School: Maryland Abraham Johnson (1793-1866). There are several superb guns known marked, “A. Johnson,” including a box-lock, pill-lock gun. The U.S. Census of 1850 showed Abram Johnson in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, Ohio, age 57, born in Maryland, gunsmith, with real estate valued at $3000. The estate of Abiram Johnson was appraised on 25 June 1866 […]
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 […]
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County (1824-25) Nottingham Township, Washington County (1825-33) Monongahela, Washington County (1834-42)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Allegheny, Allegheny County (1860) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County ((1861-62; with William Craig)
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.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Jess Pannebecker worked as a gunsmith in Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., and appears in county records from 1826-1834.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) (born 1822; gunsmith, innkeeper) Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County (1843-60)
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Jess Pannebecker worked as a gunsmith in Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., and appears in county records from 1826-1834.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Penn Township. Working dates: 1850-1870. Life span: 1816-1870.
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA) Heidelberg Township
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1788
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) (born 1828) Claysville, Washington County (1850-62)
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.
School: Maryland Hagerstown Jacob was born in 1785 or 1786, the third son of Christian Hawken Sr. He was employed at the National Armory at Harpers Ferry and after the War of 1812 he proceeded west and by 1818 was in St. Louis. With the death of his father in 1821 he returned to Hagerstown and […]
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1863
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 […]
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Manheim, 1786-1793
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) (Hardware dealers) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1836-58)
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Locksmith, Lancaster Boro., 1829
