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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Jacob Messersmith was an early maker of flintlock longrifles in Lancaster Boro. He appears on tax records for the years 1779-1810.

Lipp, Abraham

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1850

Dulibar, Christian

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gun Barrel Forger, Lancaster Boro., 1847-1850

Treppert (or Dreppert), Henry

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1829-1830

Llewellyn, Matthew

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1792-1802

Baker, Robert

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Researcher Sam Dyke traced the evolution of the Baker family of gunsmiths within the county. While no guns made by these men are known to exist, these men are important for they are, very likely, the first gunsmiths to settle within the Lancaster region. In 1717, Robert Baker (d. 1728) and his […]

Hoak, Mathias

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Mathias Hoak, Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro, 1802-1814. (Dyke)

Dornbach, Anthony

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Cocalico Township, 1803

Shell, Martin

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Heidleberg Township, 1770-1774

Brown, David D.

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1838-1863

Pannebecker, Jess

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Jess Pannebecker worked as a gunsmith in Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., and appears in county records from 1826-1834.

Pannebecker, Jess

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Jess Pannebecker worked as a gunsmith in Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., and appears in county records from 1826-1834.

Shaffner, John

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1788

Fainot, George

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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.

Musketnuss, Peter

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School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1863