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Had a little time this morning, surfing the Internet and found this information published about Kentucky (Pennsylvania) Rifle Smiths before 1840.
"The Kentucky Rifle" by Captain John G.W. Dillin; pub. 1924
"The Kentucky Rifle" by Captain John G.W. Dillin; pub. 1924
<table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width:80.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184" border="1" cellpadding="0" width="80%"><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">AA - An early maker who used only his initials. Period 1760. Seems to have specialized on straight cuts.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ADAM, DANIEL Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ADAMS, W. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">AGER, A. Rumley, Ohio. Later maker. Probably Made only a few flintlocks.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">AGY Pennsylvania. Period 1780.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ALDENDERFER Pennsylvania. Early maker. A rifle by This smith, dated 1763, is unknown.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ALDENDERFER, M. Lancaster, PA. Was working in 1817. His Rifles were highly decorated.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ALLBRIGHT, HENRY Pennsylvania. Before and after 1744. Employed at Durham Iron Works. Made Rifles and some very fine pistols. A skilled workman.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ALLBRIGHT, J. Manheim, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ALLEN, SILAS Shrewsbury, MASS. A workman of great merit.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ALLISON, T. Pennsylvania
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ANGSTADT, PETER Pennsylvania. Early period. Fine smith.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ARMSTRONG, JOHN Maryland.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BACKHOUSE, RICHARD Easton, PA., An early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BAER, J. Lancaster, PA. Famed for straight cut rifles.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BAKER, JOHN Lancaster, PA. An early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BARLOW, J. Moscow, IN. 1840. Made a few flintlock rifles.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BARNHARDT, W. Pennsylvania. A workman of splendid Ability making very highly decorated rifles. About 1780.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BARLETT Lancaster, PA. Early maker. Excellent Work.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BAUER, GEORGE Lancaster, PA. An early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BEAN, BAXTER East Tennessee
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BEAN, JAMES East Tennessee
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BECK, C. Pennsylvania. An early maker. Made two grades of rifles but turned out many fine arms of a heavy hunting type.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BECK, ISAAC Mifflinburg, Union County PA. About 1835.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BECK, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BECK, J.P. Union County, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BELL, CONDER Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BELLIS Lancaster, PA. Early maker. A straight cut by this smith is known. It shows great age.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BENFER, AMOS Snyder County, PA. A late maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BENFER, ARNIG Beaverstown, Snyder County, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BERLIN, ABRAHAM Eastern Pennsylvania
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BERLIN, ISAAC Pennsylvania. A fine workman.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BERRY, A.P. Location unknown. A fine workman.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BERSTROW, H.T. Buffalo, NY. 1835.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BERY, R.B. Location unknown. A very good Workman.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BEST, M. Pennsylvania. One superposed rifle by This smith is known. A later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BLOODGOOD North Carolina
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOONE, E. Oley Valley, PA. Was making rifles There in 1818. Second cousin to Daniel Boone.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOONE, SAMUEL Came to Berks County, PA., from North Carolina in 1768 and learned rifle-making. A nephew of Daniel Boone.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOONE, SQUIRE Rowan County, North Carolina. Made Rifles before 1800. Brother of Daniel Boone.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOSSWORTH Lancaster, PA. Early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOYER, D. Orwigsburg, PA. Son of M. Boyer. An Extensive maker of superposed and Heavy match rifles.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOYER, M. Lehigh District, PA. An early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOYER, N. Lehigh District, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BREY, ELIDS Location unknown. Made side hammer Percussion rifles and is believed to have Made flint-locks. A splendid workman.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BRONG, J. Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BRONG, PETER Located at 700 North Queen Street, Lancaster, PA., in 1800.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BROWN, F.B. Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BULOW, CHARLES Lancaster, PA. Was operating in 1797.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BURD, C. Philadelphia, PA. Made very handsome rifles and pistols.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BURNETT, F.L. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BUSCH Lancaster, PA., An early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BUTLER, JOHN Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BYERS, N. Pennsylvania. Made a great many rifles Without patch boxes. Scroll work was Exceptionally fine.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CARLISLE, H. Pennsylvania. A fine workman
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CAUP, LEVI West Buffalo, Snyder County, PA. A late Maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CHARLOTTESVILLE RIFLE WORKS Charlottesville, North Carolina. 1740
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CHERRINGTON, SR. PA. Father of Thomas P. Cherrington
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CHERRINGTON, THOMAS P. Cattawissa, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CHNADER, J. PA. His rifles show excellent workmanship Though very plain
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CHRISKY, L. Philadelphia, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CHRIST, D. Lancaster, PA. Excellent work.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CLAUSE, NATHAN PA. Early maker. Splendid superposed rifle of His make is known. Workmanship was exceptional
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CLEWFLIN, W. Location unknown. Excellent workmanship
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CLINE, C. PA. Early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">COLDERWOOD Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">COOLEY, D. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">COONS, E. Philadelphia, PA. Beautiful work. Later family Made shotguns.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">COPE, JACOB Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">COWELL, EBENEZER Allentown, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">COWELL, P. PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CRAMER PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CRANDALL, M.F. Conanda, NY. Later maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CRYTH, JOHN Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DAUB, J. Berks County PA. Early maker. Patch boxes open Horizontally
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DECHARD, JACOB Lancaster, PA. Before and after 1753.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DEEDS, W. PA. Heavy barrel smooth bore rifles.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DEHUFF, HENRY Lancaster, PA. Operating in 1802.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DEREINER Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DERINGER, HENRY Easton, PA. Deringer pistol was made by his son.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DERR, JOHN Oley Valley, Berks County, PA. Later maker of Rifles and pistols.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DETERER, ADAM Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DIETS PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DISBOCH PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DOOLEY Location unknown.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DOPLER, ROBERT Wheeling, W.V. Later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DORN Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DOUGLASS, JOHN Huntingdon, PA. Was making rifles in 1830.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DOYLE, JOHN Lancaster, PA. About 1784. Made plain neat rifle
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DREPPERD, HENRY Lancaster, PA. Early maker. Put name on lock Plate.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DRIPPARD PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DRISBACH, G. Location unknown.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DULL, JACOB Lancaster, PA. 1802
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DUNKLE, G. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">EBERLY Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">EHLERS Location unknown.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">EHRMON, H. PA. Fine, highly decorated rifles.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">EICHOLTZ AND BRO. Lancaster, PA. Late flint-lock period. In business until 1888.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ERNST Maryland.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FARNOT, FRANK PA. Making in 1780.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FARNOT, JACOB PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FEDER, G. Location unknown.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FEHR, J. Nazareth PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FERREE, JACOB Lancaster, PA. 1785.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FERREE, JOEL Leacock Township, Lancaster County, PA. Located on Pequa Creek. Before and after 1750.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FOLLECHT PA. Early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FONDERSMITH & SON, JOHN Lancaster, PA. In 1749 located at Strassburg, PA. Name also appears in 1802.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FORD, J. Virginia
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FORDNEY, C. Maryland
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FORDNEY, I. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FORDNEY, MELCHOR Lancaster, PA. Extensive maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FOULK, ADAM Allentown, PA. Easton, PA about 1770
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FRANCK Lancaster, PA. Early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FRENCH, T. Canton, Mass. Excellent workman
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FROCK Location unknown, Made fine, highly decorated rifles
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GABLE & SON, HENRY Williamsport, PA. Late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GASPARD Lancaster, PA. Early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GIBBS, H. Lancaster, PA. 1824. Made plain rifles
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GINGERICH, HENRY Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GLASSBREMER, G. PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GOLCHER, GEORGE Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GOLCHER, JAMES Philadelphia, PA. Also locksmith. A descendant was making shotguns in Philadelphia in 1877.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GOLCHER, JOHN Easton, PA. Extensive maker. Shop stood until 1920.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GOLCHER, JOSEPH Philadelphia, PA. Later operated on Pacific Coast.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GOLCHER, MANUEL Philadelphia, PA. 1824. Made guns.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GONTEC, PETER Lancaster, PA. 1780.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GONTER, PETER, SR. Lancaster, PA. Early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GONTER, PETER, JR. Lancaster, PA. North Queen Street. Died in 1818.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GOODLING, P. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GORSAGE, THOMAS Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. Late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GLASSBREMER, G. PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRAEFF, JOHN Lancaster, PA. 1798.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRAEFF, WILLIAM Lancaster, PA. 1751
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRAHAM, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRANDSTATT, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRESHEIM Lancaster, PA. Early Maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRIMES PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GROFF, H.S. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRUBB, T. Philadelphia, PA. 1820
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GUEST, J. PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GUMPH, JAMES Lancaster, PA. died about 1887
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HALK, I. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAFFER, J. Berks County, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAFFER, P.B. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAGI, J. PA. Early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAINES, ISAAC PA. Early maker. Before 1730.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HALDEMAN, F. Heidelberg Township, Berks Co., PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HALL, JOHN Yarmouth, Maine. 1811. Maker of famous Hall Breech-loading flint-lock rifle.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HARPER'S FERRY RIFLE WORKS Harper's Ferry, Virginia
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HARRIS, JASON L. PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HARTER Lock Haven, PA. Later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAWK, NICHOLAS Monroe County, PA. Late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAWKEN, JACOB Louisville, KY. About 1822. Maker of famous Hawken rifle of the Far West.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAWKINS PA. Early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENCH Pottsville, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, WILLIAM Lancaster, PA. Born in Chester Co., PA. 1729; died 1786. Apprenticed to M. Roesser, 1750; later started in business for himself with one Joseph Simons, the firm being known as Simons & Henry. Partnership dissolved 1759.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, WILLIAM - 2ND Known as William Henry, Jr.; son of William Henry of Lancaster; started in business in 1778, Nazareth, Northampton Co. PA. about 70 miles northeast of Lancaster. In 1800
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, WILLIAM -3RD Son of William Henry, Jr.; in 1810 went to Philadelphia and located at 34d and Noble Streets, where in partnership with his brother John Joseph, they manufactured gun parts. In 1822 he sold his interest to John Joseph Henry, who continued the business until November of the same year, employing forty or fifty men.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, JOHN JOSEPH Proprietor of the Boulton Gun Works from November 22, 1822; until his death December 2, 1836. He contracted with the United States Government to furnish 10,000 muskets, but through a political connivance at Washington, lost his contract, which was completed by a man named Wickham.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, JAMES Son of John Joseph Henry; born in Philadelphia, 1809. Became proprietor of the Boulton Gun Works on death of his father. Later took his son Granville Henry as a partner, who continued the business of rifle and gun making until sometime in the 80's when the business was discontinued.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, JOHN Lancaster, PA. In 1762, a deed conveyed to John Henry and Peter Lane a property in the Borough of Lancaster. Some time later he started a gun works, and everything seems to indicate that he was an extensive maker of rifles. He died intestate early in the 70's and his wife Eliza carried on the business for many years on East King Street, near the square. It is not know what relationship, if any, existed between John Henry and the famous William Henry, Sr.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, ABRAHAM Lancaster, PA. In 1798, with John Graeff, contracted to make 2,000 rifles for the Commonwealth. An Abraham Henry, was in the family of William Henry of Lancaster, but proof of his being a son is lacking.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HEP, PHILIP, JR. Location unknown. Workman of merit
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HESS, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HILLEGAS, H. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HILLEGAS, J. Pottsville, PA. Extensive maker. Period 1820
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HERTHE, AUGUST PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HOAKE, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HOLBURN, CASPAR L. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HORN, CONRAD Hazleton, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HORN, STEPHEN Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HORN, WILLIAM Hazleton, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HUMBLE, MICHAEL Louisville, KY
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HUNTINGDON, V. Allensville, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HUTCHINSON, R.J. Williamsport, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HUTZ Lancaster, PA 1803
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ISCH, CHRISTIAN Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">JAMES, M. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">JONES, CHARLES Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">JONES, ROBERT Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">JOSAN PA. early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KANTZ, F. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KAUP, LEVI Union County, PA late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KEFFER, JACOB Lancaster, PA 1802
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KELLER, I. Cumberland, Valley, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KELLY, SAMUEL Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KEMMERER Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KENNEDY, E.M. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KEY, R. Central PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KILE, NATHAN Raccoon Creek, Jackson Co, OH 1817
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KISER, A. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KITCHEN, WHEELER Broadway, Luzerne Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KLEIST, DANIEL Lehigh District, PA. 1810
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KLINE, C. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KOCHLER, P. Lewisburg, PA. late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KOESLER Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KOONS, FRANK Berks Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KORNMAN, A.D. Central PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KRIDER, JOHN Philadelphia, PA 1826. Located at 2nd and Walnut streets
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KUNZ Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LAGUNBRA PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LAYENDECKER Allentown, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LECHILER Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LEFEVRE, PHILIP Beaver Valley, Lancaster Co., PA 1731-1756
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LEMAN, HENRY E. Lancaster, PA early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LENNARD Location unknown. Early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LITTLE, D. Bellefonte, PA - late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LLOYD, WILLIAM Snyder County, PA. - late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LODER Location unknown - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LONG, JAMES Beaver Springs, Snyder Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LORNEY, M. Boalsburg, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LUDDINGTON PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LUDWIG, PAUL PA. Before 1831
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MANGE, H. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MARKER, DANIEL PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MARSHALL, JOB Fairmount Township, Luzerne Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MARTIN, M. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MARTIN, T. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MAUGER, H. Location unknown about 1780
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MAUSE, F.E. Mausedale, Montour Co., PA - late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MAYESCH Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MELCHIOR, M. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MESSERSMITH, JOHN Lancaster, PA - 1777
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MEYLAN, MARTIN Lancaster, PA 1719
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MILES, THOMAS Location unknown - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MILLER, I. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MILLER, JOHN Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MILLER, MATHIAS Easton, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MILLER, SIMON Hamburg, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MILLS, BENJAMIN Harrodsburg, KY
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MOLL, I. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MOLL, JOHN Hellertown, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MOLL, J. & W.H. Hellertown, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MOLL, PETER & DAVID Allentown, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MORRISON Milton, PA - late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MOWER, P. Columbia Co., PA - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MUSSER, H. Mulheim, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MYER, HENRY Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">W.G.M . Used only his initials.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MCK. & BRO. Baltimore, MD
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">NEWHARDT, JACOB Allentown, PA - before 1800
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">NEWHARDT, PETER Whitehall, PA - before 1800
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">OBERHOLTZER Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">OGDEN Omega, NY
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PALM, JACOB PA & NY. - 1768
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PALM, JOHN Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PANNABECKER, JEFFERSON Hopeland, Lancaster Co, PA - 1800
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PANNABECKER, JOHN Adamstown, Lancaster Co., PA Brother of Jefferson Pannabecker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PANNABECKER, JESSE Adamstown, Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PANNABECKER, S. Muddy Run, Lancaster Co., PA - 1780
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PANNABECK, WILLIAM SR. Mohntown, Berks Co., PA 1800
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PANNABECKER, WILLIAM JR. Mohntown, Berks Co., PA Born 1818 Succeeded father in business. Went to Trenton, NJ in 1860 and took charge of a factory doing Government work. Returned to Mohntown in 1865 and carried on business until his death in 1880.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PARRISH, W.A. PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PAUL, ANDREW PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PERKINS, J. Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PHILPY, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PICKLE, HENRY Lancaster, PA - 1802
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PULING, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RATHFONG, GEORGE Lancaster, PA. 1774
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">REASOR, DAVID Lancaster, PA. 1749
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">REDFAN Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">REED, JOSEPH Lancaster, PA. - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">QUINN, ROC - Kentucky
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">REID, TEMPLETON Milledgeville, GA - 1824
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RINER, MICHAEL Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">REMMERER, DAVID Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RESOR, J. Location unknown - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">REYNOLDS Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RIDDLE Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RIGERT, PETER Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RIGHTER, J.G. Cadiz, OH - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ROBINSON Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ROBERTSON Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ROESSER, MATTHEW Lancaster, PA 1744
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ROESSER, PETER Lancaster, PA - 1780
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ROOP, JOHN Allentown, PA. Lehigh District - 1775
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ROTH, HENRY Wilkes-Barre, PA - 1777
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RUSILY, JACOB Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RYNES, MICHAEL On Pequa Creek, Lancaster County during the Revolution. Ruins of shop are still visible.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ST. CLAIR, S.H. PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SCHO'B, I. PA. 1780-1815
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SCHORER, ANDREW Bethelehem Township, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SCHRIDT, JOHN Reading, PA 1758
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SCHULER, JOHN Liverpool, Perry Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SCHULL, M. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SELL, FREDERICK Maryland
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SENSENY, J. PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHAFER, JOSEPH Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHEESLEY, GEORGE Hartley Township, Union Co., PA - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHAFER, JOSEPH Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHEESLEY, GEORGE Hartley Township, Union County, PA - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHEETS, M. Virginia
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHELL, JOHN Leslie Co., KY. Died in 1922
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHELL, M. PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHELL, SAMUEL Kentucky
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHULTZ, H. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SLOCUMB, SAMUEL D. New Orleans, LA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SMITH, ANTHONY Bethlehem Township, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SMITH, J.F. Huntingdon, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SMITH, JOHNSON Easton, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SMITH, STOEFFEL PA - 1794
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SNEIDER, ANTHONY Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SNEIDER, T. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SNYDER, IRA Woodward, PA - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SNYDER, JOHN; HENRY; GEORGE and ADAM Providence Township, Lancaster Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SPANG & WALLACE Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SPANGLER, S. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SPECHT, ELEY Beavertown, Snyder Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SPITZER & SON Newmarket, VA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">STAHL, C. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">STARR Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">STENZEL Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">STINGER, THOMAS Antony Township, Lycoming County, PA 1840
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SUNDERLAND Boulton, Bethlehem Dist. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SWITZER, DANIEL & CO. Lancaster Co., Road to Millersville, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">TAYLOR, NIMROD Steubenville, OH. Served in the U.S. Army in the Mexican War
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">TROUT, JOHN Williamsport, PA - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">TRYON, GEORGE W. Philadelphia, PA 1811.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">TYLER, JOHN Easton and Allentown, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">UPDEGRAPH, JACOB Schuylkill County, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">VANDERSLICE, T. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">VELEE Philadelphia, PA 1826
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">VOLVERT Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">VONDERSMITH Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WAGONHORST Location unknown - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WEAVER, CRYPRET PA - 1818
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WELSHENS, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WETZEL, J. PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WHITE, PETER Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WHITESIDES, JOHN M. TN
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WITHERS, MICHAEL Lancaster, PA - 1778
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WOLFHEIMER, PHILIP Location unknown - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WORL, H. PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WORKMEN, J. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WORLY, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WOODS, ROBERT PA, 1800
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WURFFLEIN, ANDREW Philadelphia, PA - late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WURFFLEIN, J. & PESSOTA Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOCHUM, D. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOMENS Charlotte, NC
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOST Maryland
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOUMANS Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOUNG, D. Middleburg, Snyder Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOUNG HENRY Easton, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOUNG, JOHN Lehigh Dist., PA Received contract for 1000 rifles from the Government in 1776 in association with Johnson Smith; in April 1776 with A. Foilke - contracted for 130 rifles for the Virginia Colony
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOUNG, JOSEPH Haynes Run, WV
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ZIMMERMAN PA
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</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ADAM, DANIEL Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ADAMS, W. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">AGER, A. Rumley, Ohio. Later maker. Probably Made only a few flintlocks.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">AGY Pennsylvania. Period 1780.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ALDENDERFER Pennsylvania. Early maker. A rifle by This smith, dated 1763, is unknown.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ALDENDERFER, M. Lancaster, PA. Was working in 1817. His Rifles were highly decorated.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ALLBRIGHT, HENRY Pennsylvania. Before and after 1744. Employed at Durham Iron Works. Made Rifles and some very fine pistols. A skilled workman.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ALLBRIGHT, J. Manheim, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ALLEN, SILAS Shrewsbury, MASS. A workman of great merit.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ALLISON, T. Pennsylvania
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ANGSTADT, PETER Pennsylvania. Early period. Fine smith.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ARMSTRONG, JOHN Maryland.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BACKHOUSE, RICHARD Easton, PA., An early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BAER, J. Lancaster, PA. Famed for straight cut rifles.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BAKER, JOHN Lancaster, PA. An early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BARLOW, J. Moscow, IN. 1840. Made a few flintlock rifles.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BARNHARDT, W. Pennsylvania. A workman of splendid Ability making very highly decorated rifles. About 1780.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BARLETT Lancaster, PA. Early maker. Excellent Work.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BAUER, GEORGE Lancaster, PA. An early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BEAN, BAXTER East Tennessee
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BEAN, JAMES East Tennessee
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BECK, C. Pennsylvania. An early maker. Made two grades of rifles but turned out many fine arms of a heavy hunting type.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BECK, ISAAC Mifflinburg, Union County PA. About 1835.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BECK, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BECK, J.P. Union County, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BELL, CONDER Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BELLIS Lancaster, PA. Early maker. A straight cut by this smith is known. It shows great age.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BENFER, AMOS Snyder County, PA. A late maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BENFER, ARNIG Beaverstown, Snyder County, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BERLIN, ABRAHAM Eastern Pennsylvania
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BERLIN, ISAAC Pennsylvania. A fine workman.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BERRY, A.P. Location unknown. A fine workman.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BERSTROW, H.T. Buffalo, NY. 1835.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BERY, R.B. Location unknown. A very good Workman.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BEST, M. Pennsylvania. One superposed rifle by This smith is known. A later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BLOODGOOD North Carolina
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOONE, E. Oley Valley, PA. Was making rifles There in 1818. Second cousin to Daniel Boone.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOONE, SAMUEL Came to Berks County, PA., from North Carolina in 1768 and learned rifle-making. A nephew of Daniel Boone.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOONE, SQUIRE Rowan County, North Carolina. Made Rifles before 1800. Brother of Daniel Boone.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOSSWORTH Lancaster, PA. Early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOYER, D. Orwigsburg, PA. Son of M. Boyer. An Extensive maker of superposed and Heavy match rifles.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOYER, M. Lehigh District, PA. An early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BOYER, N. Lehigh District, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BREY, ELIDS Location unknown. Made side hammer Percussion rifles and is believed to have Made flint-locks. A splendid workman.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BRONG, J. Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BRONG, PETER Located at 700 North Queen Street, Lancaster, PA., in 1800.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BROWN, F.B. Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BULOW, CHARLES Lancaster, PA. Was operating in 1797.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BURD, C. Philadelphia, PA. Made very handsome rifles and pistols.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BURNETT, F.L. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BUSCH Lancaster, PA., An early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BUTLER, JOHN Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">BYERS, N. Pennsylvania. Made a great many rifles Without patch boxes. Scroll work was Exceptionally fine.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CARLISLE, H. Pennsylvania. A fine workman
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CAUP, LEVI West Buffalo, Snyder County, PA. A late Maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CHARLOTTESVILLE RIFLE WORKS Charlottesville, North Carolina. 1740
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CHERRINGTON, SR. PA. Father of Thomas P. Cherrington
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CHERRINGTON, THOMAS P. Cattawissa, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CHNADER, J. PA. His rifles show excellent workmanship Though very plain
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CHRISKY, L. Philadelphia, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CHRIST, D. Lancaster, PA. Excellent work.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CLAUSE, NATHAN PA. Early maker. Splendid superposed rifle of His make is known. Workmanship was exceptional
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CLEWFLIN, W. Location unknown. Excellent workmanship
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CLINE, C. PA. Early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">COLDERWOOD Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">COOLEY, D. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">COONS, E. Philadelphia, PA. Beautiful work. Later family Made shotguns.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">COPE, JACOB Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">COWELL, EBENEZER Allentown, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">COWELL, P. PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CRAMER PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CRANDALL, M.F. Conanda, NY. Later maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">CRYTH, JOHN Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DAUB, J. Berks County PA. Early maker. Patch boxes open Horizontally
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DECHARD, JACOB Lancaster, PA. Before and after 1753.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DEEDS, W. PA. Heavy barrel smooth bore rifles.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DEHUFF, HENRY Lancaster, PA. Operating in 1802.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DEREINER Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DERINGER, HENRY Easton, PA. Deringer pistol was made by his son.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DERR, JOHN Oley Valley, Berks County, PA. Later maker of Rifles and pistols.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DETERER, ADAM Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DIETS PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DISBOCH PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DOOLEY Location unknown.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DOPLER, ROBERT Wheeling, W.V. Later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DORN Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DOUGLASS, JOHN Huntingdon, PA. Was making rifles in 1830.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DOYLE, JOHN Lancaster, PA. About 1784. Made plain neat rifle
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DREPPERD, HENRY Lancaster, PA. Early maker. Put name on lock Plate.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DRIPPARD PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DRISBACH, G. Location unknown.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DULL, JACOB Lancaster, PA. 1802
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">DUNKLE, G. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">EBERLY Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">EHLERS Location unknown.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">EHRMON, H. PA. Fine, highly decorated rifles.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">EICHOLTZ AND BRO. Lancaster, PA. Late flint-lock period. In business until 1888.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ERNST Maryland.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FARNOT, FRANK PA. Making in 1780.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FARNOT, JACOB PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FEDER, G. Location unknown.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FEHR, J. Nazareth PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FERREE, JACOB Lancaster, PA. 1785.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FERREE, JOEL Leacock Township, Lancaster County, PA. Located on Pequa Creek. Before and after 1750.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FOLLECHT PA. Early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FONDERSMITH & SON, JOHN Lancaster, PA. In 1749 located at Strassburg, PA. Name also appears in 1802.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FORD, J. Virginia
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FORDNEY, C. Maryland
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FORDNEY, I. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FORDNEY, MELCHOR Lancaster, PA. Extensive maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FOULK, ADAM Allentown, PA. Easton, PA about 1770
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FRANCK Lancaster, PA. Early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FRENCH, T. Canton, Mass. Excellent workman
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">FROCK Location unknown, Made fine, highly decorated rifles
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GABLE & SON, HENRY Williamsport, PA. Late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GASPARD Lancaster, PA. Early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GIBBS, H. Lancaster, PA. 1824. Made plain rifles
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GINGERICH, HENRY Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GLASSBREMER, G. PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GOLCHER, GEORGE Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GOLCHER, JAMES Philadelphia, PA. Also locksmith. A descendant was making shotguns in Philadelphia in 1877.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GOLCHER, JOHN Easton, PA. Extensive maker. Shop stood until 1920.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GOLCHER, JOSEPH Philadelphia, PA. Later operated on Pacific Coast.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GOLCHER, MANUEL Philadelphia, PA. 1824. Made guns.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GONTEC, PETER Lancaster, PA. 1780.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GONTER, PETER, SR. Lancaster, PA. Early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GONTER, PETER, JR. Lancaster, PA. North Queen Street. Died in 1818.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GOODLING, P. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GORSAGE, THOMAS Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. Late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GLASSBREMER, G. PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRAEFF, JOHN Lancaster, PA. 1798.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRAEFF, WILLIAM Lancaster, PA. 1751
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRAHAM, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRANDSTATT, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRESHEIM Lancaster, PA. Early Maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRIMES PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GROFF, H.S. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GRUBB, T. Philadelphia, PA. 1820
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GUEST, J. PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">GUMPH, JAMES Lancaster, PA. died about 1887
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HALK, I. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAFFER, J. Berks County, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAFFER, P.B. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAGI, J. PA. Early maker.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAINES, ISAAC PA. Early maker. Before 1730.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HALDEMAN, F. Heidelberg Township, Berks Co., PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HALL, JOHN Yarmouth, Maine. 1811. Maker of famous Hall Breech-loading flint-lock rifle.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HARPER'S FERRY RIFLE WORKS Harper's Ferry, Virginia
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HARRIS, JASON L. PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HARTER Lock Haven, PA. Later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAWK, NICHOLAS Monroe County, PA. Late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAWKEN, JACOB Louisville, KY. About 1822. Maker of famous Hawken rifle of the Far West.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HAWKINS PA. Early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENCH Pottsville, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, WILLIAM Lancaster, PA. Born in Chester Co., PA. 1729; died 1786. Apprenticed to M. Roesser, 1750; later started in business for himself with one Joseph Simons, the firm being known as Simons & Henry. Partnership dissolved 1759.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, WILLIAM - 2ND Known as William Henry, Jr.; son of William Henry of Lancaster; started in business in 1778, Nazareth, Northampton Co. PA. about 70 miles northeast of Lancaster. In 1800
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, WILLIAM -3RD Son of William Henry, Jr.; in 1810 went to Philadelphia and located at 34d and Noble Streets, where in partnership with his brother John Joseph, they manufactured gun parts. In 1822 he sold his interest to John Joseph Henry, who continued the business until November of the same year, employing forty or fifty men.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, JOHN JOSEPH Proprietor of the Boulton Gun Works from November 22, 1822; until his death December 2, 1836. He contracted with the United States Government to furnish 10,000 muskets, but through a political connivance at Washington, lost his contract, which was completed by a man named Wickham.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, JAMES Son of John Joseph Henry; born in Philadelphia, 1809. Became proprietor of the Boulton Gun Works on death of his father. Later took his son Granville Henry as a partner, who continued the business of rifle and gun making until sometime in the 80's when the business was discontinued.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, JOHN Lancaster, PA. In 1762, a deed conveyed to John Henry and Peter Lane a property in the Borough of Lancaster. Some time later he started a gun works, and everything seems to indicate that he was an extensive maker of rifles. He died intestate early in the 70's and his wife Eliza carried on the business for many years on East King Street, near the square. It is not know what relationship, if any, existed between John Henry and the famous William Henry, Sr.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HENRY, ABRAHAM Lancaster, PA. In 1798, with John Graeff, contracted to make 2,000 rifles for the Commonwealth. An Abraham Henry, was in the family of William Henry of Lancaster, but proof of his being a son is lacking.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HEP, PHILIP, JR. Location unknown. Workman of merit
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HESS, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HILLEGAS, H. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HILLEGAS, J. Pottsville, PA. Extensive maker. Period 1820
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HERTHE, AUGUST PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HOAKE, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HOLBURN, CASPAR L. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HORN, CONRAD Hazleton, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HORN, STEPHEN Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HORN, WILLIAM Hazleton, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HUMBLE, MICHAEL Louisville, KY
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HUNTINGDON, V. Allensville, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HUTCHINSON, R.J. Williamsport, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">HUTZ Lancaster, PA 1803
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ISCH, CHRISTIAN Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">JAMES, M. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">JONES, CHARLES Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">JONES, ROBERT Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">JOSAN PA. early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KANTZ, F. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KAUP, LEVI Union County, PA late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KEFFER, JACOB Lancaster, PA 1802
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KELLER, I. Cumberland, Valley, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KELLY, SAMUEL Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KEMMERER Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KENNEDY, E.M. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KEY, R. Central PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KILE, NATHAN Raccoon Creek, Jackson Co, OH 1817
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KISER, A. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KITCHEN, WHEELER Broadway, Luzerne Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KLEIST, DANIEL Lehigh District, PA. 1810
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KLINE, C. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KOCHLER, P. Lewisburg, PA. late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KOESLER Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KOONS, FRANK Berks Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KORNMAN, A.D. Central PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KRIDER, JOHN Philadelphia, PA 1826. Located at 2nd and Walnut streets
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">KUNZ Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LAGUNBRA PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LAYENDECKER Allentown, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LECHILER Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LEFEVRE, PHILIP Beaver Valley, Lancaster Co., PA 1731-1756
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LEMAN, HENRY E. Lancaster, PA early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LENNARD Location unknown. Early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LITTLE, D. Bellefonte, PA - late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LLOYD, WILLIAM Snyder County, PA. - late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LODER Location unknown - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LONG, JAMES Beaver Springs, Snyder Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LORNEY, M. Boalsburg, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LUDDINGTON PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">LUDWIG, PAUL PA. Before 1831
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MANGE, H. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MARKER, DANIEL PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MARSHALL, JOB Fairmount Township, Luzerne Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MARTIN, M. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MARTIN, T. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MAUGER, H. Location unknown about 1780
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MAUSE, F.E. Mausedale, Montour Co., PA - late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MAYESCH Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MELCHIOR, M. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MESSERSMITH, JOHN Lancaster, PA - 1777
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MEYLAN, MARTIN Lancaster, PA 1719
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MILES, THOMAS Location unknown - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MILLER, I. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MILLER, JOHN Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MILLER, MATHIAS Easton, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MILLER, SIMON Hamburg, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MILLS, BENJAMIN Harrodsburg, KY
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MOLL, I. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MOLL, JOHN Hellertown, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MOLL, J. & W.H. Hellertown, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MOLL, PETER & DAVID Allentown, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MORRISON Milton, PA - late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MOWER, P. Columbia Co., PA - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MUSSER, H. Mulheim, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MYER, HENRY Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">W.G.M . Used only his initials.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">MCK. & BRO. Baltimore, MD
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">NEWHARDT, JACOB Allentown, PA - before 1800
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">NEWHARDT, PETER Whitehall, PA - before 1800
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">OBERHOLTZER Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">OGDEN Omega, NY
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PALM, JACOB PA & NY. - 1768
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PALM, JOHN Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PANNABECKER, JEFFERSON Hopeland, Lancaster Co, PA - 1800
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PANNABECKER, JOHN Adamstown, Lancaster Co., PA Brother of Jefferson Pannabecker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PANNABECKER, JESSE Adamstown, Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PANNABECKER, S. Muddy Run, Lancaster Co., PA - 1780
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PANNABECK, WILLIAM SR. Mohntown, Berks Co., PA 1800
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PANNABECKER, WILLIAM JR. Mohntown, Berks Co., PA Born 1818 Succeeded father in business. Went to Trenton, NJ in 1860 and took charge of a factory doing Government work. Returned to Mohntown in 1865 and carried on business until his death in 1880.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PARRISH, W.A. PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PAUL, ANDREW PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PERKINS, J. Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PHILPY, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PICKLE, HENRY Lancaster, PA - 1802
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">PULING, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RATHFONG, GEORGE Lancaster, PA. 1774
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">REASOR, DAVID Lancaster, PA. 1749
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">REDFAN Lancaster, PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">REED, JOSEPH Lancaster, PA. - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">QUINN, ROC - Kentucky
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">REID, TEMPLETON Milledgeville, GA - 1824
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RINER, MICHAEL Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">REMMERER, DAVID Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RESOR, J. Location unknown - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">REYNOLDS Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RIDDLE Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RIGERT, PETER Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RIGHTER, J.G. Cadiz, OH - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ROBINSON Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ROBERTSON Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ROESSER, MATTHEW Lancaster, PA 1744
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ROESSER, PETER Lancaster, PA - 1780
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ROOP, JOHN Allentown, PA. Lehigh District - 1775
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ROTH, HENRY Wilkes-Barre, PA - 1777
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RUSILY, JACOB Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">RYNES, MICHAEL On Pequa Creek, Lancaster County during the Revolution. Ruins of shop are still visible.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ST. CLAIR, S.H. PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SCHO'B, I. PA. 1780-1815
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SCHORER, ANDREW Bethelehem Township, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SCHRIDT, JOHN Reading, PA 1758
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SCHULER, JOHN Liverpool, Perry Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SCHULL, M. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SELL, FREDERICK Maryland
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SENSENY, J. PA.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHAFER, JOSEPH Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHEESLEY, GEORGE Hartley Township, Union Co., PA - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHAFER, JOSEPH Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHEESLEY, GEORGE Hartley Township, Union County, PA - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHEETS, M. Virginia
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHELL, JOHN Leslie Co., KY. Died in 1922
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHELL, M. PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHELL, SAMUEL Kentucky
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SHULTZ, H. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SLOCUMB, SAMUEL D. New Orleans, LA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SMITH, ANTHONY Bethlehem Township, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SMITH, J.F. Huntingdon, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SMITH, JOHNSON Easton, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SMITH, STOEFFEL PA - 1794
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SNEIDER, ANTHONY Lancaster, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SNEIDER, T. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SNYDER, IRA Woodward, PA - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SNYDER, JOHN; HENRY; GEORGE and ADAM Providence Township, Lancaster Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SPANG & WALLACE Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SPANGLER, S. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SPECHT, ELEY Beavertown, Snyder Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SPITZER & SON Newmarket, VA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">STAHL, C. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">STARR Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">STENZEL Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">STINGER, THOMAS Antony Township, Lycoming County, PA 1840
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SUNDERLAND Boulton, Bethlehem Dist. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">SWITZER, DANIEL & CO. Lancaster Co., Road to Millersville, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">TAYLOR, NIMROD Steubenville, OH. Served in the U.S. Army in the Mexican War
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">TROUT, JOHN Williamsport, PA - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">TRYON, GEORGE W. Philadelphia, PA 1811.
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">TYLER, JOHN Easton and Allentown, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">UPDEGRAPH, JACOB Schuylkill County, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">VANDERSLICE, T. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">VELEE Philadelphia, PA 1826
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">VOLVERT Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">VONDERSMITH Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WAGONHORST Location unknown - later maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WEAVER, CRYPRET PA - 1818
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WELSHENS, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WETZEL, J. PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WHITE, PETER Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WHITESIDES, JOHN M. TN
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WITHERS, MICHAEL Lancaster, PA - 1778
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WOLFHEIMER, PHILIP Location unknown - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WORL, H. PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WORKMEN, J. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WORLY, J. Location unknown
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WOODS, ROBERT PA, 1800
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WURFFLEIN, ANDREW Philadelphia, PA - late maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">WURFFLEIN, J. & PESSOTA Philadelphia, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOCHUM, D. PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOMENS Charlotte, NC
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOST Maryland
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOUMANS Lancaster, PA - early maker
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOUNG, D. Middleburg, Snyder Co., PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOUNG HENRY Easton, PA
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOUNG, JOHN Lehigh Dist., PA Received contract for 1000 rifles from the Government in 1776 in association with Johnson Smith; in April 1776 with A. Foilke - contracted for 130 rifles for the Virginia Colony
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">YOUNG, JOSEPH Haynes Run, WV
</td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">ZIMMERMAN PA
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