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“John Vincent made rifles 1844-1898, and John Caleb Vincent made rifles from 1882-1898. Some of the rifles are in the museum in Marietta, Ohio. They are called the ‘Vincent Rifle’, and they now sell for about $1,000.00 they are muzzle-loading rifles. The tools and samples for their workmanship are preserved at the Ohio State Museum in Columbus, Ohio. John was an apprentice to Aman Ford. Ford made 111 rifles to order during the period from June 1849 to July 1859; His account books are at the library of the Ohio Historical Society, which also records many repair jobs. The book about the ‘Vincent Rifle’ is called, “Muskingum Valley Gunsmiths” by Norris F. Schneider.”
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