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Offline Shreckmeister

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John Showalter rifle. Brookville PA
« on: October 10, 2023, 02:34:09 PM »






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Re: John Showalter rifle. Brookville PA
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2023, 10:56:56 PM »
Is the striping painted on?
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Re: John Showalter rifle. Brookville PA
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2023, 03:28:52 AM »
No, it’s curl
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Re: John Showalter rifle. Brookville PA
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2023, 03:23:54 AM »
I used to live about 20 miles from Brookville. It was a center for gunmaking in that part of the state.
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Re: John Showalter rifle. Brookville PA
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2023, 02:44:38 PM »
Quote from: RAT on October 17, 2023, 03:23:54 AM
I used to live about 20 miles from Brookville. It was a center for gunmaking in that part of the state.

Brookville had several gunsmiths. John Showalter, Anthony Bonnet, Wm McCullough, Abraham Burkett etc
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