Rifle Made Local Gunsmith Donated Catt Co Museum

MACHIAS, N.Y. — A 19th-century rifle made by a Cattaraugus County gunsmith has returned to the area after traveling through Ohio and South Carolina. The rifle, made by Marvin F. Crandell of Gowanda, was recently donated to the Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library by Ronald Fort of Hilton Head, S.C. Fort acquired the rifle in a trade with an Ohio collector and recognized the “Gowanda” stamp on its barrel,...