Samuel E. Dyke was a noted authority on the Pennsylvania rifle and wrote on this subject. Collection consists of articles, correspondence, photographs, research notes, and working papers on firearms. Also included is information on gunsmiths, the Rockford Foundation, the Heritage Center, cabinetmakers, grandfather clocks, and the Armstrong Cork Company. 1670-1985
Original flintlock rifles from Sam Dyke's collection. Makers, from top to bottom: J. P. Beck, Peter Berry, N. Beyer, H. Mauger, unmarked, Adam Angstadt.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-61 Samuel Dyke Collection, Box 1, Folder 15
Kentucky rifles owned by Samuel E. Dyke. Makers, from top to bottom: Adam Angstadt, unmarked, Peter Berry, H. Mauger, John Armstrong, P. Kuntz or T. Grubb.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-61 Samuel Dyke Collection, Box 2, Folder 19