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Joseph Perkin Baptized on 12 February 1737 in Handsworth, Staffordshire. His
Joseph Perkin (1737-1806)
father, John Perkin, was a gunlock filer in West Bromwich.
 
Baptized on 12 February 1737 in Handsworth, Staffordshire. His father, John Perkin, was a gunlock filer in West Bromwich.


Perkin was trained as a gunsmith in Birmingham.
Perkin was trained as a gunsmith in Birmingham.

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Joseph Perkin (1737-1806)

Baptized on 12 February 1737 in Handsworth, Staffordshire. His father, John Perkin, was a gunlock filer in West Bromwich.

Perkin was trained as a gunsmith in Birmingham.

He emigrated to North America in 1771 and continued his work as a gunsmith.

On his retirement he was the first superintendent of Harpers Ferry Armory.

Joseph Perkin died in 1806.

For an excellent concise account of Perkin's life and work, see here[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. [1] 'Joseph Perkin arms the Revolution' by Matthew Skic