My grandfather was C. Daniel Boone of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, born in Hagerstown Maryland 1890 . "Boone's Potato Chips" were a also made there. My grandfather migrated to Harrisburg and ran the Daniel Boone Trading Post on Route 22 in Harrisburg for many years through WW2 and the 50's. He had past down this 1804 Harper's Ferry rifle flintlockfrom his father , that is now in my possession, that was reportedly Daniel Boone's last that he owned when he died in Missouri. A large faction of Boone relatives live in Osage Iowa nearby, and remain in Maryland. Regards Daniel Boone Bostdorf St. John Us Virgin Islands [email protected] wrote: > It's true that the published exploits and adventures of Daniel Boone made > the Kentucky Rifle famous. However, it probably was a Pennsylvania Rifle that > he carried. > > I'd have to dig deep in my files to find the references, but several years > ago I did a presentation at the William Penn Museum in Harrisburg on Uncle > Daniel's Kentucky Rifle which, if not actually made in South Central > Pennsylvania. was one that resulted from the long rifles that were made there. > > They also were many fine gunsmiths--such as the Sheetz and Honaker > families--who crafted these guns in Virginia. > > I suspect that none of the famous Kentucky rifles were actually made there. > > Thanks for this discussion on guns. Since I'm a descendent of both the Boones > and the rifle-making Honakers, I'm developing a strong interest in the > subject. > > Bill Johnson > A West Virginia Mountaineer currently living in Harrisburg, PA