info on Selvidge gunsmith

jcjefferson

March 21, 2010 15:34

Hello all. I am looking for any information regarding a gunsmith by the name of John Conway Jefferson Selvidge Sr. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I might search (besides here).I am new to the "gun thing" so am lost as to where to begin. Any information/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, JC

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  navc130

  March 21, 2010 16:45

  From AMERICAN FIREARMS MAKERS by A. Merwyn Carey (1953).
  "Selvridge, John 1800 - 1830. Flintlock Kentucky rifle maker in Bradley County, Tennessee. Moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1826. Active until 1830." This name is spelled with an "r" in it.
  There are books out there that list early gunsmiths by state, e.g.,
  Gunsmiths of Ohio. If you are refering to the 1800's era look on the internet under Kentucky Rifle.
  THE MUZZLE LOADING CAPLOCK RIFLE by Ned H. Roberts, references a rifling guide from John Selvidge, of Bradley County, Tennessee, "rifled hundred of arms in 1795 and along in the 1800's"; pages 10, 11, 189.

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  jcjefferson

  March 22, 2010 12:15

  Thanks so much. I will continue my search with this new information in mind.

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