A percussion rifle by Tobias Snider of Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Introduction
The photos on this page document a full stock percussion rifle that was made by the Bedford County, Pennsylvania gunsmith Tobias Snider. This rifle is featured on page 143 of the 2001 book "Gunsmiths of Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, & Somerset Counties" by Whisker & Yantz.

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Photos
The following picture shows the right-hand side of the buttstock, wrist, and lock panel regions of the Tobias Snider muzzle loader.
A picture of the RH side of the buttstock, wrist, and lock panel portions of a Pennsylvania longrifle built by the Bedford County gunsmith Tobias Snider.

The following photo shows the nicely engraved patch box, and a heart-shaped wrist inlay. Unlike most patch boxes, the hinge on this one is internal, for improved aesthetics. The general finial style of this patch box was used occasionally by a number of gunsmiths in the region.
A picture of the patchbox and wrist inlay on a caplock rifle made by the riflesmith Tobias Snider of Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

The following image shows the engraved forearm wear plate and two engraved forearm inlays on the Tobias Snider muzzleloader.
A picture of the forearm wear plate and some inlays on a percussion rifle that was made by the Bedford County gunsmith Tobias Snider.

The following image shows the left-hand side of the buttstock and wrist of this unique Pennsylvania long rifle. Eleven engraved silver inlays are visible, including a cheekpiece inlay with an eagle motif.
This is a picture of the LH side of the buttstock and wrist of a muzzleloader long rifle created by the Bedford County gunsmith Tobias Snider.

The following image shows the pointed tang, which is retained with two screws.
The pointed barrel tang on this Bedford County rifle is retained by two screws. The rifle was made by the gunsmith Tobias Snider.

The following photo shows the nicely engraved lock bolt plate, and a forearm inlay. Click here to see a rifle by Tobias Snider's brother Jacob Snider that has a similarly engraved lock bolt plate.
This is a picture of the lock bolt plate on the lefthand side of a black powder muzzleloader that was made by the Bedford County gunsmith Tobias Snider.

The following image provides an enlarged view of some of the inlays on the cheekpiece side of the buttstock.
An enlarged view of a few of the inlays on the lefthand side of the buttstock of a rifle that was made by the riflemaker Tobias Snider of Bedford County, PA.

The following image shows the Tobias Snider barrel signature.
The engraved signature of Tobias Snider on the octagonal barrel of a muzzle loading black powder rifle he manufactured.

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