peter Ish
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1759
Peter Ish
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Ish is listed in county records as being a gunsmith in Lancaster Boro as early as 1759. (Dyke)
Samuel Israel
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Peter Jacoby
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Alfred Johnson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
William Johnson
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1838
Alexander Johnston
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Worked in the 1860’s. Born 1836. Lived with J.S. Johnston.
Bunyan Johnston
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Worked in the 1880’s. Born 1865. Son of J.S. Johnston.
James H. Johnston,
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Johnston
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Born 1772.
Samuel Johnston
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Albert Jones
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Isaac N. Jones
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Joseph Stapelton
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Orbisonia, Cromwell Township. Born 1850 Died: 1870
Andrew Joy
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Gabriel Kautz
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1863
Peter Keaffer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1759
Thomas Keenan
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Kehler
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1802-1803
Benjamin Kempf
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Francis Kempf
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Solomon Kempf
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John and Company Kennedy
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburg, Allegheny County (1867-70)
John Kennedy and Company
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburg, Alleghany County (1867-1870)
William Kenworthy
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1823 in England) Lawrence, Allegheny County (1850-70)
George Kettering
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1803, died 1855) Bullskin Township, Fayette County (1821) Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County(1824-37) Tuolumne County, California (1848-52,1855)
Charles Killets
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Stock Maker, West Earl Township, 1849-1850
Frederick King
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Stock Maker, West Earl Township, 1863
Christian Klein
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Christian Klein (d.1825) built flintlocks at the dawn of the 19th century in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA.
Christian Kleine
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Stock Maker, West Earl Township, 1792-1793
Jacob Kline
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Kline appears in Dauphin County records as a gunsmith working in Harrisburg, 1818-1821.
Jacob Kline
School: Hampshire (West Virginia/WV)
No biographical information available.
Philip Kline
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
P. Kline (d. 1870) was taxed as a gunsmith as early as 1828 and his name appears in county records as being active in the trade through the mid-1860’s. His gunshop was located in Halifax, Dauphin Co., PA. Halifax is located north of Harrisburg on the Susquehanna River and was the site of one of Pennsylvania’s F&I war forts.
Andrew Klinedinst
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Philip Knappinberger
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Franklin Township, Washington County (1807-16)
Charles Koch
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Manheim Township, 1850
William Kohr
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Manheim Township, 1837-1838
Henry Koons
School: Littlestown (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Andrew Kopp
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Geeseytown, Frankstown Township. Approximate working years: 1800-1875. Born 1781 Died 1875
George Kopp
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Bourough of Geeseytown, Frankstown Township. Approximate working dates: 1830- 1870 Lifespan: 1810-1900 Son of Andrew Kopp
Benjamin Kough
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Saltillo, Clay Township Worked in the 1850’s, Born 1829. Son of Samuel
Samuel Kough
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Saltillo, Clay Township. Born 1800 Died 1870.
Jacob Kraft
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1770-1783
George Kunkle
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
George L. Kunkle (d. 1869) was taxed as a gunsmith from 1831 to 1860 in Harrisburg, the county seat of Dauphin Co., PA. He built full-length flint and percussion guns, sometimes encountered with well-executed 4-piece patchboxes.
George Kuntz (Koontz)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
East Bethlehem Township, Washington County (1816-30)
Jacob Kuntz
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Kuntz (1780-1876), brother of Peter Kuntz, learned the trade in Allentown and was taxed as a gunsmith in nearby Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County in 1807. He moved to Philadelphia where he became noted as a fine maker of flintlock rifles and pistols. Kuntz’s better rifles are viewed today as some of the finest representations of regional utilitarian art.
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Michael Kuntz
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1799-1807
Michael Kuntz
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1799-1807
Peter Kuntz
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Kuntz (1791-1862), brother of Jacob Kuntz, was a noted gunsmith in Whitehall Twp., Lehigh Co., PA. Along with his brother, he was an excellent maker of fine longrifles.
George Kurtz
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lockmaker, Lancaster Boro., 1759
Samuel Kurtz
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1837-1843
Koch L.
School: Monroe (Pennsylvania/PA)
L. Koch, Henryville, Monroe Co., PA, 1861, Builder of percussion rifles. (Kauffman)
Charles Laib
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1826) Borough Township, Beaver County (1849) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850) Madison, Wisconsin (1858-1859)
Benjamin Landis
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Benjamin F. Landis (1800-1833) learned the trade from Jacob Roop of Paxton and built guns in Halifax Boro. He was active within the county as early as 1819. It appears that Landis moved west sometime after 1825 for he later surfaces as a gunsmith in Cincinnati, Ohio.
William Lappington
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Gotlieb Lately
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1828 in Saxony, Germany) Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County (1860-70) Greenock, Allegheny County (1890)
Simon Lauck
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lebanon Township, 1783-1785
P.H. Lauffman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(hardware dealer) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850-76)
Henry Eichholtz Leamon (Leman)
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1834-1885
Jacob Leather
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
Also spelled Laether, Lether and Ledder.
John Lechner
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Georges Township, Fayette County (1802-05, 1823-30)
John Leckner
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
George Lee
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
George Lee (1825 – 1889) was both Nathan Moll’s apprentice and brother-in-law. George later worked for Peter Moll in Hellertown and married Peter’s daughter, Elizabeth. In 1874, after serving in the Civil War, George opened a tobacco and gun shop in Iron Hill, just north of Hellertown. George and his wife are buried in New Jerusalem Cemetary next to Peter Moll and his wife, Mary.
Isaac LeFever
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Isaac LeFever was one of the county’s earliest established gunamkers. He appears in county records as early as 1731 working out of Lampeter Township.
Isaac LeFever
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lampeter Township, 1731-1736
Philip LeFever
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Philip LeFever, son of Isaac, carried on the Lampeter gunmaking business established by his father. He has been documented as working in the 1755-1770 time period.
Philip (Son) LeFever
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lampeter Township, 1756-1700
Alpheus Leib
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Manheim Township, 1849-1850
John Leib
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Manheim Township, 1842-1850
Elias Leinbach
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Brecknock Township, 1843-1846
Andrew Lennox
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1788, died 1842) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1825-26) Fairview (now Springdale), Alleghany County (1837-42)
John Lesnor
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Georges Township, Fayette County (1803)
David H. Lilly
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Cumberland Township, Greene County (1848-49) Marion County, (West) Virginia (1850)
James Lilly
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough Township, Beaver County (1846)
James Patterson Lilly
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
German Township, Fayette County (1845-48)
John Lilly
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
German Township, Fayette County (1811) Springhill Township, Fayette County (1815-17)
Marzeen Lilly
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1828) Uniontown, Fayette County (1850-51)
Robert A. Lilly
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1831 in Virginia) Carmichaels, Green County (1850, with Thomas P. Lilly)
Thomas P. Lilly
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1818 in Virginia) Carmichaels, Greene County (1846-52) Morgantown, Monongalia County, (West) Virginia (1859-60)
John Jr. Lindley
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(gunsmith, blacksmith) Morris Township, Washington County (1811-35)
Simon Lingle
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Simon Lingle was taxed as a gunsmith in 1850, working in Derry Twp., Dauphin Co., PA. (present-day Hershey) Known specimens are percussion rifles.
Abraham Lipp
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
Daniel Little
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1815; gun-barrel, shovel manufacture) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850-55)
J. & D. Little
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(James, Daniel, gun-barrel manufacturers) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850-54)
James Little
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1809; gun-barrel, shovel manufacturer Buffalo Township, Washington County (1827-30) Donegal Township, Washington County (1831-34) Ohio (1843-46) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850-63)
Lucas Livers
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(runaway apprentice of Tower Adams) Washington, Washington County (1824)
Matthew Llewellyn
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
S. Dyke lists Matthew Llewellyn as being taxed as a gunsmith from 1792-1802, working within the boro of Lancaster, PA.
Matthew Llewellyn
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1792-1802
William Lloyd
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Uniontown, Fayette County (1846-48) South Union Township, Fayette County (1851-54) Logan and Kennedy (hardware dealers) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1831-47)
Jacob Long
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1808) Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County (1835-67)
Peter Long
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1834) Greensburg, Westmoreland County (1870)
Stofil (Stofille) Long
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Long, Stofil (Stofille) is shown in the 1850 census working as a gunsmith in Albany Township. Albany Township lays at the most northern end of Berks County and his rifles show nearby Lehigh County influences of slimmer, lighter rifles than those produced in other areas of Berks County. His rifles sometimes include the mysterious “Indian head” motif seen on rifles coming from the two neighboring county’s borders.
Stophil Long
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Albany Township
Charles Love
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1826 in Germany) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850)
J Lowmaster
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
George Lutz
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Cocalico Township, 1842
John Lyne
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Conestoga Township, 1751-1806
John Lyne
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Lyne was one of Lancaster County’s early gunsmiths, working in the from the latter part of the 18th century up to 1805. His shop was in Conestoga Township.
Philip Mahla
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1856-59)
William Mahon
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Washington, Washington County (1834-35)
George Mann
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(gunsmith, whitesmith) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1819-39)
William Mars
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1817)
James B. Marshal
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1860-61, 1864-65)
David Martin
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Brecknock Township, 1847
Henry Martin
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Georges Township, Fayette County (1802-06)
Michael Martin
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Michael Martin paid taxes as a gunsmith from 1820 to 1839 in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. It is likely that he worked beyond 1839, perhaps as late as 1850. Martin built guns in the early manner, substantial yet well proportioned and graceful, often with 4-piece brass patchboxes.
Michael Martin
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Brecknock Township, 1811-1850
Samuel Martin
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Brecknock Township, 1847-1850
Thompson Martin
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1806 in Virginia) Elizabeth, Allegheny County (1839-60)
Henry Mason
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith-Lockmaker, Lancaster Boro., 1759
Christian Mathasie
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1838-1849
Henry Mauger
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry Mauger was born in 1750 and died in 1826. He worked in Douglas Township which lies along the Bucks County line. Mauger made rifles and pistols and apparently some locks. It is believed that John Derr apprenticed under Mauger and Derr used a similar patchbox design on his many of his rifles. This same design was also used by Joseph Faust.
John Maurer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1802-1803
James Mays
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Rapho Township, 1759-1790
Coll McCallister
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(gunsmith, whitesmith) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1813-18)
James McCammant
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1777) Washington, Washington County (1797) Wellsburg, (West) Virginia (1807-25) Harrison Township, Perry County, Ohio (1850)
George W. McCartney
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1849; son of William McCartney) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1867-68)
William G. McCartney
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1820, died 1872) Uniontown, Fayette County (1841-43) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1846-72)
James McCauley
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County (1824-25) Nottingham Township, Washington County (1825-33) Monongahela, Washington County (1834-42)
Andrew McClelland
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(son of William McClelland German Township, Fayette County (1809-13) Greene Township, Greene County (1817-23) Monongahela Township, Greene County (1824-25)
Asa McClelland
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(son of William McClelland) Waynesburg, Greene County (1798-1835)
David McClelland
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Waynesburg, Greene County (1799)
Enos McClelland
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(son of William McClelland) German Township, Fayette County (1802-11) Luzerne Township, Fayette County (1812-13)
Ephraim McClelland
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
German Township, Fayette County (1828-29)
George C. McClelland
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1862) Wayne Township, Greene County (1880)
James McClelland
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(son of William McClelland) German Township, Fayette County (1795-1816)
John McClelland
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(son of William McClelland) German Township, Fayette County (1795-1800)
William McClelland
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(died 1815; innkeeper, gunsmith) Uniontown, Fayette County (1785-98)
William McClure
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, W. Hempfield Township, 1822
Samuel McCosh
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1796, died 1868) Peters Township, Washington County (1816-17) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1826-30) Nottingham Township, Washington County (1831-46) Collins Township, Allegheny County (1850-68)
Samuel McCosh
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1813) Nottingham Township, Washington County (1835-36) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1849-60) Gastonville, Washington County (1862-90)
George McCoy
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(died 1820) Uniontown Township, Fayette County (1785-90) Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio (1813-20)
William McCune
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Colerain Township, 1826-1846
William McCune
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
William McCune is identified as a gunsmith in county records working out of Colerain Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, circa 1826-1846.
Daniel J. McDonald
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1825, died 1864) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850-64; with William Craig in 1850 and with William Craig in Iron City Gun Works, 1856-57)
Barr McDowell
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1822; gunsmith, innkeeper) Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County (1843-60)
John McEwen
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1794; runaway apprentice of S. Galbraith) Pitt Township, Allegheny County (1813)
Charles McFadden
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Bullskin Township, Fayette County (1827-32, 1834-40) Connellsville, Fayette County (1833)
John D. McKahan
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1824, died 1864 at Battle of Peachtree Creek, Georgia) Washington, Washington County (1850-61)
Hugh McKean
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1763 in Virginia, died 1850) Versailes Township, Allegheny County (1791-1800) Cool Springs Township, Mercer County (1802-51)
James McKean
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1779, died 1851) Franklin Township, Westmoreland County (1802-51)
William McKean
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Franklin Township, Westmoreland County (1839-42)
James R. McQuaide
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Working dates: 1840-1844 Life span: 1818-1897. Moved to Canton IL in 1844.
Samuel Means
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Smith Township, Washington County (1810-25) Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio (1829-33)
Edward Mechlius
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Edward Mechlius, gunsmith, Halifax Boro, Dauphin Co., PA, tax list 1815. (Kauffman)
Abraham Mehagan
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Penn Township. Working dates: 1850-1870. Life span: 1816-1870.
Benjamin L. Mehagan
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Penn Township. Worked in the 1850’s.
Hugh Melloy
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1809
George Messersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
George Messersmith was an active gunsmith working out of Lancaster Boro in the 1802-1814 era.
George Messersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1814
Henry Messersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry Messesmith was the patriarch of a multi-generation gunmaking family in Lancaster. He appears in county records as early as 1747, placing him in the category of being one of the earliest makers.
Jacob Messersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1779-1810
Jacob Messersmith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Messersmith was an early maker of flintlock longrifles in Lancaster Boro. He appears on tax records for the years 1779-1810.
Joel Messner
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Smith, Elizabeth Township, 1837-1843
William Mestrezat
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1809) Mapletown, Greene County (1830-36)
Jacob Metzger
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1754-1777
Philip Metzger
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Lock Maker, Lancaster Boro., 1814-1816
George Meyer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Lock Maker, Lancaster Boro., 1814
John Michael
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Manheim Township, 1812
Benjamin Miller
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1841
David Miller
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Washington County, Maryland (1796) Georges Township, Fayette County (1800-14)
Frederick Miller
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1820 in Germany) Allegheny, Allegheny County (1850; penitentiary-horse stealing)
George Miller
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1811
Henry Miller
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1842-1850
Jacob Miller
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Conestoga Township, 1773
Jacob Miller
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
West Bethlehem Township, Washington County (1793-1800)
John Miller
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Sam Dyke located no fewer than three John Millers, all of whom were gunsmiths within Lancaster Boro in the 18th and/or 19th centuries. It appears that a John and John Jr., worked as a team from 1771. Records do not exist for John beyond 1789, though John Jr. continues to appear on tax records until 1803. In 1863 another John Miller appears in county records listed as a gunsmith working within the Boro.
John Miller
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1771-1789
John Miller
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1863
John Miller, Jr.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1771-1803
Josiah Miller
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Uniontown, Fayette County (1814)
Simon Miller
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Simon Miller worked in the borough of Hamburg, Windsor Township from the late 1700s to 1806. Miller was a prolific maker of rifles and pistols. His rifle design with the Roman-nose stock and a distinctive patchbox design rarely varied.
Edward Milley
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1863
John Milliron
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1768, died 1808) Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County (1802-08)
Henry Miner
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Morris Township. Working dates: 1795-1800.
David Moll
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
David Moll (1807 – 1853) was the brother of John Jr. and Peter Moll. David joined his brother, Peter, in Hellertown in the very late 1820’s-1830. Together they formed the great P&D Moll gunshop of Hellertown. They are best known for their high grade pistols and fine rifles.
John Moll, II
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Moll (aka John Moll II) School: Northampton/Lehigh John Moll (1773 – 1867) was the successor to his father’s gun business in Allentown, PA. In 1820 he sold the business to his son, John Moll Jr. (aka John Moll III).
John Moll, III
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Moll Jr. (aka John Moll III) School: Northampton/Lehigh John Moll Jr. (1796 – 1883) succeeded his father in the Allentown gunshop. He purchased the business from his father and ran it from 1820 to 1883. In 1860, he partnered in the business with his son, W. H. Moll. John Moll Jr.’s mother was the niece of gunsmith, Peter Neihardt.
John Moll, Sr.
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Johannes Moll (aka John Moll Sr.) School: Northampton/Lehigh Johannes Moll (? – 1794) was the patriarch of a famous family of gunsmiths in the Lehigh Valley. He first appeared on the tax assessment of “Northampton Town” (Allentown) for the year 1764. He prospered in the gunsmith business and owned land in Allentown as well as in contiguous townships. His son, John Moll (aka John Moll II), followed in the gun making trade. His other son, Peter, became a wealthy businessman and landowner in the Allentown area.
Nathan Moll
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Nathan Moll (1814 – 1882) was the younger brother of John Jr., Peter, and David Moll. After learning the trade from his brother, John Jr., in Allentown, Nathan first moved to Lower Saucon Valley in the mid – late 1830’s. Later he moved south of Quakertown to Rock Hill Township, Bucks County, where he built and repaired guns until moving to Iowa in the 1870’s.
Peter Moll
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Moll (1799 – 1879), son of John Moll, moved to Hellertown to work as a gunsmith after his brother, John Moll Jr. bought the business from their father. Peter was making guns in Hellertown by 1826. Peter’s mother was the niece of Peter Neihardt, another master gunsmith of Lehigh Valley.
William H. Moll
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
William H. Moll (1825 – ?) was the son of John Moll Jr. (III) and became a partner in the family business in Allentown in 1860. William was the 4th generation of Moll gunsmiths working in Allentown. With the death of William’s father in 1883, the great Moll gun making firm was dissolved and no more.
John T. Moore
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1850) New Freeport, Greene County (1876)
Phillamon Morgan
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Springhill Township, Fayette County (1817-30)
William Morrow
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Uniontown, Fayette County (1842-43)
David Morton
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1770 in Massachusetts, died 1823; gunsmith, clock maker) West Newton, Westmoreland County (1810-23)
Elijah Moss
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Georges Township, Fayette County (1801-03)
Absalom Moyer
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Etna, Allegheny County (1860-61) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1864-65)
George Moyer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Lock Maker, Lancaster Boro., 1814-1840
William Mulgrew
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1841-1847
Henry Mull
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1751 (Deed Book C)
H. Munson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1841-47)
John Murphy
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Donegal Township, 1817
Joseph Murphy
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Washington, Washington County (1847-49)
Benjamin Musgrave
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegheny, Allegheny County (1860) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County ((1861-62; with William Craig)
Peter Musketnuss
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1863
Francis Mussman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1859-79
Philip Myer
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850)
Daniel Myers
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Manor Township, 1847-1850
Henry Myers
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Shirleysburg Shirley Township. Working dates: 1824-1880. Life span: 1804-1880.
Martin Mylin (Meylin)
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lampeter Township, (Only proof is inventory, 1751
Moll Nathan
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Nathan Moll School: Northampton/Lehigh Nathan Moll (1814 – 1882) was the younger brother of John Jr., Peter, and David Moll. After learning the trade from his brother, John Jr., in Allentown, Nathan first moved to Lower Saucon Valley in the mid – late 1830’s. Later he moved south of Quakertown to Rock Hill Township, Bucks County, where he built and repaired guns until moving to Iowa in the 1870’s.
Jacob Nauman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1809-1832
James Naylor (Nailor)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County (1811-12)
Peter Neihardt
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Neihardt (several variations of spelling noted) was born in 1743 and died in 1813. He worked in Whitehall Township, Northhampton County (now Lehigh Co.) and is regarded today as a grand master of the region. His architecturally gracefull rifles present many Germanic features which reflect the influence of the Moravian masters at Christian Springs, but Neihardt’s guns usually do not present the pronounced buttstock curvature seen in the guns of the later, fully-developed Lehigh pattern. Hence, Neihardt’s work can be seen as transitional between the earliest period and the era when the Lehigh form became a distinct and pronounced regional style. Neihardt’s work is not commonly encountered today and any genuine specimen can be regarded as a rarity. Further information can be found in the KRA Bulletin and in monographs published by R.G. Gabel
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Richard Neil
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1786 in New York) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1817)
Jacob Neth
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1804 in Germany) West Newton, Westmoreland County (1859-61)
Neubecker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1826
David Newburn
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1831) Morris Township, Washington County (1850)
F.J.L. Newburn
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1828) Richhill Township, Greene County (1850-60)
Abraham Newcomer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1761
Abraham Newcomer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Abram Newcomer surfaces in documentation as early as 1761 as a gunsmith working out of Lancaster Boro.
Christian Newcomer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Hempfield Township, 1802
John Newcomer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
A father and son, both named John Newcomer, both worked in Lancaster County. The father was reportedly making guns as early as 1767. The elder John Newcomer died in the 1780’s.
John Newcomer, Jr.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Hempfield Township, 1780-1783
John Newcomer, Sr.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Hempfield Township, 1779-1780
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John Noble
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1828) Claysville, Washington County (1850-62)
George Nunnamacher
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Walker Township. Working dates: 1801-1810. Died 1845. Worked in Emmittsburg Maryland prior to 1801.
Christian Oberholtzer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Hempfield Township 1789
Christian Oberholtzer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Christian Oberholtzer, gunsmith, Hempfield Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, 1798. Christian Jr., same location, 1802. (Dyke)
Christian, Oberholtzer, Jr.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Hempfield Township 1802
John Christian Oerter
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Christian Oerter (1747-1777) was a gunsmith at the early gunmaking center of Christian Springs; he succeeded Andreas Albrecht as master gunsmith here in 1771 and served in this capacity until his death.
Jacob Oldenhousen
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1847)
John Michael Orman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Lock Maker, Lancaster Boro., 1759
L. W. Owens
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(gunsmith, locksmith) Connellsville, Fayette County (1881)
Jacob Palm
School: Womelsdorf (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Palm of Womelsdorf, Berks Co., appears in the U. S. Census of 1850 as a gunsmith. According to the business directory, he was still working ten years later in the same trade. (Kauffman)
John Palm
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Palm was a versatile gunmaker located on Second Street, Womelsdorf, Heidelberg Township until he died in 1865. His work shows little influence by the earlier Womelsdorf makers, making a variety of rifles from plain guns to fancy silver inlaid rifles. Palm often numbered his rifles alongside his signature. He also worked in neighboring Lancaster County for a short period during the early 1800s.
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Elisha L. Pancost (Pancoast)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1822, died 1896) Elizabeth, Allegheny County (1850-51) West Newton, Westmoreland County (1852) Elizabeth, Allegheny County (1858-59) West Elizabeth, Allegheny County (1860) Elizabeth, Allegheny County (1861-80) Greensboro, Greene County (1885-90)
Daniel Pannebecker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Daniel Pannebecker was a gunsmith working in Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., in the 1828-1831 era.
Daniel Pannebecker
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
The Pannebecker family of Cumru and Brecknock Townships consisted of no less than eight gunmakers. Although some, like Samuel and Jess also worked in nearby Lancaster County, the grandfather, Daniel was one of the first to make guns near Mohnton in the late 1700s. Through marriages and related apprenticeships the Pannebecker family spawned barrel makers such as Henry Deeds, the Worleys, Cyrus Hornberger and the Schnaders – the last gun barrel makers along the Wyomissing Creek.
Daniel Pannebecker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Cocalico Township 1828-1831
Jess Pannebecker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jess Pannebecker worked as a gunsmith in Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., and appears in county records from 1826-1834.
Jess Pannebecker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Cocalico Township, 1833-1838
John Pannebecker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Brecknock Township, 1826-1834
Samuel Pannebecker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Samuel Pannebecker was taxed as a gunsmith in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, from 1828-1844.
Samuel Pannebecker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Brecknock Township 1828-1844
William Pannebecker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Cocalico Township, 1850
Frank Parkinson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1825 in Virginia) Morris Township, Washington County (1870)
John Parks, Jr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henderson Township. Worked in the 1820’s.
John Parks, Sr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Cassville, Cass Township. Lifespan: 1773-1851.
Nicholas Parks
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Franklin Township. Worked in the 1780’s.
Robert Patterson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Smith Township, Washington County (1827)
Samuel J. Patterson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1832; gunsmith, barrel maker) Allegheny, Allegheny County (1850) Pittsburgh, Allegheny (1858-60)
Thomas and Company Patterson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Allegheny Gun Works) Allegheny, Allegheny County (1892)
Berry Peter, Jr.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Anneville – Now Dauphin, 1800-1807
Jonas Peters
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Heidelberg Township, Northampton County, 1795 *Penna. Ger. Soc.
Samuel Pheaster (Feaster)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1812) West Bethlehem Township, Washington County (1838-60)
Levan Philips
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(armorer) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1791-92)
Henry Pickel
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
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Henry Pickle
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Manheim Township, 1811
John A. Pietsch
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegheny, Allegheny County (1891-94)
John Piper
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Warrior’s Mark Township. Lifespan: 1783-1873.
John Piper, Jr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Alexandria, Porter Township. Working dates: 1850-1870. Born 1799 Died after 1880.
Christian Plants
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1822) East Finley Township, Washington County (1850-61)
John H. Pollitt
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1820 in England, died 1895) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1842-95)
David Pollock
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1795, died 1876; gunsmith, miller) Mifflin Township, Allegheny County (1820-46) Baldwin Township, Allegheny County (1846-65) Taylor Township, Merecer County (1870)
Smith Pollock
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Benjamin Smith Pollock-David’s brother) Neshannock, Lawrence County (1840) New Castle, Lawrence County (1841) Shenango Township, Lawrence County (1849)
M. Poorman
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
M. Poorman was one of Dauphin County’s earliest gunsmiths, his name first appearing in 1772 Lancaster court documents, which antedate the formation of Dauphin County by 13 years. His work is exceedingly rare and known specimens have characteristics similar to the work of Martin Shell.
M. Poorman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Heidleburg Township, 1772
Samuel B. Post
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(died 1947) Pleasant Grove, Washington County (1890-1900)
William Proctor
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
German Township, Fayette County (1815-16) Menallen Township, Fayette County (1816-19)
Silas D. Pryor
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegheny Arsenal, Allegheny County (1819-21) Vedrsailles Township, Allegheny County (1826) St. Clair Township, Allegheny County (1834) Baldwin Township, Allegheny County (1844-48) South Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1848-50)
Nathan Pyle
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(gunsmith, blacksmith, auger maker) East Bethlehem Township, Washington County (1827-36)
Jacob Raaf
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Raaf, gunsmith, Halifax Boro, Dauphin Co., PA, 1820 tax list. (Kauffman)
Jacob Raaf
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Raaf, gunsmith, Halifax Boro, Dauphin Co., PA, 1820 tax list. (Kauffman)
George Radfang
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Conestoga Township, 1770-1780
Jacob Radfang
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Donegal Township, 1811-1839
Daniel Raesor
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Strasburg Township, 1774
Peter Raesor
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1782-1786
James Rainey
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Barree Township. Working dates: 1799-1818.
Robert Ramsey
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Martic Township, 1796-1798
David Raser
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lockmaker, Lnacaster Boro., 1759
Benjamin Rausch
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Heidelberg Township
John Reasure
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Strasburg Township, 1779-1781
David Reduk
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
David Reduk, Annville Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, tax list 1800, gunsmith. (Kauffman)
Charles Reed
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Springhill Township, Fayette County (1813-15) Washington Township, Fayette County (1815-16,1819)
E. Reedy
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
E. Reedy was the son of Leonard Reedy and lived about three miles from Gratz, Dauphin Co., PA. (Kauffman)
Leonard Reedy
School: Berks Womelsdorf (Pennsylvania/PA)
Leonard Reedy [B 1776 – D 1837] , Master Gunsmith, Womelsdorf, Pine Grove and Gratz, Pa.
Leonard Reedy learned the gunsmith trade while an apprentice to John Bonewitz in Womelsdorf, Berks Co., Pa. It is estimated he joined Bonewitz as an apprentice in 1790, at age 14, and achieved Master Gunsmith status 7 or 8 years later. He remained in the Bonewitz, Womelsdorf shop after completing his apprenticeship and moved with the Bonewitz family to Pine Grove, Pa. in 1809. Sometime after the conclusion of the War of 1812 he moved to Gratz, Pa. where he continued as a Master Gunsmith and also became a local Justice of the Peace.
Both Bonewitz and Reedy are credited with teaching the mysteries of the gunsmith trade to Andrew Fichthorn Jr. who returned to Reading in 1802-1803 and established his own shop.
Leonard Reedy’s account journals, while in Gratz, are the subject of 10 pages [13-22] in Joe Kindig’s famous book ‘Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age’ printed in 1960. His Gratz account journals are also reviewed in an article published by the Gratz Historical Society. ‘The Lost Years of Leonard Reedy’ were the subject of a private research effort by KRA member H. I. Bishop presented to KRA members in 2004.
Further information available:
– Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age, Joe Kindig, p 13-22
– Gratz Historical Society-Leonard Reedy
– ‘The Lost Years of Leonard Reedy’, Private manuscript H.I. Bishop
– ‘Master, Apprentice, Master’ American Tradition Vol. I, No. I 2010 Bishop
Daniel Regler
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born in 1795 in Germany) Lawrenceville, Allegheny County (1850)
George Reichenbach
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
George Reichenbach worked in Lancaster Boro in the late period and appears on tax lists c.1850. His set of tools is held by the Museum of American Culture in Hershey, PA.
George Reichenbuch
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
George Reichenbuch
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
Adam Reiffer
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850)
Peter Reigart
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Paxton Township, 1754-1777
Michael Reiner
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Conestoga Township, 1779-1790
Geroge Reinman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1842) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1860)
T. Reinman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1833 in Germany) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1860)
William Reitenbaugh
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1838-1847
John Y. Remley
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1836-1850
P.W. Rentgen
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegheny Arsenal, Allegheny County (1817-33)
John Resor (Rasure, Razer)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
German Township, Fayette County (1798-1803)
Peter Resor
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Name also listed in the records as, Roesser, Roesor, Roeser, Resser, Reser and Reasor. Listed in Lancaster County Pennsylvania until 1790 and then in Washington County Maryland. Died in Lancaster in 1823.
Frederick Rhodes
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegheny County (1823)
William H. Rhodes
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegheny, Allegheny County (1856-60)
William Richardson
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Elizabeth Township, 1839-1850
Henry J. Rigden
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born in 1795 in Maryland; silversmith, gunsmith, locksmith) Georgetown, D.C. (1817) Brownsville, Fayette County (1818-50)
John Riling, Jr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Eldorado, Logan Township.Born: 1824 Died:1902
John Riling, Sr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Logan Township. Born: 1802
Hugh Rippy
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(died 1790) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1789-90)
John Robertson (Robison)
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
Mathew Roesser
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1759-1770
Mathias Roesser
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Mathias Roessor (Roeser) was listed as a gunsmith in the 1759-1770 circa. He was one of the patriarchs of the Lancaster school of gunbuilding. A memorial plaque was erected by the Commonwealth in 2000 in Lancaster which reads: Mathias Roeser…Here from 1740-1771 lived one of colonial America’s most important gunsmiths. His work was central to the development of the Pennsylvania rifle. Other family members, and an apprentice, William Henry, Sr., became leading gunsmiths and supplied arms to the patriot cause in the Revolution.”
Thomas H. Roland (Rowland, Rolland)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1813 in Tennessee) Brownsville, Fayette County (1849-54) New Castle, Lawrence County (1854-58) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1862-67)
Andrew Romer (Rohmer)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1858-64)
Jacob Roop
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Roop was taxed as a gunsmith from 1805 to 1815 in the Swatara/Paxton region of Dauphin County, near Harrisburg. Many of the barrels of his flintlocks are signed “I Roop” in block letters. Roop’s rifles frequently present attractive 4-piece patchboxes with pierced finials. It is believed that there was, for a period of time, a father and son team, Jacob Sr., and Jacob Jr., but signed rifles bear no distinction.
Elijah Ross
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1786, died 1864) Fredericktown, Washington County (1807-08) Zanesville, Ohio (1813-64)
James Ross
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(died 1816) Fredericktown, Washington County (1799-1802) Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio (1803-16)
Samuel Ross
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County(1850)
William Ross
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Luzern Township, Fayette County (1795-96) Fredericktown, Washington County (1798-1818)
Samuel Roth
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Smith, Elizabeth Township, 1830-1850
Thomas Rowland
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Brownsville, Fayette County (1850)
S. C. Runfielt
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
John Rupp II
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Weisenberg Township, Northampton County, 1812-1848, Tax List-Easton
Adam Herman Rupp
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
A. Herman Rupp (1756-1831) worked as early as 1793 in Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co., PA. His products are graceful pieces which normally present the classic Lehigh architecture in its fully-developed form. For further information see the monographs of R. G. Gabel.
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John Rupp
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith,John Rupp (1786-1848), nephew of gunsmith Herman Rupp, was taxed as a gunsmith in Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. J. Rupp specimens regularly present fully evolved Lehigh architecture–sleek and graceful with a pronounced curvilinear buttstock profile.
John Rupp (Nephew)
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Weisenberg Township, Northampton County, 1812-1848, Tax List-Easton
Hiram Russell
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1836) East Pike Run Township, Washington County (1860-75)
Job Russell
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1813 in Ohio) Columbiana County, Ohio (1839) Perry Township, Fayette County (1847-48) Connellsville, Fayette County (1948-49) Jefferson Township, Fayette County (1850) Brownsville, Fayette County (1852-53) East Pike Run Township, Washington County (1860-80)
Joseph Russell
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Brownsville, Fayette County (1847)
Henry Rutt
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Earl Township, 1820
John Sager
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lampeter Township, 1777
Henry Schafer
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Gunsmith, locksmith) Allegheny, Allegheny County (1870-72)
Joseph Schairer
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1805 in Germany) Greensburg, Westmoreland County (1856-66)
Jacob Schneider
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Heidelberg/Lynn Township. Also known as last name Snider and Snyder.
John Schneider
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lynn Township. Other spellings of last name, Snider and Snyder.
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John Schneiter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Township, 1793
John Schreit (Shreight)
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
A rifle signed by John Schreit and dated 1761 is the earliest dated Kentucky rifle that is known to exist. John Schreit (Shreight) worked in Reading Town and is shown as a gunsmith and landowner of a town lot in the 1758 Berks County records. American rifles of this age are rarely found and even rarer are signed and dated rifles from the period.
John Schreit
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Schreit is listed as a gunsmith in Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., as early as 1777. (Dyke)
George Schreyer
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry H. Schulte
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1864-80; Iron City Gun Works 1864-77)
Abraham Schweitzer ( Sweitzer)
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Abraham Schweitzer is listed as a gunsmith in Lancaster Boro in the mid-19th century. He was the brother-in-law to gunsmith Melchior Fordney.
William Seebrooks
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Martic Township, 1803-1808
Jacob Sees
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Elizabeth Township, 1800-1813
Jacob Sees
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lived in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County. Died in 1812.
Christiam Seibble
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1797-1803
Christan Seibel
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1802-1803
Frederick Sell
School: Littlestown (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jacob Sell
School: Littlestown (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jacob Sell
School: Littlestown (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
John Shaffner
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1788
David Shallenberger
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Bullskin Township, Fayette County (1820-29) Connellsville, Fayette County (1830-34)
Samuel Sharp
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1848; African American) Canonsburg, Washington County (1870)
Henry Sheaff
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1823-1833
Gerorge Shefler
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Blacksmith, gunsmith) Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County (1817-31)
Daniel Shell
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Daniel Shell (d.1864), the son of Martin Shell, Jr., and brother of John, was taxed as a gunsmith in Lower Paxton Twp., Dauphin County, PA, from 1825 through 1847.
John Shell
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Shell (1795-1875) was taxed as a gunsmith in West Hanover Twp., east of Harrisburg, from 1817 through 1871. He built fine flintlocks and percussion rifles and was one of the few makers to number his rifles as well as sign them. He was one of the few men in the region to carry the traditional style of gunbuilding beyond the Civil War period. His father was Martin Shell, one of the grand masters of the Dauphin County school.
Martin Shell
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Heidleberg Township, 1770-1774
Martin Shell, Sr.
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Martin Shell, Sr. (1737-1796) built both Committee of Safety muskets for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and flintlock rifles. He was an early influence in the Dauphin school and the patriarch of three generations of fine gunbuilders within Dauphin County. Shell was taxed as a gunsmith in Paxton Township.
Martin Shell, Jr.
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Martin Shell, Jr., (1763-1817) was taxed as a gunsmith in Paxton Twp. Dauphin County, PA from 1790 to the time of his death. He was the father of John, Jacob and Daniel Shell, all gunsmiths. While some sources list only one Martin Shell, it is most likely that there was Martin Sr., a maker of muskets and a few fine rifles in the earliest period, and that his son, Martin Jr., was the maker of many of the golden-age specimens which reflect the Dauphin school at its finest. Rifles signed “Martin Shell” are rare. A few specimens can be seen in Kindig’s 1960 text, Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in Its Golden Age, G. Shumway, Publisher.
Nicholas Shennefelt
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Union Township. Approx. working dates: 1819-1823 Born:1799 Died:1871
Peter Sherry (Cherry)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Died 1810) Township Westmoreland County (1802-10 Derry)
John Sherry (Cherry), Sr.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County (1800-13) Richland Township, Clarion County (1814-23) Beaver Township, Venango County (1824-39) Beaver Township, Clarion County (1840-59)
Christian Sherts
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Paxton Township, 1779-1782
Joseph Shough
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1761 in Lancaster County) German Township, Fayette County (1809-27)
John Showwalter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1838-1839
Levi Shreckengost
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Levi Shreckengost 1842 to 1940 was a gunsmith and civil war veteran having been captured and held at Andersonville Prison. He was his fathers apprentice, but his gunsmithing career ended when he left for the civil war. Very little is know of his work except this pictured quilted maple halfstock rifle.
Lincoln Shreckengost
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lincoln Shreckengost, 1865 to 1948, another son of William G. Shreckengost. Lincoln was a gunsmith and store owner in Putneyville and his fathers apprentice. His work was mostly in the repair of guns, but he did make guns as well. Photo of a rifle shotgun combination made by him.
William Shreckengost
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
William G. Shreckengost, 1818-1894 Pennsylvania born, son of gunsmith John Schrecengost born 1776. Wm was a prolific maker of Pennsylvania rifles from the 1830s to the 1880s. A full time gunsmith all his life, he made percussion sporting rifles, target/bench rifles, several swivel breech rifles and a limited number of pistols in his shop along the Mahoning Creek at Putneyville, PA. He was a talented engraver even up to two years before his death.
Casper Shreid
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Cocalico Township, 1763. Casper (Deed Book H) Shreid.
Jacob Shrivers
School: Littlestown (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information is available.
Lewis Shroyer
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Georges Township, Fayette County (1805-06) Grafton, Taylor County, (West) Virginia (1807-27)
Henry Shultz
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
H. Shultz, a late maker of percussion arms, working out of Richland, Lebanon Co., PA, 1861. (Kauffman, 1960)
Isaac Shunk
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1810-1811
Isaac Shunk
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Taneytown, Frederick County, Maryland (1801-04) Lancaster, Lancaster County (1810-11) Pitt Township, Allegheny County (1819-30) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1832)
Jacob Sible
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1788-1814
Daniel Siegfried
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Smith, W. Cocalico Township, 1850
Ruben Siegfried
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Smith, E. Cocalico Township, 1850
Solomon Silknitter
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Barree Township. Worked in the 1850’s. Born: 1830. Apprenticed to Peter Smith.
Jacob Silvis
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 180?, died 1892) Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County (1826-31) Washington Township, Westmoreland County (1832-90)
Oliver K. Simpson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1844; apprentice of D.J. McDonald) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1860-72)
John Sinclair
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1794-1854
Christian Siple
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Christian Siple was apprenticed to Jacob Haeffer in Lancaster Boro as early as 1797. He moved to Middletown, PA where he was taxed as a gunsmith from 1808 to 1825. He worked in town as well as in contiguous Swatara Township, Dauphin County. He died circa 1827. Some of his products show a strong Lancaster stock profile, while others have a curvilinear shape to the stock comb.
George Slaysman
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Approx. working dates: 1805-1862. Born: 1782 Died:1862.
John Small
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Georges Township, Fayette County (1802-06) New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio (1807-12)
Abias Butler Smith
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1818, died 1900) Clinton, Allegheny County (1838) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County ( 1865-67) Crescent Township, Allegheny County (1867) New Castle, Lawrence County (1870-72) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1892)
Henry Smith
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1810) Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County (1832-55)
Jacob Smith
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Murrysville, Westmoreland County (1861)
John Smith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
John Smith
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Gunsmith, blacksmith) Salem Township, Westmoreland County (1802-10)
Martin Smith
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1814-1819
Peter Smith
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henderson Township. Approx. working dates:1844-1845
Peter Smith
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Mifflin Co. working dates:1830-1839
Peter Smith
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of New Berlin, Union Township. Approx. working dates: 1825-1828.
Peter Smith, Jr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Barree Township. Approx working dates: 1845-1850
Peter Smith, Sr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Barree Township. Approx. working dates: 1825-1870 Born: 1796
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Samuel Smith
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Barree Township, Worked in the 1850’s Born:1823 Died:1878
Samuel Smith
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Redstone Township, Fayette County (1823-31)
Stoeffel Smith
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Stoeffel Smith was a gunmaker working in Reading from the late 1700s until 1820. His rifles reflect a strong influence by Wolfgang Haga with similar stock profiles and raised carving behind the cheek piece. Since both worked in Reading at the same time, it is possible Smith worked with Haga in some capacity. Many of the samples of his work extant are rugged swivel rifles engraved with his signature and a date on a large brass side plate.
Thomas Smith
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Smith Township, Washington County (1827-28)
Jacob Smootz (Smutz)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1797) Bullskin Township, Fayette County (1820-23) Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio (1830-50)
Jacob Sneevely (Snavely)
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Sneevely, gunsmith, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA, taxed in the trade as early as 1817.
James Snoddy
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Derry Township, 1757. (Will Book B – Page 325)
Henry Snyder
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lynn Township, Northampton County, 1780-1783, Tax List-Easton
John Snyder
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Heidelbert Township, Lehigh County, 1848, Tax List-Lehigh Co.
John Snyder
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, 1848, Tax List-Lehigh Co
William Snyder
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1823) Flatwood, Fayette County (1860-61)
Isaac M. Springer
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1808 in Pennsylvania) Huntsburgh Township, Geauga County, Ohio (1850) Raccoon Township, Beaver County (1856-93)
John W. Springer
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Biographical Information:
Raccoon Township, Beaver County (1887-1900)
William St. Johns
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1839-1854
George Stahl
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Gunsmith, locksmith) Sharpsburg, Allegheny County (1878-96)
Christian Stall
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Christian Stall, gunsmith, 1817 tax list, working out of Harrisburg, PA. Builder of flintlocks.
James Stapelton
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Beavertown, Todd Township. Working dates: 1854-1890. Born:1833 Died:1900
James M. Stapelton
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Todd Township. Born:1874 Died:1950
Solomon Stapelton
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Todd Township. Working dates: 1900-1930. Born:1869 Died 1950
William B. Stapelton
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Todd Township. Worked in the 1880’s. Born: 1863 Died:1908 Apprentice of James Stapelton.
John Steck
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County (1817-30)
Adam Steever
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Union Township. Approx.working dates:1824-1833
James Stephens
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Uniontown, Fayette County (1810-12)
Samuel Stickle
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Hanover Township, York County (1793) South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County (1796-1802) Shenango Township, Beaver County (later Lawrence County) (1803-22)
George Still
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Bethlehem Township, Washington County (1799-1800)
Peter Stilley
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1777, died 1819) Mifflin Township, Allegheny County (1800-19)
Casper Stite
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Cocalico Township, 1759
Adam Stoup
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1792) Unity Township, Westmoreland County (1835-60)
Andrew Strawick
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
West Jefferson, Butler County (1810)
Andrew Strawick, Jr.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1807) Buffalo Township, Butler County (1850) Butler, Butler County (1860) Brady’s Bend Township, Armstrong County (1866) Beaver Falls, Beaver County (1870) Butler, Butler County (1872-84)
Hugh M. Strawick
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1839; son of Andrew Strawick, Jr.) Butler, Butler County (1860-61) Brady’s Bend Township, Armstrong County (1865-72) Butler, Butler County (1872-1920)
William Stroebel
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Gunsmith, locksmith, machinist) Birmingham, Allegheny County (1856-59)
Christian Stuebgen
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1801 in Saxony, Germany; gunsmith, whitesmith) Philadelphia (1826-32) Saxonburg, Butler County (1832-80)
George A. Stuebgen
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1832; son of Christian Stuebgen) Saxonburg, Butler County (1850) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1860-65) Saxonburg, Butler County (1870) Butler, Butler County (1878)
Gustave Stuebgen
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1832; son of Christian Stuebgen) Saxon, Butler County (1880)
Sutton and Dunseth
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(George Sutton, Andrew Dunseth) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1797-1800)
George Sutton
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Lancaster, Lancaster County (1795) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1796-1810) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (merchant) (1813-26)
Adam Sweigart
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Adam Sweigart, gunsmith, Halifax, Dauphin Co., appears on tax lists 1815, 1817. (Kauffman, 1960)
Abraham Sweitzer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1849 (Brother-in-Law to M. Fordney)
Daniel Sweitzer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
D. Sweitzer was listed on tax records as a locksmith in Lancaster Boro as early as 1829. Although he may not have built guns, his signed locks appear on many rifles built in and around Lancaster. Some can be found with the “Z” reversed in the name.
Daniel Sweitzer
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Locksmith, Lancaster Boro., 1829
John Swigley
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegheny Arsenal, Allegheny County (1819)
Peter Swinehart
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
West Bethlehem Township, Washington County (1788-1828)
Adam Swobe
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Leacock Township, 1785-1802
John H. Syphers
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1818) Waynesburg, Greene County (1842-90)
James Teaff
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Biographical Information:
(Born 1796) Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania (1814; apprentice of Asa McClelland) Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio (1816-61)
Adam Terrance
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Fort Pitt (1763)
Abram Tetley
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1822 in England) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1848-62; Enterprise Gun Works)
George W. Thompson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1836) Washington, Washington County (1858-80)
John Tipton
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Antis Township. Born: 1805
Henry Topper
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Died 1840) Gettysburg, Adams County (1801-12) Hampshire County, (West) Virginia (1819-20) Napier Township, Bedford County (1832-35) Youngstown, Westmoreland County (1838-40)
Josiah Topper
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1813) Youngstown, Westmoreland County (1839-51)
Josiah Topper
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1813) Youngstown, Westmoreland County
Johnson Toppin
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1808 in Maryland) Carmichaels, Greene County (1860) Cumberland Township, Greene County (1870-80)
John Trayer
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Georges Township, Fayette County (1802-03)
John Treish
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Elizabeth Township, 1847-1850
Henry Treppert (or Dreppert)
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1829-1830
John Treppert (or Dreppert)
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Lock Maker, Lancaster Boro., 1814-1841
John Trissler
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1807-1840
Henry Trump
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Bullskin Township, Fayette County (1799-1808)
Jacob Umholtz
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Unholtz, gunsmith, Lykens Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, tax lsit 1825. (Kauffman)
Soloman Urie (Urey)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Gunsmith, blacksmith) Hopewell Township, Washington County (1791-1813) Orange Township, Richland County, Ohio (1814)
J. B. Van Sciver
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
Benjamin Vansciver
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburg, Allegheny County (1856-60)
Abraham VanVoorhis
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Gunsmith, blacksmith) Morris Township, Washington County (1791-1834)
John Wagonhorst
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA)
Greenwich Township
James Walker
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Georges Township, Fayette County (1802-03) Morris Township, Knox County, Ohio (1804-30)
John Walker
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Walker, Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro, 1780-1807. (Dyke)
Joseph Walker
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Georges Township, Fayette County (1799-1803) Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio (1804-1816)
S. Walker
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1826)
John Wallace
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1816 in New York) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1839) Freeport, Armstrong County (1850-68) Franklin, Venango County (1870-78) Freeport, Armstrong County (1880-90)
Henry Walter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Cocalico Township, 1820-1830
Adam Weaver
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Jonestown, 1771-1779
Henry Weaver
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Approx. working dates:1819-1835. Born:1790
John Webster
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1810 in New York) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1860)
Henry Weiman
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Elizabeth Township, 1850
William Weiss
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Listed as a gunsmith in Lancaster Borough between 1802 and 1821.
William Weiss
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1800-1848
Abraham Welshans
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Conrad Welshans
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
J. Welshans
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Jacob Welshantz, Jr.
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jacob Welshantz (Welshance) Jr., son of York gunsmith J. Welshantz, worked in Harrisburg in the 1807-1811 period. He then moved to York where he carried on the family trade through 1831.
John H. Wenzell
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1870-71) Allegheny, Allegheny County (1872-88)
C. L. Werner
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegheny, Allegheny County (1874-75)
Jonathan West
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
East Bethlehem Township, Washington County (1809-11)
Samuel West
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Fallowfield Township, Washington County (1897-09) Millisboro, Washington County (1810-30)
William West
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Millsboro, Washington County (1813-18)
Henry Wheatley
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1837) Washington, Washington County (1860)
Whirley
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Manor Township, 1850
Constant White
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Allegheny Arsenal, Allegheny County (1819)
James White
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1816-18)
Job White
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Little Britain Township, 1840
John White
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1800 in Maryland; son of Peter White) New Phadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio (1821-24) Steubenville, Ohio (1830-31) Uniontown, Fayette County (1834-42) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1842-58) Rochester, Beaver County (1859-61) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1864-69)
Levi White
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1818) Allegheny, Allegheny County (1850)
Peter White
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1778, died 1834) Bedford, Bedford County (1806) Colerain Township, Bedford County (1807-14) Bedford, Bedford County (1815-18) Uniontown, Fayette County (1819-34)
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Samuel White
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Uniontown, Fayette County (1828-29)
Whitmore and Wolff
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Hardware dealers) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1836-58)
Whitmore, Wolff, Duff, and Company
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Hardware dealer) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1858-72)
George Wickery
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Morgan Township, Greene County (1818-23) Buffalo Township, Washington County (1824-27)
Jacob Wigel (Wigle)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County (1811-12) Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County (1813-18) Franklin Township, Fayette County (1818-22) Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County (1822-26) South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County (1827-44)
George Wilkins
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pike Run Township, Washington County (1804-10)
Abraham Williams
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1789 in Virginia) Greene Township, Greene County (1816-22) Monongahela Township, Greene County (1824-26) Clarksville, Greene County (1827-30) Morris Township, Washington County (1833-56)
James Williams
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1843-1850
Levi Williams
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Greene Township, Greene County (1820-22) Monongahela Township, Greene County (1824-27) Morgan Township, Greene County (1831)
Lewis Williams
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1800) Greene Township, Greene County (1817-23) Monongahela Township, Greene County (1823-33) Georges Township, Fayette County (1833-38) Allaince, Stark County, Ohio (1850-60)
Richard Williams
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Morris Township, Washington County (1839-41)
Samuel Wilson
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1842)
Christian Winger
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Leacock Township, 1780-1810
Martin Winterhalter
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1830 in Baden) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1858-65)
Michael Withers
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Strasburg Township, 1758
Michael Withers
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Michael Withers was an early maker in Lancaster County, working out of Strasburg Twp. in from the 1750’s; then his nephew (also Michael) was active in the trade in Lancaster Boro, circa 1786-1813, reported Sam and Mary Dyke in 1969.
Michael (Nephew) Withers
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1786-1813
Emile Wolf
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850
Henry Wolf
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1787-1808)
Otto Wolfe
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1852)
Wolff and Lane
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Hardware dealers) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850-57)
Bernard Wolff, Jr.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Hardware dealer, successor to Wolff and Lane) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1859-70)
Absolom Woods
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
German Township, Fayette County (1816-18)
Robert Workman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1810 in Ireland) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850; with James Little)
David Worley (Worlilley)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1797) Donegal Township, Washington County (1822-32) Buffalo Township, Washington County (1833-35) Donegal Township, Washington County (1836-42) East Finley Township, Washington County (1843-52)
Jesse Worley
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Jeese Worley was a gun maker and owner of a gun barrel factory along the Wyomissing Creek in Cumru Township from 1788 until 1838. Two of his sons, John and Henry worked in the factory making gun barrels until 1890. Rifles signed with J. Worley or J.W. are found to have the classic Berks County “Roman-nose” stock and a Haga style patchbox design.
Aaron Wright (Right)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1797) Richhill Township, Greene County (1832-51)
Samuel Wurtz
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1837
Jacob Yeager
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of Birmingham, Warriors Mark Township. Approximate working dates: 1850-1880. Born:1822 Died after 1900.
Casper Yost
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lebanon Township, 1779-1785
Henry Young
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Henry Young, along with brother John, built solid flintlocks in the early period ( circa 1774-1784). He was located in Easton, PA.
John Young
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
John Young worked in Easton, Northampton County, PA. An early maker, he built Committee of Safety muskets during the revolution and continued building flintlocks into the early 19th century. Both John and his brother Henry were builders of excellent rifles, yet their styles are more personal than they are representative of classic Lehigh/Northampton architecture.
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Peter Young
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
Peter Young worked in Easton, PA in the early 19th Century.
Mathias Zahm
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Lancaster Borough, 1813-1819.
Eugene Zahringer
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(Born 1827 in Germany) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1857-63)
Samuel Zimmerman
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County (1827-29) Adamsburg, Westmoreland County (1845-89)
Frederick Zorger
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
Worked in York in the late 18th century.
