Rifle with percussion lock, full stock of curly maple, octagonal barrel 37 inches long with S. Smith on the top facet of the barrel. This rifle was probably made after the Civil War in Huntingdon County where a number of gunsmiths made rifles with heavy barrels
Fowling piece with original flint lock marked Drepperd, full stock of plain maple, brass mountings, octagon-to-round barrel marked Drepperd on top facet of the barrel. The chequered wrist was a feature of many guns made by Lancaster gunsmiths. The engraved trigger guard and toe-plate resemble the work of Melchoir Fordney, also of Lancaster.
Rifle with percussion lock, curly maple, full stock, brass mountings, set triggers, octagonal barrel 41 inches long with J. Young on the top facet of the barrel. The style of the patch box and the curve on the butt plate suggest mid-nineteenth century production.
Rifle with percussion lock, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, octagonal barrel 42 inches long with J. Fleeger engraved in script letters on the top facet of the barrel.
Rifle with percussion lock, half stock of walnut wood, brass mountings, set triggers, octagonal barrel 33 inches long with Great Western Gun Works on the facet of the barrel.
Rifle with percussion lock, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, octagonal barrel 41 inches long with J. Brandt, Lancaster, engraved in script letters on top facet of the barrel. The chequered wrist and the form of the stock are typical features of Lancaster rifles of the percussion era.
Rifle with percussion lock, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, octagonal barrel with H. Hawken on the top facet of the barrel. The design of the patch box on this rifle seems to be entirely original to Hawken and it has no noticeable connection with any of the county styles of Pennsylvania.
Rifle with side-hammer percussion lock, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, octagonal barrel 42 inches long marked A. Morrison on the top facet of the barrel The long narrow lock on this gun seems to have been made for a side hammer.
Rifle with percussion lock marked A. & B. for Amos and Border, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, silver inlays, set triggers, and octagonal barrel. Examples of business partnerships like this one of Amos and Border and Co. are rarely found in the gun trade.
Rifle with flint lock (now percussion), full stock of maple, brass mountings, silver inlays, octagonal barrel 44 inches long with S. Baum, New Berlin, engraved in script letters on the top facet of the barrel. The deep red color of the stock makes a nice contrast with the inlays of silver, according to the description. Baum probably worked over a span of twenty to thirty years.
Rifle with flintlock (now percussion), full stock of curly maple, brass mountings and octagonal barrel 42 inches long. This gun is not signed but is similar to another gun which is signed C. Hawken.
Rifle with percussion lock, full stock of maple with artifical grain, brass mountings, octagonal barrel 40 inches long marked H. Leman, Lancaster, Pa., Warranted. This type of rifle was probabl make early in Leman's career. The patch box, trigger guard, and toe-plate are attractively engraved. Much of the artifical grain remains on the specimen.
Rifle with percussion lock, stock of curly maple, brass mountings, octagonal barrel 38 inches long with H. Derringer on the top facet in block letters. A number of Pennsylvania rifles by Derringer have survived, although the design of the patch box on this rifle is more attractive than his common eagle pattern.
Butt end of the rifle with a flint lock, brass mountings, and a stock of curly maple, which is carved int he incised technique. The barrel of this rifle is missing so that its maker cannot be identified, but it is clearlh a product of a Northampton County craftsman in the transition period.
Rifle with percussion lock full stock of curly maple, set triggers, brass mountings, silver inlays, octagonal barrel marked J. Amos. The style and workmanship of this rifle indicates that Amos was one of Bedford County's outstanding craftsmen.
Rilfle with flint lock (now percussion), full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, and octagonal barrel marked C. Beck in script letters on the top facet of the barrel.
C. Beck was a contemporary of J.P. Beck and N. Beyer, all of whom worked in the same area. Their carved patterns have elements in common and patch box on this gun was used by both C. and J.P. Beck. This patch box is not engraved by a few are known that are engraved.
Rifle with percussion lock, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, silver inlays, octagonal barrel 36 inches long signed on the top facet, J.Long.
The lace effect in the side plates of the patch box and the eagle finial make this a very attractive product of Long. The fine curl of the wood and the silver inlays, including a fish and an eagle, suggest that this is one of his masterpieces.
