It all began with a love of firearms and history. A hobby that could be fun and flourish.

The idea came about as I was researching my family history. My great great grandfather was a Sergeant in the 41st Virginia CSA, so I became a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Digging back into my family tree to me to colonial MA to my first ancestors arriving in 1599 from Ireland. We were a well-established family in the colonies by the time the desire for independence from England was born. Most of the family had moved from MA to MD and VA by this time.

The name of the company, Seventeen Seventy-Eight LLC, is taken from the year my 6th great grandfather, John Jarvis, Jr, signed the Maryland Oath of Fidelity swearing his allegiance to the new nation, and breaking from English rule. I am a proud member of The National Society of the Son’s of the American Revolution.

My passion for history is not firearms alone. It was a hard life. Most of my ancestors were millwrights by trade. I love re-enactments of the Civil War and the Revolution. I love old steam engines, blacksmithing, forging. I sometimes feel I was born 100 years too late.

So, this is my passion and my drive behind Seventeen Seventy-Eight LLC. Follow us as we grow and learn. There will be videos on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn. I will try to be as informative and factual as possible with everything from lets build a kit gun to cleaning and repair, background history of various weapons including modern firearms, and some history of the era.