Category: Catawba Valley School

Peterson, Samuel

Post author By KR Foundation
Post date May 30, 2025
Categories In Catawba Valley School, North Carolina, Riflemakers

School: Catawba Valley (North Carolina/NC) Mr. Samuel Peterson was born 1795 in Lincoln County NC. He worked in the Catawba School of Gunmaking. He died after 1870 in Ironton Missouri. Samuel Peterson along with his father Matthias Peterson, his uncle Tobias Peterson, and his grandfather Paul Peterson were all gunsmiths. They all lived near Hickory […]

Huffman Henry W.

Post author By KR Foundation
Post date May 23, 2025
Categories In Catawba Valley School, North Carolina, Riflemakers

School: Catawba County (North Carolina/NC)Henry W. Huffman (born 1807) was known to sign his rifles either in script or stamped in block letters on the top barrel flat. The four piece patchbox was similar to the Lancaster, PA box with its sideplates interrupted by wood. Source: Ivey, William. North Carolina Schools of Longrifles 1765-1865. Thomasville, […]