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269385 | Pete | 2019‑11‑05 | Old Tools - gunsmith Johann Christian Oerter 1747-1777 |
Galoots, This morning brought an interesting post on the History Blog concerning the recovery of a stolen Revolutionary War-era long rifle made by gunsmith Johann Christian Oerter. Here's the link: http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archi ves/56914">http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/56914 The History Blog mentions tools now and again, and, I think, is an interesting adjunct to our Porch. The comments to the post caught my eye when someone commented, inter alia, on how beautiful a rifle was produced with such crude tools. Now, I know that we would all agree that the tools Oerter used were not crude, and indeed that was recognized by the next comment. Here's a bit more on his too-short life: https://christiansbrunn.web.lehigh.edu/node/14">https://christiansbrunn.web.le high.edu/node/14 My question: Have any of Oerter's tools survived the centuries? I've searched, but come up empty-handed so far. I can think of no better place to begin such a search than here on the Porch. Pete LeenhoutsRestoring RIPTIDE, a 1927 Schertzer Brothers bridge-deck cruiserhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/old_salt7/albums/72157678815239754">cruiser https://www.flickr.com/photos/old_salt7/albums/72157678815239754 |
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269386 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2019‑11‑05 | Re: Old Tools - gunsmith Johann Christian Oerter 1747-1777 |
I know the woman who is the curator of the collection at Valley Forge. She promised a tour of their weapons behind the scenes to my 10-year old Revolutionary War fanatic grandson, but we have had to delay because the visitors center/archive/storage areas are closed for renovations. I will ask next time I see her. My grandson had most of The Ride of Paul Revere memorized by age 4. When I told him about Fort Necessity at age 6, he stopped me and finished the story. Ed Minch |
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269824 | "Joseph Sullivan" <joe@j...> | 2020‑01‑29 | Re: Old Tools - gunsmith Johann Christian Oerter 1747-1777 |
SNIP My grandson had most of The Ride of Paul Revere memorized by age 4. When I told him about Fort Necessity at age 6, he stopped me and finished the story. Ed Minch END SIP Ed, have you walked him across the Freedom Trail between Lexington and Concord? Wonderful thing to do -- very emotional if you love our history, AND they have marked the bend in the road at which P Revere was arrested by the British patrol, but his cohort, Billy Dawes, jumped the wall on his horse and successfully made away through the swamp and woods. J |
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