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
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
The two authors are curators for the Landis Valley Museum which features a good colleciton of Lancaster County firearms. This lengthy journal article that provides not only details of the rifles, but how they grew out of eurropean rifles and then were adapted to the American colonist's environment and needs. The authors concentrate on the technical details for making the rifles. It includes subjects such as bullets and bullet molds, decorations, and sighting. Includes technical data and illustrations.
