William Muzzleloader Interview
Tim is a dedicated flintlock hunter who expects the guns he builds to reliably put meat on the pole.
J.P. Beck
J.P. Beck worked as a gunsmith from the late 1760's to 1811 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
1770-1780 Early Lancaster
1770-1780 Early Lancaster style rifle patterned after early makers Jacob Dickertt and Valentine Fondersmith.
Jacob Ferree
Born in 1750, Jacob Ferree was the nephew of gunsmith, Joel Ferree. Jacob moved to Allegheny County in western Pennsylvania in 1784.
John Moll and Herman Rupp
This is an example of a Lehigh Co, Pennsylvania flintlock rifle in the style of John Moll and Herman Rupp from the 1790-1795 time period.
Andreas Albrecht
Andreas Albrecht was a German Moravian gunmaker who migrated to America in 1750.
Jacob Dickert
This left-handed rifle is patterned after the work of Jacob Dickert circa 1770-1775.
William Antes
This example is patterned after an early rifle of William Antes, circa 1770-1780.
Master Craftsman Uses Traditional Ways
Tim Williams takes a break in his shop where he is building a .58 caliber flintlock rifle. (Photo by Jeff McCoy) The Eastern Panhandle was the edge of the frontier in the 1700s. Men from the area joined up with a young officer named George Washington and started the march into history in [...]
John Sheetz
This longrifle is patterned after the work of John Sheetz of Staunton, Virginia from the 1796-1800 time period.
