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, curly maple full stock, brass mountings, set triggers, octagonal barrel 39 inches long, marked D.B. on the barrel and the lock for Daniel Border.
This gun has a typical Bedford-style lock and is an excellent example of the line and balance in Bedford Guns.
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.
Rifle with percussion lock, curly maple full stock, set triggers, brass mountings, silver inlays, octagonal barrel, marked D. B. for Daniel Border. The style of the rifle suggests production in the mid-nineteenth century. The curl in the stock is a superior type and the silver inlays are used with discretion.