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Collection
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Title
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Object ID
MG0061
Date Range
1670-1985
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Collection
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Title
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Description
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
Date Range
1670-1985
Creation Date
mid-20th century-1985
Year Range From
1670
Year Range To
1985
Creator
Dyke, Samuel Eugene, 1900-1985
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Armstrong, John
Atherton, Cornelius
Atkins, Wyatt
Beck, John Philip
Berry, Peter
Breitenhard, Johann Christoph
Brown, Parker B.
Buchele, William M.
Corridon, Raymond R.
Dobson, Thomas
Dubbs, Jacob
Dyke, Samuel Eugene
Fetter, George
Feder, George
Fondersmith, John
Grancsay, Steven V.
Grove, S.
Grubb, Peter
Hawkins, Henry
Henry, William
Hoff, H. Bare
Kendig, Joe, Jr.
Kuntz, Jacob
Kuntz, Peter
Landis, George
Landis, Henry
Lehn, Joseph
Lincoln, Abraham
Magee, D. F.
Manger, Henry
Meyhardt, Peter
Pennypacker, A. J.
Sprecher, Peter
Walker, Joseph E.
Yeates, Jasper
Subjects
Armstrong Cork Company
Gunsmiths
Kentucky rifle
Cabinetmakers
Clocks and watches
Search Terms
Armstrong Cork Company
Booklets
Cabinetmakers
Clocks and watches
Conrad Weiser State Park
Correspondence
Flintlock Rifles
Gunsmiths
Halbach Pistols
Harpers Ferry Arsenal and Armory
Hopewell Forge
Kentucky Match Rifle
Kentucky rifles
Kentucky Rifle Association
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee
Malsh Pistols
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Rifles
Rotary International
Pennsylvania Deithsch Eck
World War II
Extent
6 boxes, 113 folders, 4.25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0061
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers (MG-61), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Other Numbers
MG-61
Classification
MG0061
Description Level
Fonds
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Lancaster rifle accessories

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19249
Author
Landis, Henry Kinzer.
Date of Publication
1946.
Call Number
905.748 PGFS v. 9 1944
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Responsibility
by Henry Kinzer Landis and George Diller Landis.
Author
Landis, Henry Kinzer.
Place of Publication
Allentown, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Folklore Society,
Date of Publication
1946.
Physical Description
p. 119 - 193 : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
In: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, v. 9, 1944..
Subjects
Kentucky rifle
Rifles
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Landis, George Diller.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PGFS v. 9 1944
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Martin Meylin : a progenitor of the Pennsylvania rifle

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1949
the Kentucky rifle. It has also been called the American rifle and the Pennsylvania rifle. The last of these names, the most fitting and appropriate, is selected for use in this treatise. The Pennsylvania rifle was the evolutionary product of guns long used in southwestern Europe. The predecessors of
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Responsibility
by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1949
Physical Description
[33]-[63] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 53, no. 2
Subjects
Mylin, Martin, - 1670-1749.
Mylin family.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Rifles
Kentucky rifle.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 53, number 2 (1949), p. 33-63Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.53
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The Pennsylvania-Kentucky rifle a Lancaster legend

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Author
Heckert, J. Wayne.
Date of Publication
1993
Call Number
683.422 H449
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Responsibility
by J. Wayne Heckert and Donald Vaughn
Author
Heckert, J. Wayne.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, PA
Publisher
Science Press
Date of Publication
1993
Physical Description
unp. ill. 24 cm.
Series
Science Press Keepsake book, 23
Notes
No. 604 of 800 copies
Subjects
Kentucky rifle.
Rifles.
Additional Author
Vaughn, Donald.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683.422 H449
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The marking of the Martin Meylin rifle shop by the Lancaster County Historical Society : October 16, 1949

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1949
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.53
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Responsibility
by Jack Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1949
Physical Description
[145]-150 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 53, no. 5
Subjects
Mylin, Martin, - 1670-1749.
Kentucky rifle.
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.53
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The Kentucky rifle; a true American heritage in picture

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Corporate Author
Kentucky Rifle Association.
Date of Publication
1967.
Call Number
683 K37 Oversize
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Corporate Author
Kentucky Rifle Association.
Place of Publication
Washington
Date of Publication
1967.
Physical Description
109 p. (chiefly illus.) 32 cm.
Subjects
Kentucky rifle.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683 K37 Oversize
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The Kentucky rifle; a study of the origin and development of a purely American type of firearm, together with accurate historical data concerning early colonial gunsmiths, and profusely illustrated with photographic reproduction of their finest work

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Author
Dillin, John Grace Wolfe,
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
683 D578 Oversize
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Responsibility
By Captain John G. W. Dillin.
Author
Dillin, John Grace Wolfe,
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
National rifle association of America,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
4 p. l., viii, 124, [6] p. front. (port.) illus., 126 pl. on 64 l. (incl. ports., facsims.) 33 cm.
Notes
"Edited by Kendrick Scofield."
Subjects
Kentucky rifle.
Additional Author
Scofield, Kendrick,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683 D578 Oversize
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The so called "Kentucky rifle", as made in Lancaster County

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1926
THE SO CALLED "KENTUCKY RIFLE," AS MADE IN LANCASTER COUNTY By D. F. Magee. It is the purpose of the author of this paper to give to Lancaster County the credit which is rightly hers for the production of this famous rifle, and though in the minds of the public the name "Kentucky" is the correct
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by D. F. Magee.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1926
Physical Description
47-60 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 30, no. 4
Subjects
Kentucky rifle.
Rifles
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 30, number 4 (1926), p. 47-60Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.30
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The Pennsylvania flintlock rifle and William Henry, gunsmith and patriot of the Revolutionary War

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Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Call Number
708 O44 1980
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Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Physical Description
55-60 p.
Notes
In: The Old Lancaster Antiques Show 1980.
Subjects
Henry, William, - 1729-1786.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Kentucky rifle.
Firearms industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Rifles - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
708 O44 1980
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Recreating the American longrifle

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Author
Buchele, William.
Edition
4th ed.
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
683.422 B919
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Responsibility
by William Buchele, George Shumway, Peter A. Alexander.
ISBN
0873870859
Author
Buchele, William.
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
G. Shumway Publisher,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
175 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Series
The Muzzle-loading gun maker series
Notes
Rev. ed. of: Recreating the Kentucky rifle. 2nd. ed. 1970.
Two plans on folded leaves in pocket.
Autographed copy.
Bibliography: p. 172-175.
Summary
"All the information needed to build a sound and beautiful rifle or pistol is included here, along with full-size drawings of both, and an up-to-date section on sources and references." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Gunsmithing.
Kentucky rifle.
Additional Author
Shumway, George.
Alexander, Peter A.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683.422 B919
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