Category: Riflemakers

Harper, John

School: Bear Creek School (North Carolina/NC) Born in 1815 in Chatham County, died 1857. He worked a few miles away from Mechanics Hill, North Carolina near present day Harpers Cross Roads. He was the son of gunsmith Edward Harper. Both father and son are considered provincial or back-country gun makers. While they were influenced by […]

Moll, John, III

School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA) John Moll Jr. (aka John Moll III) School: Northampton/Lehigh John Moll Jr. (1796 – 1883) succeeded his father in the Allentown gunshop. He purchased the business from his father and ran it from 1820 to 1883. In 1860, he partnered in the business with his son, W. H. Moll. John Moll Jr.’s […]