School: Maryland
Frederick October 8, 1776–Boone to Council of Safety, delivery of gun locks. {Maryland State Revolutionay War Papers, Hall of Records, Annapolis} For additional information see, Maryland Longrifles Hartzler/Whisker.
Riflemakers List
Howeter, Charles
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gun Barrel Forger, Upper Leacock Township, 1850
Lilly, David H.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Cumberland Township, Greene County (1848-49) Marion County, (West) Virginia (1850)
Little, James
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(born 1809; gun-barrel, shovel manufacturer Buffalo Township, Washington County (1827-30) Donegal Township, Washington County (1831-34) Ohio (1843-46) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (1850-63)
Haldeman, Peter S.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Israel,
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Douglass, Joseph, Jr.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Approx. working dates: 1850-1880. Born 1819 Died 1880.
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 the Kennedys, they were not restricted to conform to any shop standards.
Source:
Ivey, William. North Carolina Schools of Longrifles 1765-1865. Thomasville, NC: Published by the Author, 2010. Print.
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 mother was the niece of gunsmith, Peter Neihardt.
Dean, John
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Morris Township. Working dates: 1795-1805
McClure, William
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, W. Hempfield Township, 1822
Hertzog, David
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Armstrong, Robert
School: Maryland
Son of gunsmith John Armstrong, at least one gun known by him. See Maryland Longrifles by Hartzler
McClelland, Asa
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
(son of William McClelland) Waynesburg, Greene County (1798-1835)
Klinedinst, Andrew
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA)
No biographical information available.
Henry, James
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
James Henry (1809-1904) was the son of J.J. Henry. He worked with his father at the Boulton gun factory and earned a fortune through the sale of Indian trade rifles, sporting guns and military-type muzzleloaders.
Angstadt, Adam
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA)
Adam Angstadt was taxed as a gunsmith at the dawn of the 19th century in Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., PA. Rifles with “A A” on the top of the barrel can be assumed to have been made by this man
Gehrett, James W.
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA)
Borough of McConnellstown, Walker Township. Approximate working dates: 1870-1880.
Poorman, M.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA)
Gunsmith, Heidleburg Township, 1772
Stephens, James
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA)
Uniontown, Fayette County (1810-12)