School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Georges Township, Fayette County (1802-06) New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio (1807-12)
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Kline, Jacob
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA) Jacob Kline appears in Dauphin County records as a gunsmith working in Harrisburg, 1818-1821.
Gumpf, Christian
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Christian Gumpf appears in county records as a gunsmith from 1800 through 1843. He built 1809 contract rifles and produced well-made flintlocks for the commercial trade.
Berry, Peter
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA) Peter Berry (d. 1796) is regarded as a grand master of the Dauphin/Lebanon region. He was taxed as a gunsmith in Heidelberg Twp., Dauphin County from 1786-1796. His distinct rifles reflect excellent crafstmanship and engraving, and genuine specimens are rare and especially desirable. Berry and his contemporaries in the trade reveal the […]
Kuntz, Peter
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA) Peter Kuntz (1791-1862), brother of Jacob Kuntz, was a noted gunsmith in Whitehall Twp., Lehigh Co., PA. Along with his brother, he was an excellent maker of fine longrifles.
Sible, Jacob
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1788-1814
Kopp, Andrew
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Borough of Geeseytown, Frankstown Township. Approximate working years: 1800-1875. Born 1781 Died 1875
Allison, William
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Worked in German Township Fayette County 1811. New Salem,Fayette County 1813-1825, 1828-1855.
Claus, Nathan
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA) Hiedelberg/Albany Township
Coey, John
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.
Fry, Martin
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.
Neth, Jacob
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) (born 1804 in Germany) West Newton, Westmoreland County (1859-61)
Greaff, William
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lancaster Boro., 1807-1809
Douglass, Joseph, Sr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Juniata Township. Died 1841
Douglass, David
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Frankstown Township. Approximate working dates: 1850-1867. Born 1823.
Smith, Peter Jr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Barree Township. Approx working dates: 1845-1850
Grove, Samuel
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.
Smith, Peter Sr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Barree Township. Approx. working dates: 1825-1870 Born: 1796
LeFever, Isaac
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Lampeter Township, 1731-1736
Early, Amos
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA) Amos Early (c. 1840-1904)was taxed as a gunsmith from the late 1850’s to the time of his death in West Hanover Twp., Dauphin Co., PA. There was some relationship with the Shell family, as there are extant percussion fullstocks signed “Shell and Early.”