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Joseph Jakob, Philadelphia gunmaker... #230459 05/30/11 06:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,856 Likes: 15 USA obsessed-with-doubles OP Sidelock
OP obsessed-with-doubles Sidelock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,856 Likes: 15 USA	Can anyone tell me more about Joseph Jakob, a Philadelpia gun maker? Thanks OWD Good Gun Alerts & more: www.DogsandDoubles.com

Re: Joseph Jakob, Philadelphia gunmaker... obsessed-with-doubles #230461 05/30/11 06:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,457 Likes: 336 Bozeman, Mt. Daryl Hallquist Sidelock
Daryl Hallquist Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,457 Likes: 336 Bozeman, Mt.	Name stamped on Lindner guns. http://www.bakercollectors.com/

Re: Joseph Jakob, Philadelphia gunmaker... obsessed-with-doubles #230468 05/30/11 08:00 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,447 Likes: 278 Maryland eightbore Sidelock
eightbore Sidelock Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,447 Likes: 278 Maryland	OWD, did you purchase the Jakob at the Morphy auction? It looked good to me.

Re: Joseph Jakob, Philadelphia gunmaker... obsessed-with-doubles #230480 05/30/11 09:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,598 IL PeteM Sidelock
PeteM Sidelock Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,598 IL	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=5 Quote: The 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 America�", 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 http://www.damascus-barrels.com/Movie.html

Re: Joseph Jakob, Philadelphia gunmaker... obsessed-with-doubles #230483 05/30/11 09:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska Michael Petrov Sidelock
Michael Petrov Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska	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

Re: Joseph Jakob, Philadelphia gunmaker... obsessed-with-doubles #230484 05/30/11 09:37 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska Michael Petrov Sidelock
Michael Petrov Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska	From my Jakob (Jacob) file, don't remember were I got the picture. MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014

Re: Joseph Jakob, Philadelphia gunmaker... obsessed-with-doubles #230509 05/31/11 07:43 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 68 Maryland BALTDBL Sidelock
BALTDBL Sidelock Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 68 Maryland	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 Jeff Pelayo 443-786-6502 jpdecoys@ymail.com www.CanvasbackDecoyGallery.com

Re: Joseph Jakob, Philadelphia gunmaker... obsessed-with-doubles #230513 05/31/11 07:58 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 545 Greenville SC Phail Sidelock
Phail Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 545 Greenville SC	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- Bill J W McPhail

Re: Joseph Jakob, Philadelphia gunmaker... obsessed-with-doubles #230515 05/31/11 08:26 AM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,447 Likes: 278 Maryland eightbore Sidelock
eightbore Sidelock Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,447 Likes: 278 Maryland	The Jakob that we are discussing probably came from Ron Gabel's collection. Murphy

Re: Joseph Jakob, Philadelphia gunmaker... eightbore #230516 05/31/11 08:29 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 68 Maryland BALTDBL Sidelock
BALTDBL Sidelock Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 68 Maryland	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. Jeff Pelayo 443-786-6502 jpdecoys@ymail.com www.CanvasbackDecoyGallery.com

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