School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA) Nicholas Beyer (c.1780-1850)is regarded today as one of the grand masters of the late golden age of flintlock riflebuilding. Beyer was most likely an apprentice of J. P Beck of Lebanon, PA. Beyer worked near Annville at the dawn of the 19th century and produced many fine guns. His patchboxes often feature […]
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA) John Young worked in Easton, Northampton County, PA. An early maker, he built Committee of Safety muskets during the revolution and continued building flintlocks into the early 19th century. Both John and his brother Henry were builders of excellent rifles, yet their styles are more personal than they are representative of classic […]
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Peter Bear appears on county records as a gunsmith in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., from 1840-1850.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Allegheny Arsenal, Allegheny County (1817-33)
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA) John Bowers, gunsmith, Jonestown, Lebanon Co., PA., taxed in 1860 circa. Builder of percussion rifles and pistols.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Hempfield Township, 1780-1783
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith George Gumpf appears on county tax lists as working in Lancaster Boro, 1825-1849.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Georges Township, Fayette County (1799-1803) Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio (1804-1816)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Union Township. Approximate working dates: 1817-1843. Born 1789 Died 1854.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1814-1816
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA) William Graff (Greif or Graeff) is listed as a gunsmith in the Reading Town census of 1767. He also worked in Lancaster County and apparently worked in both areas from 1750 until the turn of the century. He may be related to the gunsmith, John Graeff.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Breech-loading rifle maker. Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia 1818. Pittsburgh, Allegheny County 1819-26.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Approx. working dates: 1805-1862. Born: 1782 Died:1862.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) (Born 1844; apprentice of D.J. McDonald) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1860-72)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) (born 1770 in Massachusetts, died 1823; gunsmith, clock maker) West Newton, Westmoreland County (1810-23)
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) (born 1788, died 1842) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1825-26) Fairview (now Springdale), Alleghany County (1837-42)
