patch box

[flinter]

What type of rifle does this patch box go on? The two rifles on the bottom.



Mike

[mountainman]

Bedford, or Somerset County.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

My first impression was Emmitsburg, (Maryland) PA., ala John Armstrong.

[mountainman]

Yes I would agree as well with those makers. To my understanding Peter White was from the Emmitsburg area as well, and he also worked in Bedford Pa as a gunsmith for a while, which may be the influence or the inspiration of these type boxes in the Bedford area.

[Joe Stein]

If you look at the stock architecture and the locks on both guns you can see that they are Bedford rifles. I would say that they look a lot like Peter White rifles.

[Dphariss]

Don King Bedfords.
This box would work on an Armstrong I think.
John Armstrong used a somewhat similar box and Don used this Armstrong box on this “Armstrong” which was just below the Bedfords.