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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: Top Jaw on March 02, 2025, 06:36:55 AM

Title: Gunmaker last name “Troehler”
Post by: Top Jaw on March 02, 2025, 06:36:55 AM

Hello.
Is anyone familiar with a gun maker working in the 1990’s (and likely in the 80’s) by the last name of “Troehler” or “Troehier”?  I recently picked up a fusil with above average workmanship from 1992 that carried the signature below.
Thanks.


(https://i.ibb.co/PvzS3hzy/75-F2-CDDB-6-F11-4-F39-A6-B6-C801-B8320-A71.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sdJBkwJ4)

(https://i.ibb.co/JF5JsHBZ/C9-A2865-B-123-B-47-B5-93-D9-E5919-B780-A60.png) (https://ibb.co/yBWjQqf2)

(https://i.ibb.co/s9d3zsq7/FDFD5-C82-D937-445-D-B9-A3-5-A94747-AE5-E3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qY31Vmp6)

(https://i.ibb.co/Cs4w27nS/3-BDC07-B0-EA6-C-40-A5-8437-FB929-C9-D0299.jpg) (https://ibb.co/prN1yz3k)

(https://i.ibb.co/0jPPqgwZ/47-F81546-D528-4-F2-A-A00-E-9-DD186128-FD6.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JRXXnfh2)

Title: Re: Gunmaker last name “Troehler”
Post by: smylee grouch on March 03, 2025, 08:55:17 PM

Might be Herb

Title: Re: Gunmaker last name “Troehler”
Post by: Herb on March 04, 2025, 06:53:26 PM

Hi, Smylee-  It is a very similar name to mine, but I've never seen it before.  I Googled it, and there are a lot of Troehlers. 

Title: Re: Gunmaker last name “Troehler”
Post by: smylee grouch on March 04, 2025, 07:39:45 PM

Hi Herb. Yes I just checked the spelling. A couple of letters off. Close but no cigar ! Hope your doing well. I will be going west in a couple weeks and will be driving right past the old shooting range at Cooperstown and might stop in to visit if any thing is going on. Take care.  :)

Title: Re: Gunmaker last name “Troehler”
Post by: Top Jaw on March 04, 2025, 08:58:42 PM

Came from west central Ohio.  So my guess is the builder would likely be somebody from Ohio, Indiana or Michigan - pre-internet.  Maybe PA, since it looks to have been a Centermark kit.   

Title: Re: Gunmaker last name “Troehler”
Post by: Joey R on March 08, 2025, 05:04:32 PM

I’ve heard of that name around Ohio Amish country.

Title: Re: Gunmaker last name “Troehler”
Post by: Marcruger on March 09, 2025, 05:31:19 AM

That "T" could be an "F".......