Jerome Boneparte Gilmore (b. 1827, Kentucky), arrived in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1849, working and living with gunsmith David Pobst (b. 1821, Ohio). Gilmore went into the gunsmith business for himself in 1853, and was one of a handful in the country that were distributors of the famous Deringer pistols. Barrels of his derringers were sometimes hand-engraved "J. B. Gilmore, Shreveport, La.", while others were stamped. A very rare cased-set of dueling pistols marked "J. B. Gilmore" is known to exist. Today, all pistols with his markings are highly prized. ≤ In about 1857, Jerome married Emma (b. 1832, Tennessee) and by 1860 they had a daughter, Emma M. Gilmore. In 1861, son William F. F. Gilmore was born.
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