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June 3, 2012: The opening volume presents picture of 75 guns made by 41 makers.
Current guns pictured: 6.29.2012
Last Name First Name (#Guns Illustrated)
Albright, Jacob ( 1)
Albright, Zachariah (1)
Baum, Samuel ( 6 )
Baum, Charles ( 1 )
Beck, Isaac (1)
Benfer, Amos ( 2 )
Beerstecher , Fredereick (1)
Derr, John ( 1)
Driesbach, Jr., John ( 2)
Dreisbach, Samuel ( 2)
Fisher, Paul G. (PGF) ( 1)
Filman, William ( 4)
Gabel, H (2)
Kiser, A (2)
"GK" , George Kolpitzer ( ?? there are several "GK" makers) (1)
Laudenslager, Samuel (5)
Laudenslager, Wilhelm ( William) (4)
Long, Joseph ( 3)
Long, Josiah ( 1)
Maize, Henry (1)
Miller, S (Simon or Samuel) ( 3)
Miller, William G ( 3)
Morr, Adam (2)
Morrison, Samuel (5)
Myer, A (1)
Parks, Sr., John (3)
GS ( Smith or Spangler) (1)
SS (1)
Schaefer, Joseph (2)
Seigfreid, Alescander (1)
Smither (1)
Specht, Elias (1)
Specht, Mose (2)
St Clair, Samuel H ( 2)
Urlich, John G ( 1)
JW, ( 1)
Wetzel, Jonathan ( 1)
Young, A ( 1)
Attributed ( 2)
Unknown David R. Porter's Gun (1)
Unknown (5)
Update 6.26.2012
"GS" added. Either George Smith or G. Spangle
Correction: Gun attributed to Charles Baum #2, is now believed to have be incorrectly identified. It is almost certainly William Laudenslager gun #3.( and moved to W. Laudenslager)
Benfer, Amos " The Christmas Gun" additional pictures added
Correction St Clair Location, not Juniata, but Kratzerville (Synder Co) and comments about the quality of his work.
Updated 6.29.2012
Added guns by
1: Alescander Seigfried
2: "GK" Kolpitzer, George, or perhaps another maker GK
Update 8.8.12
Beck, Issac: A gun previously misidentified as " S. Baum" was properly identified (signed "I. B.") as Issac Beck and so moved.
Baum, Charles Bio information added and 3rd Gun added ( #1). See "Note"
Update 8.11.12
Unknown #5 added One of the finest examples of Upper Susquehanna characteristics exhibited.
Update 8.13.12
Laudenslager, William Added gun #4
Laudenslager, Samuel Added gun #5
Update 8.14.12[/font]
Beck Family History added : Issac and Henry
Specht, Moses Gun #2 attibution added
8.15.12 Update
Baum, Samuel #6 added
Update 8.17.12
Baum, Jacob Biography added
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