Park J. Weaver with group of men on hunting trip. Men are holding shotguns and rifle and a deer is strung up in a tree. Park Weaver is second from right in back row.
Maplewood shoot, July 5, 1939. Five men with shotguns or rifles, Maplewood, New Jersey. Identified are: Harry B. Moulton, Walter B. Farmer, Walter A. Peterson, Harry B. Hostetter and George M. Proctor.
Men at shooting range. Written on back: "Pinehurst with J. Price, Spring 1942. Won N-S champ. #578 x 600. Ejector had broken on Browning and was using can opener to get shells out. Photo by Miss Skelly of Wilmington."
Rifle with flint lock, full stock of curly maple, silver and brass mountings, and octagonal barrel 42 inches long. This rifle has two very unusual features, it has a bona fide date 1796 engraved on the lid of the patch box and all of the patch box (except the lid) is made of silver. It was probably made in Lancaster County but there are no marks on the barrel to suggest the maker's name. The curve of the butt plate on this rifle shows the pattern that was used by gunsmiths in Lancaster in the 1790's.
Double rifle with flint lock, octagonal barrels, brass mountings, walnut stock, Wm. Antes engraved on the lock plate. The walnut stock, the flat butt plate, and the style of the patch box are evidences that this one of the earliest doubel rifles made in Pennsylvania. The barrels swing on a swivel so that they can be alternately fired by the one lock. The figure carved in the stock in front of the lock is thought to be Indian. Similar figures appear on other rifles made in Pennsylvania. The trigger guard is obviously missing.
Percussion lock rifle, curly maple full stock, brass mounted. Marked Drepperd, Lancaster on lock plate and top of the barrel. Courtesy of Phares Brenner.
Flintlock rifle, curly maple full stock, brass mounted. "Don't tread on me" is engraved on either side of the serpent in the patch box. W. Weiss on top of the barrel. Courtesy of Joe Kindig, Jr.
Percussion lock rifle, curly maple full stock, brass mounted, barrel 42 3/4" long, rifle overall 57 3/4" long. Marked Henry Ledford and George Waynick Jr.
