Lukens, Isaiah

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Lukens, Isaiah		Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	1803

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Isaiah Lukens born 1779 - 1846, son of Seneca Lukens. Possibly Seneca started work on air-guns and teached his son. A sale of the effects of Isaiah Lukens estate was organized for January 4, 1847. Item 95 was "1 large air gun made for and used by Messrs. Lewis and Clark in their exploring expeditions". Other items were at least 13 Air Cane Guns, 1 large and 1 small Air Gun. The Lukens air rifles where of the Kentucky style and large air-guns. This rifle was withdrawn from the sale (Pennsylvania Inquirer and Gazette, January 4, 1847) without letting further trace. The Lewis and Clark expedition 1803 - 1806 carried one air-guns. Robert Beeman, author of Air Gun Digest, supposed that the air-rifle would be .32 caliber and made by Isaiah Lukens. Newer records on Lewis & Clark's expedition sais, that the air-gun would be the same caliber as the soldiers rifles. U.S. Model 1803 rifles were .54 caliber. A .54 caliber airgun, which is dated 1803 had been found amoung undocumented specimen in the National Firearms Museum. Believed isthat this would be the Lewis and Clark air-gun. Though no records prouves that Isaiah was a gunsmith he made air-guns. Isaiah's is known as a clockmaker. He made many of Philadelphia's large clocks. Best known is that installed on Independence Hall, Philadelphia in 1828. From 1828 to 1840 he visited Europe.

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Isaiah Lukens born 1779 - 1846, son of Seneca Lukens. Possibly Seneca started work on air-guns and teached his son.

A sale of the effects of Isaiah Lukens estate was organized for January 4, 1847. Item 95 was "1 large air gun made for and used by Messrs. Lewis and Clark in their exploring expeditions". Other items were at least 13 Air Cane Guns, 1 large and 1 small Air Gun.

The Lukens air rifles where of the Kentucky style and large air-guns. This rifle was withdrawn from the sale (Pennsylvania Inquirer and Gazette, January 4, 1847) without letting further trace.

The Lewis and Clark expedition 1803 - 1806 carried one air-guns. Robert Beeman, author of Air Gun Digest, supposed that the air-rifle would be .32 caliber and made by Isaiah Lukens. Newer records on Lewis & Clark's expedition sais, that the air-gun would be the same caliber as the soldiers rifles. U.S. Model 1803 rifles were .54 caliber. A .54 caliber airgun, which is dated 1803 had been found amoung undocumented specimen in the National Firearms Museum. Believed isthat this would be the Lewis and Clark air-gun.

Though no records prouves that Isaiah was a gunsmith he made air-guns.

Isaiah's is known as a clockmaker. He made many of Philadelphia's large clocks. Best known is that installed on Independence Hall, Philadelphia in 1828. From 1828 to 1840 he visited Europe.