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Another gunmaking Farrow?
May 10th, 2021 at 12:55pm
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My copy of American Firearms Makers, by A. Merwyn Carey, dated 1953, lists a William B. Farrow, shop located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, from 1878-1885.  Carey says he made percussion match rifles.

Has anyone ever heard of this person?  

Willard Milton Farrow had his business in Holyoke from 1888 to 1891, not the same person.
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Re: Another gunmaking Farrow?
Reply #1 - May 11th, 2021 at 7:29pm
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Nope.

I have Ferrow's book; How I became a crack Shot and I did not see a reference to a William B. so my guess is they were not related.
  
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Reply #2 - May 11th, 2021 at 10:12pm
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I have not heard of William B either.  There were lots of Farrows, 20th most common name in the Northeast before the migrants from Central Europe arrived.  But I can't find any trace of William B. Farrow in Holyoke.  There's a William B. in the Boston area 1875-1880, but he does not seem to have anything to do with rifles.

Is there a forum for those interested in original muzzle loading target rifles?  NMLRA does not seem to have one.
  
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Reply #3 - Jun 2nd, 2021 at 11:55pm
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