Johann Peter Boßler

Johann Peter Boßler [ˈbɔslɐ] also written Bossler and Bosler (born between 6 and 9 April 1689 in the liberty of castle Lichtenberg; died 31 July 1742 in Darmstadt)[1] was a German master gunsmith and hunting arms manufacturer.

[12][13] Through this evidence of Johann Peter Boßler's origins, secured in scholarly periodicals, it also became clear that he had been a great uncle of the dramatist and novelist Friedrich Maximilian Klinger.

[14][15] Johann Peter's grandson Heinrich Philipp Boßler[16] was the original publisher of Haydn, Beethoven and Mozart.

Rifles made by Johann Peter Boßler can be found in the Dresden Armoury, the Danish War Museum or the Jagdmuseum Kranichstein, among others.

Especially the impressive technical construction shows that Johann Peter Boßler was ahead of his time in terms of engineering.