A carved wooden stock rests on a workbench in the foreground, with a person standing in a workshop in the background.

Jacobsburg Historical Society

LXCL:This deposit holds your spot in our Spring 2027 Muzzleloading session, which takes place Sundays from 9am to 5pm, February 21st to May 2nd 2027. Tuition for the class is $1550.00, which is divided into 3 payments.  This cost includes all fees and parts which are necessary to build a basic “lock, stock and barrel” Pennsylvania long rifle, including a 1 year membership to Jacobsburg historical society (membership is required for insurance coverage), a $550 deposit is due with registration.  The remaining balance will be due in two installments of $500 each by December 18th and the second by January 22nd. Payment options are cash, Check or Credit card. Checks can be made payable to Jacobsburg Historical Society and credit cards can be accepted here. If you pay online, please email the completed registration form to Sean Stuber at <a href="mailto:SStuber@JacobsburgHistory.com" class="lxcl-link" dir="ltr">SStuber@JacobsburgHistory.com</a> Note: Class sizes are limited to 10 apprentices. Apprentices will be admitted on a first come first “paid in full” basis. Upon receipt of your final payment, you will be granted the opportunity to pick out the stock that you will work on during class. Early registrations will get first pick on stocks which will be a grade 2 to 3 in quality from Pecotonica River Long Rifle.Deposits received after the class is full will be given the opportunity to have their deposit held as a reservation for a seat in the next scheduled class.

Deposit for Spring 2027 Session

LXCL:This is the first installment after the deposit, which is to be paid by December 18, 2026. One final payment will be due on January 22, 2027 to be paid in full before the class begins.

First payment for Spring 2027

LXCL:Once deposit and first installment have been paid, this final payment will grant access to the class. It is due by January 22, 2027

Final Payment for Spring 2027 Class

Check made out to:  PA Longrifle Apprentice Program c/o Jacobsburg Historical Society
Address to send check:  P.O. Box 345 Nazareth, PA 18064

During this ten-week program, the students should acquire the basic knowledge needed to build a Pennsylvania&nbsp;Longrifle.The&nbsp;course&nbsp;will consist of approximately&nbsp;60&nbsp;hours of instruction in building a rifle under the direction of our skilled instructors, this will be intertwined with some&nbsp;&ldquo;Hands-on&nbsp;History&rdquo;&nbsp;by examining some fine original rifles from&nbsp;The&nbsp;Jacobsburg&nbsp;Collection.&nbsp;We want the student to gain a greater appreciation of&nbsp;the&nbsp;art and beauty of the American long rifle.We recommend an apprentice gun builder start with quality parts and a pre-shaped stock, with the barrel and ramrod channels started. A pre-shaped stock still requires a great deal of work to complete but will greatly reduce the chance of apprentice apprehension. For this class, the following materials are included in the course fee a profiled full length stock, barrel and breach plug, flintlock assembly with required mounting hardware, breach mount screw, barrel tennons and pins, front sight, rear sight, trigger, trigger plate, trigger pin, trigger guard, thimbles, side plate, nose cap, butt plate, toe plate. The required book for this class will be: The Art of Building the Pennsylvania Long Rifle by Chuck Dixon and Dave Ehrig, which is also included in the Course fee. *Please note during checkout, that Zeffy will suggest a percentage contribution which is completely optional and unrelated to JHS or this program. If desired, $0.00 can be entered in this field.&nbsp;

During this ten-week program, the students should acquire the basic knowledge needed to build a Pennsylvania Longrifle.The course will consist of approximately 60 hours of instruction in building a rifle under the direction of our skilled instructors, this will be intertwined with some “Hands-on History” by examining some fine original rifles from The Jacobsburg Collection. We want the student to gain a greater appreciation of the art and beauty of the American long rifle.We recommend an apprentice gun builder start with quality parts and a pre-shaped stock, with the barrel and ramrod channels started. A pre-shaped stock still requires a great deal of work to complete but will greatly reduce the chance of apprentice apprehension. For this class, the following materials are included in the course fee a profiled full length stock, barrel and breach plug, flintlock assembly with required mounting hardware, breach mount screw, barrel tennons and pins, front sight, rear sight, trigger, trigger plate, trigger pin, trigger guard, thimbles, side plate, nose cap, butt plate, toe plate. The required book for this class will be: The Art of Building the Pennsylvania Long Rifle by Chuck Dixon and Dave Ehrig, which is also included in the Course fee. *Please note during checkout, that Zeffy will suggest a percentage contribution which is completely optional and unrelated to JHS or this program. If desired, $0.00 can be entered in this field.

Jacobsburg Historical Society

Gunsmith Program

402 Henry Rd

Deposit for Spring 2027 Session

$500

First payment for Spring 2027

$525

Final Payment for Spring 2027 Class

$525