Category: Pennsylvania

Geirsh, William

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Post date June 3, 2025
Categories In Monroe, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Monroe (Pennsylvania/PA) William Geirsh, gunsmith, Bushkill Center, PA, 1861. Builder of percussion firearms.

Albright, Thomas

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Post date June 3, 2025
Categories In Monroe, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

Thomas John Albright (1808-1890)was taxed as a gunsmith from 1835-1840 in Stroudsburg, PA, the county seat of Monroe County, PA. He moved west and set up shop in St. Louis, MO, where ran a family business with his sons Thomas John, Jr., and William. Primarily makers of percussion longrifles.

Heinhold, Simeon

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Post date June 3, 2025
Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Strasburg Township, 1779

Cover, John

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Post date June 3, 2025
Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

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

George, Jacob Sr.

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Post date June 3, 2025
Categories In Allemeangel, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA) Greenwich Township

Blair, Andrew

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Post date June 3, 2025
Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Washington County

Hafer, John

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Post date June 3, 2025
Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

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

Welshans, J.

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Post date June 3, 2025
Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, York

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

Flowers, Charles

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Post date June 3, 2025
Categories In Pennsylvania, Riflemakers, Western Pennsylvania

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

Eberle, Jacob

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Post date June 3, 2025
Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Warwick Township, 1810

Roesser, Mathias

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Post date June 3, 2025
Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Mathias Roessor (Roeser) was listed as a gunsmith in the 1759-1770 circa. He was one of the patriarchs of the Lancaster school of gunbuilding. A memorial plaque was erected by the Commonwealth in 2000 in Lancaster which reads: Mathias Roeser…Here from 1740-1771 lived one of colonial America’s most important gunsmiths. His work […]

Stapelton, Solomon

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Post date June 2, 2025
Categories In Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Todd Township. Working dates: 1900-1930. Born:1869 Died 1950

Messersmith, Henry

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Post date June 2, 2025
Categories In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riflemakers

School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Henry Messesmith was the patriarch of a multi-generation gunmaking family in Lancaster. He appears in county records as early as 1747, placing him in the category of being one of the earliest makers.