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Hobie Dog

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Martin Frey rifle
« on: December 04, 2015, 02:26:13 PM »
Can anyone help with info, pictures, etc. of rifles built by Martin Fry of York, Pa.

Recent auctions, collections, or historical notes on the rifle or Fry.

Thanks in advance
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Martin Frey rifle
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2015, 04:24:20 PM »
Quote from: Hobie Dog on December 04, 2015, 02:26:13 PM
Can anyone help with info, pictures, etc. of rifles built by Martin Fry of York, Pa.

Recent auctions, collections, or historical notes on the rifle or Fry.

Thanks in advance
There are some good books out there with Fry rifles in them.
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Offline JCKelly

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Re: Martin Frey rifle
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2015, 07:37:14 PM »
I have three pictures of Martin Fry in front of me.

pages 328 & 329, Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age, Joe Kindig Jr 1960

page 34,The Kentucky Rifle . . . a True American Heritage in Picture, produced by the KRA 1967
The quality of photos here is excellent. A KRA man worked at the printer!
I did hear one (late) esteemed gentleman growl that they were "clinical" A compliment, though I don't believe he meant it that way.

Maybe other books, this is as far as I will dig for now.

A contemporary man interested in Kentucky rifles must, MUST have Kindig.

George Shumway's widow probably still sells this stuff, otherwise abebooks.com
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Offline jrb

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Re: Martin Frey rifle
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2015, 08:30:45 PM »
There's this one attributed; http://auctions.garths.com/auction-lot-detail/PENNSYLVANIA-FLINTLOCK-LONGRIFLE.&salelot=1045+++++178+&refno=++184215

"Gunsmiths of York County" by Whisker, shows 3 Fry-Frey
"Kentucky Rifles and Pistols" by Johnston shows 1 by Fry
"Kentucky Rifle Patchboxes & Barrel Marks" by Chandler shows several patchboxes
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Offline Bill-52

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Re: Martin Frey rifle
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2015, 12:30:17 AM »
It's not a rifle but Grinslade's Flintlock Fowlers  has photos and a description of a Martin Fry fowler, KF 10, on page 209.

Bill
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