Ohio County, Va Rifles

[Woodsroamer]

Anyone have pictures or a gun from the area that was Ohio county Virginia. I have been researching the rifles of the area and have only really found a couple sources for Stuebenville Ohio and of course the book “The Longrifles Of Western Pennsylvania: Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties”. Just curious if any had survived to present day.

[Avlrc]

List of Ohio County WV (VA)gunsmiths.  I have seen several of these rifles, but don't know who owns any of them now. Do a Google search on some of these names, and you will probably find an old auction listing of some.

OHIO      ABENDSHEN, JOSEPH   1830-1866   1862-1866
      ALLEN, CHARLES   1835-?   1860
      ARCHER, JOHN   N/A   1882
      BUTLER, GEORGE   ?-1798   1798
      CARTWRIGHT, THOMAS   N/A   1882-1883
            
WV COUNTY      GUNSMITH   BIRTH/ DEATH DATES   CIRCA
OHIO continued      CRAIG, ABSALOM   N/A   1822
      DALEY, PETER   ?-1804   1797-1804
      DOBLER, RICHARD   1819-1895   1860-1895
      DOBLER, ROMAN   N/A   1867-1868
      EARLYWINE, ABRAHAM   ?-1820   1802-1820
      FERREE, JOEL   1806-1883   1836-1839
      FISHER, GEORGE   ?-1821   1809-1819
      FLUHARTY, JAMES SR.   ?-1822   1792-1822
      FLUHARTY, JAMES JR.    1773-1814   1794-1800
      FLUHART, JAMES   JR CHANGED HIS NAME   1794-1800
      FOWLER, JOHN S.   1808-?   1839
      GIBSON, WILLIAM   N/A   1889
      GRIMMEL, JOHN    N/A   1867-1868
      HUGHES, THOMAS   1789-1849   1814-1849
      HUGHES, THOMAS JR   N/A   1860-1863
      JONES, THOMAS   N/A   1777
      KORNER, ALBRIGHT   1802-?   1850
      KRYTER, CHARLES A.   N/A   1871-1876
      KRYTER, WILLIAM   N/A   1859-1860
      MANZ, GEORGE F.   N/A   1868-1878
      MARTIN, HENRY   ?-1823   1780-1788
      MARTIN, RAWLEY   1764-?   1785
      MILLS, WILLIAM   ?-1844   1837-1844
      MUEGGE, W.H.   N/A   1884
      ODENBAUGH, DANIEL   1812-1869   1833-1869
      REAGER, JACOB   N/A   1774-1775
      RIGGS, BAZEL   N/A   1804-1818
      RITZ,JOHN   N/A   1851-1868
      SHEPHERD, DAVID   1734-1795   1764-1795
      WALDEN, OTTO   N/A   1900-1901
      YOUNG, CHARLES A.   1835-?   1850-1859

[Avlrc]

I just remembered: I did see a Hughes rifle for sale a year ago & an Odenbaugh.  But the fellow may have sold them already. They were percussion I think both were full stock.

[Woodsroamer]

Thanks both of you

[Avlrc]

You are welcome.  West Virginia Gunsmiths Third Edition By Whisker & lambert

Page 66 photo of J S Fowler Rifle
Page 115 photo of John Archer Rifle
Page 145 photo of Daniel Odenbaugh rifle
Page 146              Richard Dobler Rifle

You can probably find this book online. Maybe someone here has one. It is the dark blue hardback WV book.