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Doll, Jacob

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Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, York

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

Kough, Samuel

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Categories In Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Borough of Saltillo, Clay Township. Born 1800 Died 1870.

Hess, Jonas

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Categories In Allemeangel, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA) Lynn Township, Northampton County, 1780 Tax List-Easton

Schroyer, George

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Categories In Harrisonburg/Rockingham, Riflemakers, Virginia

School: Harrisonburg/Rockingham (Virginia/VA) No biographical information available.

Lowmaster, J

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Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, York

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

Auber, Daniel

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Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Worked in Georges Township,Fayette County 1802-1804.

Gibbs, Henry, Jr.

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Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

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.

Bender, John

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Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1813-1816

Donald, Alexander

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Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

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

Engels, Samuel

School: Maryland Baltimore The 1860 federal census for Baltimore listed Samuel Engels as a gunsmith, aged 37, residing at 13 Townsend St., Baltimore For additional information see Maryland Longrifles Hartzler/Whisker.

McQuaide, James R.

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Categories In Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Working dates: 1840-1844 Life span: 1818-1897. Moved to Canton IL in 1844.

Holmes, George

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Categories In Ohio, Riflemakers

School: Ohio Defiance, County

Earnheart, William

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Categories In Ohio, Riflemakers

School: Ohio Pickaway, County

Love, Charles

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Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) (born 1826 in Germany) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850)

Lewis, Daniel

School: Maryland The 1880 federal census of Preston County, West Virginia, showed Daniel Lewis as a gunsmith, age 34, born in Maryland, with a wife named Susan. He was a partner in the gun business with G. A. Licle For additional information see Maryland Longrifles Hartzler/Whisker.

Henry, William, Sr.

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Categories In Northampton/Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

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 […]