Rifle with percussion lock, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, silver inlays, set triggers and octagonal barrel 2 inches long marked W.Defibaugh on the top facet of the barrel. The contour of the stock, the design of the patch box, the style of the lock and hammer, the shape of the lock-bolt plate, and the carved pattern in bas- relief are typical of many rifles made in Bedford County throughout the nineteenth century.
Rifle with percussion lock, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, and octagonal barrel with W. Defibaugh on the top facet of the barrel. The design of the patch box on this rifle is very interesting for it does not conform to the pattern generally used by gunsmiths in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Rifle with percussion lock, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, silver inlays, set triggers and octagonal barrel 42 inches long marked W. Defibaugh on the top facet of the barrel. The contour of the stock, the design of the patch box, the style of the lock and hammer, the shape of the lock-bolt plate, and the carved pattern in bas-relief are typical of many rifles made in Bedford County throughout the nineteenth century.
Rifle with percussion lock, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, and octagonal barrel with W. Defibaugh on the top facet of the barrel. The design of the patch box on this rifle is very interesting for it does not conform to the pattern generally used by gunsmiths in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
