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Early Gunsmithing in the Middle Susquehanna Valley

Early Gunsmithing in the Middle Susquehanna Valley

A distinctive regional style of Pennsylvania longrifles now called the Upper Susquehanna School, or sometimes the Sunbury–Northumberland School, was made in the Susquehanna Valley. It came after an earlier period when frontier craftsmen often focused on repairing military and civilian arms.

July 27, 2026 · Terry Diener · Additional Credits: Sources: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; American Socciety of Arms Collectors, Union County Historical Society; Genealogy Trails of Montour County: Photo Credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art Samuel Baum Senior Rifle (Public Domain)