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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: rbs on November 13, 2019, 06:17:01 AM

Title: William Shener
Post by: rbs on November 13, 2019, 06:17:01 AM

I'd be most appreciative if anyone could provide me with any information re William Shener.  To date, all I have been able to find is that: 1. Sellers identifies him as working in Reading between 1773 and 1805; 2. Kauffman apparently references him as a maker of flintlock Kentucky pistols; and 3. photos of a rifle and pistol attributed to him appear at pp. 48 and 49 of Hornberger's Berks County Longrifles & Gunmakers 1750-1900. Thank you.  ribs

Title: Re: William Shener
Post by: Ky-Flinter on November 14, 2019, 06:24:54 AM

A search here on ALR turned up this thread..... https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=15242.0

-Ron

Title: Re: William Shener
Post by: rbs on November 15, 2019, 10:01:24 PM

Ron,

Thank you that post is helpful. It appears not too much known re Shener.

rbs

Title: Re: William Shener
Post by: Eric Kettenburg on November 16, 2019, 12:45:57 AM

I'm not aware of any rifle that is actually signed.  Kind of like the 'Haga' guns.  Lots of attribution, little concrete.