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Mylin (Meylin), Martin

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Post date June 1, 2025
Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Lampeter Township, (Only proof is inventory, 1751

Edwards, Michael Jr.

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Post date June 1, 2025
Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.

Gillman, Daniel

School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Donegal Township, 1779-1812

Arney, Christian

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Post date June 1, 2025
Categories In Mecklenburg School, North Carolina, Riflemakers

School: Mecklenburg (North Carolina/NC)Christian Arney (1795-1840) of Lincoln County, NC. There is an alternate spelling on signed guns of Christian Earney. A longrifle of note by Arney has “CA” engraved in script as does other Mecklenburg rifles. This rifle has the typical features associated with the Mecklenburg School: faceted lockplate, forestock molding terminating in a […]

Johns, John

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Post date June 1, 2025
Categories In Ohio, Riflemakers

School: Ohio Columbiana, County

Yeager, Jacob

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Post date June 1, 2025
Categories In Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Borough of Birmingham, Warriors Mark Township. Approximate working dates: 1850-1880. Born:1822 Died after 1900.

Williams, Richard

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Post date June 1, 2025
Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Morris Township, Washington County (1839-41)

Lilly, James

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Post date June 1, 2025
Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Borough Township, Beaver County (1846)

Oerter, John Christian

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Post date June 1, 2025
Categories In Northampton/Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

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.

Bryan, James

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Post date June 1, 2025
Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lampeter Township, 1801

Compton, Phineas M.

School: Maryland Grantsville This Compton family came from France and settled in New Jersey near New Brunswick. His father Robert and mother Lydia Brown Crompton, settled in Berlin in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in 1813. Phineas was born in 1804 and was a tinnier and gunsmith. He married Adeling Glotfelty and lived in Elk Lick Township. […]

Gill, James

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Post date June 1, 2025
Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

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.”