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"They have voted ten companies of riflemen to be sent from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to join the army before Boston. These are an excellent species of light infantry. They use a peculiar kind of musket called a rifle. It has a circular pattern of grooves within the barrel, and carries a ball with great exactness to great distances. They are the most accurate marksmen in the world." John Adams 1775

Brass Barrel rifle Bethlehem, Penn. area circa 1760-1770

James River Basin area circa 1760-1770

 

Faber Rifle

James River Basin rifle circa 1760-1770

Lehigh Valley, Penn. region circa 1785-1795

Early Winchester, Va. school circa 1760-1780

Winchester, Va. school circa 1780-1800

Late Winchester, Va. school circa 1800-1820

Southwest, Va. circa 1780-1790

Botetourt County, Va. circa 1780-1790