Pennsylvania Long Rifle; percussion cap; curly maple stock; iron barrel stamped "H. GIBBS" on top of barrel. Brass fittings and patch box. Some rust on iron and brass parts. Approximately .40 caliber muzzle. 44" barrel with an overall length of 61 inches.
See notes for information on Gibbs.
Provenance
Purchased by donor (Walt Dunlap) at auction in Lancaster County in 1956.
Henry Gibb Sr. and his son Henry Gibb were Lancaster City gunsmiths active for most of the nineteenth century. The father from 1812 until 1843 and the son from 1843 until 1880.
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Looking toward South Queen Street, a view of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on a cobblestone Penn Square. Note the New Era on left of photo and Intelligencer Journal on right. same as photo 2-05-11-14.
East King Street looking east to Duke Street. Signs for Burks, Rhodes Reed Jeweler, George W. Brown's Furniture Warerooms and also shows horse and wagon
Penn Square, showing monument, The Lancaster Intelligencer, and Reed, McCann and Co., Bankers at corner of South Queen Street, and New Era Printing office on opposite corner; also shows building where clothing, wholesale notions and sewing machines, etc., are sold; on first floor next to Bitner, Hostetter and Long.
Eight Mueller children, names listed on the back of the photo are Minnie, Elizabeth, Helen, Esther, Ruth, Joseph, Henry and Paul. Children are not identified in the photo. Taken March 29, 1889 by Minnie. German writing also on back of photo signed G. P. M.