School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.
Ferree, George
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Ferree, George
Kennedy, John III
School: Bear Creek School (North Carolina/NC) Born in 1790 in Moore County. Part of the well known, Kennedy family of gunsmiths of Mechanics Hill, North Carolina. Son of David Kennedy. An existing very plain rifle without a patchbox is signed in script (not stamped) “J*K” for John Kennedy. Source: Ivey, William. North Carolina Schools of […]
Marshal, James B.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1860-61, 1864-65)
Groff, Henry
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, West Earl Township, 1847
Burget, Washington
School: Ohio Pickaway, County
Harrington, John
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.
Keaffer, Peter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1759
Gehrett, Jacob F.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Borough of Orbisonia, Cromwell Township. Approximate working dates: 1856-1900. Born 1836 Died 1908.
Debolt, Henry
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.
Greaff, John
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1772-1802
Feather, George
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Elizabeth Township, 1820-1822
Bruner, Henry Sr.,
School: Rowan (North Carolina/NC)There were three Henry Bruners- Henry Bruner Sr. (1719-1769), Henry Bruner Jr. (died 1803) and Henry Bruner III (1789-1819). The Bruner’s favored the patchbox release button in the toe plate and not in the upper sideplate of the patchbox as found in most Rowan School rifles. Source: Ivey, William. North Carolina Schools […]
Harris, Henry
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Paxton Township, 1777-1781
Myers, Henry
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Borough of Shirleysburg Shirley Township. Working dates: 1824-1880. Life span: 1804-1880.
Ish, Christian
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1778 (Narr’s Record)
Kline, Jacob
School: Hampshire (West Virginia/WV) No biographical information available.
Smith, Martin
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1814-1819
Lloyd, William
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)
Getz, Peter
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1810
Gibbs, William
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) William Gibbs, single freeman gunsmith, Lancaster Boro, tax lists 1834, 1840. (Kauffman)