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Offline Chris Treichel

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J Kunz Air Rifle same Jacob Kuntz?
« on: July 10, 2017, 07:45:42 PM »
Could the famed Jacob Kuntz of Philadelphia be the same gunsmith who made an air rifle for Lukens in Philadelphia? http://www.beemans.net/Lewis%20&%20Clark%20Airgun.htm

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Re: J Kunz Air Rifle same Jacob Kuntz?
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2017, 01:28:54 AM »
Same Guy.

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Re: J Kunz Air Rifle same Jacob Kuntz?
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2017, 03:29:15 PM »
Have you seen any other articles about these air rifles? The Beeman article says that rifle is in the VMI collection...

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Re: J Kunz Air Rifle same Jacob Kuntz?
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2017, 01:05:41 AM »
There's an old article on it from Muzzle Blasts thats in Shumways Longrifle Articles Volume 1.
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Re: J Kunz Air Rifle same Jacob Kuntz?
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2017, 04:19:47 PM »
Thank you, I will look that up

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Re: J Kunz Air Rifle same Jacob Kuntz?
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2017, 12:18:52 AM »
If I'm remembering correctly one sold at auction several years ago. Maybe James Julia
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Re: J Kunz Air Rifle same Jacob Kuntz?
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2017, 11:27:04 PM »
I have wondered the same. From "Air Rifles" , by Eldon Wolffe..There is a suggestion that several "Kentucky" styles by noted Philla. maker J Kunz exist however only two are documented, another from a picture(s) that may be the same. A more surprising find was an aircane with a lock bearing his name, differing from english styles in shape,  with an external brass ramrod in a groove,  also noted is the difference in rifling in the cane as polygroove and not the accepted "kentucky type".  Maybe its the patchbox that made them identify it (the rifle)  in this manner