John Sheetz
This longrifle is patterned after the work of John Sheetz of Staunton, Virginia from the 1796-1800 time period.
Tim Williams – Rifles that Put Meat on the Pole
An interview by Michael Beliveau for Muzzleloader Magazine. "The only interesting rifles are accurate rifles.” Those are the words of Col. Townsend Whelen, who was perhaps the best outdoor writer of the twentieth century. But those same words could easily be attributed to longrifle builder Tim Williams. Tim is a dedicated flintlock hunter who expects the guns [...]
Kuntz Pistols
A pair of pistols pattered after an original by Jacob Kuntz from the Philadelphia area in the 1805-1810 time period.
David Crockett Rifle (1780-1790)
An unknown maker from York County, Pennsylvania produced the original Crockett rifle in the 1780-1790 time period. There is good reason with strong evidence that it was David Crockett’s first rifle at the age of 17. David makes numerous references to the occasions when he carried his rifle before it was sold to buy a [...]
George Schreyer, Sr. (1739-1819)
George Schreyer, Sr. was born in the Conewago, Pennsylvania community. He began his formal apprenticeship in the same area under either George Ungefehr or Nicholas Hachen in 1761. He apprenticed Phillip Sheets and is shown on Reading tax records as a Gunsmith. He bought two lots in Hanover in 1775, living and working as [...]
Early Virginia Style Pistol
This is a sample of a Virginia made pistol typical of makers from Virginia 1765-1775.
Herman Rupp
Herman Rupp (1756-1831) Herman Rupp lived and worked throughout his life 15-20 miles southwest of Allentown, Pennsylvania. This contemporary example depicts one of the earliest documented fully evolved Lehigh Valley rifles, dated 1793. It demonstrates most of the architectural and decorative details that distinguish rifles built during this period in the Lehigh Valley area. [...]
Bucks County Pistol
Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1790-1800 This Bucks County-style pistol is patterned after the work of John Shuler and Andrew Verner.
American with English Influence
This is an example of an American-made pistol from the 1770-1785 time periods with a very strong English influence.
John Newcomer – (1775-1780)
Newcomer .45 cal with metal box John Newcomer first appeared in the Lancaster County court records as a gunsmith in 1767. Tax records from 1771-80 list John Newcomer as a gunsmith in Hempfield Township. In 1780 the tax record refers to him as “Old John” gunsmith. He died in 1782. [...]
