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Gun ownership levels in early America are ambiguous and contested among historians. Probate records show that gun ownership was quite rare, and often the guns in storage were in a decrepit state to point of non-repair; but it should be noted that probates are not accurate representations of total gun ownership. Gun manufacture in early manufacture was based around gunsmiths and local manufacturers. These guns needed consistent upkeep and repair, activities many Americans didn't care much for or could not afford. Certain estimates say that roughly 50% of American wealthholders owned guns in 1774 colonial America (69% in the south, 50% in New England and 41% in the middle colonies).