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The Martin Meylin anvil and papers

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1949
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.53
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by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1949
Physical Description
150-154 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 53, no. 5
Subjects
Mylin, Martin, - 1670-1749.
Mylin family.
Gunsmithing
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Blacksmithing
Blacksmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.53
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The Mylins, Hans and Martin

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Author
Groff, Clyde L.
Date of Publication
1971.
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by Clyde L. Groff.
Author
Groff, Clyde L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
[107]-114 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 75, no. 3
Subjects
Mylin, Martin, - 1670-1749.
Mylin family - History.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 75, number 3 (1971), p. 107-114Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.75
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The Pennsylvania rifle

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Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Date of Publication
1974.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245rf
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by Samuel E. Dyke ; original ill. by Constantine Kermes.
ISBN
0915010054
Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster [Pa.] : Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee ; co-published and distributed by Sutter House,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
61 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
Lancaster County during the American Revolution
Notes
On cover: Revolutionary Lancaster.
"A Bicentennial book."
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Kentucky rifle.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245rf
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Mylin gun shop survey project : Excavation report for the Lancaster Colonial Settlement Project

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Author
Trussell, Dr. Timothy.
Date of Publication
n.d.
Call Number
683 T873
, worked it for his father for ten years, and then came into possession. He has lived there ever since-a prosperous Lancaster County farmer.” (Beck, 1949; 50) It was Dr. Beck in his 1949 article Martin Meylin: A Progenitor of the Pennsylvania Long Rifle, who first identified Martin Mylin as the inventor of
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by Dr. Timothy Trussell and Joel Dworsky.
Author
Trussell, Dr. Timothy.
Place of Publication
Millersville, PA
Publisher
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Date of Publication
n.d.
Summary
"Martin Mylin of Lancaster County is considered the inventor of the Pennsylvania Long Rifle, which later became known as the Kentucky Long Rifle of pioneer fame. This rifle is considered by gun collectors to be a particularly important development, as it combined, through creolization and inventiveness, the elements of British rifling, Germanic style mechanisms, and an especially long barrel for great accuracy. The result was a particularly effective, and distinctly American, weapon." [from the text]
Subjects
Mylin, Martin, - 1670-1749.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Excavations - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683 T873
Websites
http://www.millersville.edu/archaeology/files/mylin-gunshop-site-report.pdf
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Henry Eichholtz Leman and his production of the Pennsylvania Rifle

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Author
Nolt, Samuel K.,
Date of Publication
1967.
, Frank R., "The Lancaster Rifles," Papers Read Before The Lan- caster County Historical Society, IX—(1904-5). Dillin, Captain John G. W., The Kentucky Rifle. New York: Ludlum and Beebe, 1946. Everts and Stewart, New Historical Atlas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Hanson, Charles E. Jr., 2 letters
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by Samuel K. Nolt.
Author
Nolt, Samuel K.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1967.
Physical Description
[185]-197 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 4
Subjects
Leman, Henry Eichholtz, - 1812-1887.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Kentucky rifle.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 4 (1967), p. 185-197Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71
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Notes on the evolution of the Pennsylvania long rifle

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Author
Smith, Ned.
Call Number
683.4 S655
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by Ned Smith.
Author
Smith, Ned.
Physical Description
31-35 p.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania game news, v. 47 no. 7 (July 1976)
Subjects
Rifles
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
683.4 S655
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Lancaster rifle accessories

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Author
Landis, Henry Kinzer.
Date of Publication
1946.
Call Number
905.748 PGFS v. 9 1944
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by Henry Kinzer Landis and George Diller Landis.
Author
Landis, Henry Kinzer.
Place of Publication
Allentown, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Folklore Society,
Date of Publication
1946.
Physical Description
p. 119 - 193 : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
In: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, v. 9, 1944..
Subjects
Kentucky rifle
Rifles
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Landis, George Diller.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PGFS v. 9 1944
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William Henry : progenitor of the steamboat, riflemaker, patriot

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1950
single piece marked "W. H. Lancaster." Nor is one among the Henry de- scendants. Even though he was known to be a liberal advertiser, William Henry probably did not mark his guns; as, fortunately for the records of the Penn- sylvania rifle, did Martin Meylin (1670-1749) and Matthew Roesser (1708- �1771
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by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[65]-88 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 4
Subjects
Henry, William, - 1729-1786.
United States. - Army - Officers.
Steam-navigation
Inventors - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 54, number 4 (1950), p. 65-88Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.54
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The ambitions of William Henry

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Author
Gordon, Scott Paul.
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by Scott Paul Gordon.
Author
Gordon, Scott Paul.
Physical Description
p. 254-284.
Notes
This record provides a link to this resource on the publisher's official online repository.
Summary
HISTORIANS HAVE TRAPPED William Henry of Lancaster (1729–86) in the identity of gunsmith. Though meant as a compliment— most accounts portray Henry as the most important gunsmith in the "rifle-making hub of colonial America," Lancaster County— - this confinement is ironic, since Henry escaped this occupation as soon as he was able. The term gunsmith, then as now, could describe men who repaired guns, who produced specialized gun parts (such as barrels or locks), who created an entire gun from scratch (lock, stock, and barrel), or who ran a factory that employed other men. Henry seems not to have engaged in any of these activities after 1760. By the last decade of his life, Henry had achieved a level of financial security (and apparently embodied the virtuous independence thought to derive from it) that led his peers to entrust him with positions of responsibility and that left Henry free to accept them. He served first in local and state governments and was later appointed an administrator and financier for the Continental army and elected twice to the Continental Congress. We have failed to register the shape of his career, the magnitude of his transformation; instead, historians have imagined that during all these varied activities, Henry continued to work as a gunsmith. Indeed, the belief that Henry "was engaged in the manufacture of firearms for over thirty years," that he produced the rifles or muskets carried by soldiers from the French and Indian War through the Revolution, has been central to stories about him. [abstract]
Subjects
Henry, William, - 1729-1786.
Simon, Joseph, - 1712-1804.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Contained In
The Pennsylvania Magazine orf History and Biography, v. 136, no. 3.Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 HSP v. 136, no.3.
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https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/60720/60546
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The American rifle

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1905
. (William Uhler), 1851-1915. Title: The American rifle / by prepared by Hon. W. U. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820. Gunsmiths--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Rifles--History. Industries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster
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by prepared by Hon. W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1905
Physical Description
[59]-66 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 3
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Rifles
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 9, number 3 (1905), p. 59-66Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.9
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