The identity of the first gunsmith is not definitively known, as the craft of gun-making evolved over centuries and across various cultures. However, early firearms were developed in the 13th century in China, where skilled artisans began creating hand cannons and other primitive firearms. As the technology spread to Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries, gunsmithing became more specialized, leading to the emergence of notable gunsmiths in different regions. Figures like Hans Stopler in Germany and others can be considered among the early prominent gunsmiths in Europe.
Check with a gunsmith first.
With the key. If you do not have the key, take it to a gunsmith. If you are not comfortable taking it to a gunsmith, you are the reason the lock was put there in the first place.
Go go gunsmith school
Have it examined by a good gunsmith first.
Have it checked over by a gunsmith first.
Take it to a qualified gunsmith.
The gunsmith in Tennessee is Levon Helm.
We do not know the name of the first gunsmith to cut grooves inside the barrel of a musket- it was in the mid 1500s, and possibly in Germany.
because it helps the gunsmith protects itself
Alexander Henry - gunsmith - died in 1894.
Alexander Henry - gunsmith - was born in 1828.
You would start as an apprentice to a gunsmith, and learn the craft of gunsmithing while helping the gunsmith to make or repair guns.