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Hoffman, John

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Categories In Lebanon/Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA) John Hoffman, Lykens Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, gunsmith, tax list 1828. (Kauffman)

Coldren, Samuel

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Post date May 30, 2025
Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Samuel Coldren is listed as a gunsmith in county records from 1838-1850 working in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster Co., PA.

Whirley

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Post date May 30, 2025
Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Manor Township, 1850

Vansciver, Benjamin

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Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Pittsburg, Allegheny County (1856-60)

Radfang, George

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Post date May 30, 2025
Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Conestoga Township, 1770-1780

School: Maryland Hagerstown William Kreps had six transactions of property, one mortage, one release, the purchase of one slave and one bill of sale in the Washington County Courthouse during his lifetime. He also participated in the purchase of ground for the Mount Zion Reform Church. His first deed for $260 current money on April 2, […]

Russell, Hiram

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Post date May 30, 2025
Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) (born 1836) East Pike Run Township, Washington County (1860-75)

Deveese, John

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Post date May 30, 2025
Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

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

Workman, Robert

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Post date May 30, 2025
Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) (Born 1810 in Ireland) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850; with James Little)

Gall, John

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Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Lancaster and Washington County PA

Henderson, Charles

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Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

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

Welshans, Abraham

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Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, York

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

Graeff, John

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Post date May 30, 2025
Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

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.

Thompson, George W.

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Post date May 30, 2025
Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) (Born 1836) Washington, Washington County (1858-80)

Marker, Daniel, Jr.

School: Maryland Sharpsburg He was born in 1810 the fourth child of Daniel Sr. and Christina Beckenbaugh Marker. Daniel Jr. probably began learning the gunsmith trade under his father. when Daniel, Sr., moved to Martinsburg, (West) Virginia, Daniel Jr. would have been 12 years old. Therefore, he probably continued his training under either his grandfather, if […]

Wolf, Henry

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Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1787-1808)

Woods, Absolom

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Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) German Township, Fayette County (1816-18)

Breitenherd, Christopher

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Post date May 30, 2025
Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

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, […]