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Anthony Bonnet
« on: September 11, 2015, 06:25:27 PM »
My friend picked up a great over under rifle marked A. Bonnet, Brookville PA, 1883 # 13 on the barrel.  Anthony Bonnet is a well documented maker
who was a gunsmith, violin maker, cabinet maker, art teacher and music teacher in Brookville PA.  I will try to post photos.  Russell Heriger did
a nice job researching this maker in his book on Clarion and Jefferson County gunsmiths.  A most interesting character, there is a photo of him
in his shop in the 1800s which is one of my favorite photographs relating to longrifles.
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