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Can anyone tell me more about Joseph Jakob, a Philadelpia gun maker?
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Name stamped on Lindner guns.
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OWD, did you purchase the Jakob at the Morphy auction? It looked good to me.
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Sellars has nothing on him. Vorisek mentions him briefly, Philadelphia, 1156 Passyunk Ave, 1861-1899. http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=50130&page=5The reference volume Arms Makers of Philadelphia 1660-1890 (J. B. Whisker, Mellen Studies in History, Vol. 8, The Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, NY, 1990) lists Jakob and his address in Philadelphia, and several references to local industrial directories, all with publication dates around 1880.
Jakob was known as a pistol, rifle, and double gun maker in the 1869 to 1876 period. Angus Laidlaw claims Jakob was known as the "Purdey of Americať", at the time, in apparent reference to the quality of his products. He is mentioned in: Famous guns from the Harolds Club collection, 1962 And in: American firemarms: an histology of American gunsmiths, arms manufacturers & patentees with detailed description of their arms, 1947 I can not find any patents by him. Pete
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For many years I owned a really nice Jakob double rifle in caliber 45-70. This was a hammer gun with his name and address on the rifle. Some of the parts could very well have come from Germany, however the barrels were .450"-458" X 2.10" dead on so I suspect the barrels were at least rifled and chambered here in the states.
A well made and accurate rifle.
MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014
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From my Jakob (Jacob) file, don't remember were I got the picture. 
MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014
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OWD, if you have not yet...try talking with Ron Gabel....the last time I had contact with him...he was working on a book on Philadel gunmakers....not sure what the status is on that. http://www.gabelguns.com/profile.asp
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Have a M/L by Jakob-very plain but high Quality and Finish
Some of his Guns may be marked-Jacob
Gregg you should have some pictures-
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The Jakob that we are discussing probably came from Ron Gabel's collection. Murphy
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Anyone know the status of the book Gabel was or is working on? I picked up a nice 8 Krider muzzle-loader out of his collection a few years ago at the Julia auction. JP
Last edited by BALTDBL; 05/31/11 08:29 AM.
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