AmericanLongRifles Forums

General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: backsplash75 on January 09, 2025, 12:50:53 AM

Title: Jacob Resor /Reason/ Reaser Frederick MD
Post by: backsplash75 on January 09, 2025, 12:50:53 AM

Gents,
A quick scan here showed an old thread on a pistol by Jacob Resor, are there any other known guns by him?

Title: Re: Jacob Resor /Reason/ Reaser Frederick MD
Post by: Avlrc on January 09, 2025, 01:27:17 AM

https://www.proxibid.com/lotinformation/72105965/a-fine-carved-flintlock-kentucky-rifle-signed-j-resor?msockid=1d95c4c6633564bf2c4ed081622765cd

Title: Re: Jacob Resor /Reason/ Reaser Frederick MD
Post by: backsplash75 on January 09, 2025, 04:36:40 PM

Excellent, thanks so much! MD archives has some info on Resor working in Frederick as early as 1776, repairing arms and making rifles/muskets for MD during the Revolution.


(https://i.ibb.co/NjRG9hY/Screenshot-2025-01-07-at-20-25-17-msa-sc-5458-51-676-pdf.png) (https://ibb.co/4Tk08yN)

Title: Re: Jacob Resor /Reason/ Reaser Frederick MD
Post by: Seth Isaacson on January 09, 2025, 05:47:34 PM

https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/82/128/pair-of-jacob-resor-silver-mounted-flintlock-kentucky-pistols
(https://cdn.rockislandauction.com/dev_cdn/82/128.jpg)

This one is by Peter Resor (the bag and horn set is from Gary Birch)
(https://cdn.rockislandauction.com/dev_cdn/82/126.jpg)

Title: Re: Jacob Resor /Reason/ Reaser Frederick MD
Post by: backsplash75 on January 09, 2025, 07:22:15 PM

(https://i.ibb.co/qg49dtc/YTDRT.png) (https://ibb.co/ykM5XwZ)