Dozens of firearms (most on display)
Created in 1963
Williamsburg, Virginia
Gunsmiths make rifles, pistols, and fowling pieces using the tools and techniques of their 18th-century
https://colonialwilliamsburg.org/
“Four hundred hours” is the generic answer that the Colonial Williamsburg gunsmiths give when the inevitable question, “How long does it take to build a rifle?”
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- a “living museum” of pre-Revolutionary America
- re-create the Colonial-era American rifles using the materials, tools and techniques of the Colonial time period
- 1967-2008 Gunsmith Shop was located on Francis Street near the Capitol
- 1960 designated a National Historic Landmark District
- 1966 Wooden Sign Created
- 2008 Gunsmith Shop moved to James Geddy Sr. & son’s William and David carried on the trade in the mid-18th century
- musket-firing program is open to participants aged 14 and older
https://colonialwilliamsburg.org/locations/gunsmith-shop/
http://www.flintriflesmith.com/cwf_gunshop.htm
Magazine
- 1715 Built as storage for the arms and ammunition from London
https://colonialwilliamsburg.org/locations/magazine/
Museum – Colonial Williamsburg
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