Longrifles of Pennsylvania, Volume 1:

Jefferson, Clarion & Elk Counties

by Russell E. Harriger

First edition.  York, PA:  George Shumway Publisher, 1984 

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition, with a VERY GOOD DJ.

• Yellow ocher cloth covers are mostly clean.  Boards show some edgewear.  Corners are sharp.
• Spine has gilt text and is bright with firm ends.
• Binding is tight.  
• End papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
• Illustrations are bright and clear. 
• Interior, on buff stock, exhibits minimal signs of age and wear.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Illustrated DJ has some errant marks, edgewear, bumping along head edge, tiny chips, darkening of spine.  See photos. 
• PS2023.1228

260 pages. 9 x 12 inches

ISBN: 0-87387-087-5

Definitive study of the gunsmiths working in the tri-county region of Pennsylvania, and of the rifles they made.  In this rural region, the percussion muzzle-loading rifle was the principal arm in use throughout the second half of the 19th century and into the 20th century.  The author is a direct descendant of one of Jefferson County's gunsmiths, Solomon Harriger.   

This volume is part of the Longrifle Series, dedicated to studies on the art and craft of flintlock and percussion longrifles. 

First edition of 1600 copies.  

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