I would like to introduce you to myself and my special interest, Recreating History.  I am located in north central Pennsylvania in the "Land of Endless Mountains."  In our area we harvest some of the finest curly maple available.  I personally select my blanks and process them into finished guns.  I work alone in my shop and produce about a dozen quality longrifles a year.  I learned stock making from my father.  As a young man most of my time was spent working on modern guns.  In the mid 1960's, my career took me to the Allentown, Pennsylvania area, and there I was introduced to longrifles and was hooked.  I started building longrifles using locks supplied by Russ Hamm and barrels from Bill Large.  In the mid 1970s, career and family took priority and gunmaking was largely set aside.  I often joke that I built guns B.C. and A.C. (Before Children and After Children).   I was able to retire in 1995 and have been building full time since then.  I enjoy working with the client to produce a longrifle that will often times become a family heirloom.  I strive to give value beyond the cost of the project.  The satisfaction of my client is my best advertisement.

    I build recreations of the fine muzzleloaders of the 17th century through the mid 18th century.  Click here or on the Muzzleloaders tab on the upper-left hand side to give you a thumbnail sketch of these muzzleloaders.  By clicking on these thumbnails you will be able to view a selection of each category of longrifles.