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Title: Shell, John ( signed) West Hanover, Co PA ( Son of Martin Shell) Gun #308
Post by: Hurricane ( of Virginia) on December 12, 2008, 06:06:29 AM
This is one of John Shell's later gun, number 308. Guns have been known with numbers over 400. Shell was born in 1790 and died in 1875.

I wonder how many of Shells guns are out there. If you have one and would like to show it with this one, email parifles@earthlink.net and we will post it for you. It would be great if we could get them "all."

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References to John Shell from the ALR Archives:

http://americanlongrifles.org/old_board/index.php?topic=3300.0

http://americanlongrifles.org/old_board/index.php?topic=3050.0

http://americanlongrifles.org/old_board/index.php?topic=3514.0


Please post your comments about John Shell and his work,  historical facts and questions in the Antique Gun Collector board above. Here is the URL, click here:

http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=2524.0