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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: karwelis on December 23, 2009, 09:44:17 AM

Title: hey um
Post by: karwelis on December 23, 2009, 09:44:17 AM

do any of you know anything about the Bethlehem style of rifles, and have any of you heard of a builder named T. Williams?

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Title: Re: hey um
Post by: Don Getz on December 23, 2009, 04:13:23 PM

Crow......where did this gun come from?     I know a builder up near Tunkhannock, Pa. by the name of Tom Willimas, he
could have made it.  I see him every year at Dixon's...........Don

Title: Re: hey um
Post by: karwelis on December 23, 2009, 07:51:53 PM

you know don, i dont know. the gun is in claifornia, i got it from a friend of mine here. the name on the barrel says "T.M.Williams". also where can i find out more about the Bethlehem style of guns and there time frame? also who were the original builders?

Title: Re: hey um
Post by: jwh1947 on December 24, 2009, 12:01:11 AM

There's loads of good material on the guns of the Bethlehem region.  Go under "Antique gun collecting" and see "Starting a Longrifle Library." All listed books cover the area.