Henry Groot?

[Bart]

Can anyone provide any information on a gunsmith by this name? Any help would be much appreciated.

[Steve Collward]

Bart:
    A.M. Carey's "American Firearms Makers" lists Henry Groot as a "General gunsmith at Pittsfield, Ma, 1866-1868. Migrated to Minneapolis, Minn., and active there 1868 to 1871."
    Robert Gardner's "Small Arms Makers" dates vary.  He lists Henry Groot in Pittsfield, Ma. 1865-1868, and Minneapolis, Minn. 1869-1871. He also adds that Groot produced "Double and Single Fowling and Duck guns."

[Curt J]

American Gunsmiths, by Frank M. Sellers, 1983, (more recent than Carey or Gardner) lists Henry Groot in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1849-1868, citing city directories as the source. He subsequently lists him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, again citing city directory listings, from 1869-1872.

Sellers simply says, "shotguns".

[Bart]

Thanks, Guys

Does anyone know if he would have made longrifles?

[Curt J]

I would not know for sure, but there is a pretty good chance, especially during the earlier part of his working period.