Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Gun Cap Factory
Texas Historical Reclamation Project, November 14, 2025
1. Gun Cap Factory Marker
This marker was reconditioned by the Texas Historical Reclamation Project.
In the Civil War, at this site, E. Krauskopf, gunsmith, and Adolph Lungkwitz, silversmith, made gun caps. Inventing machinery, they rolled copper thin and cut it to cap-size pieces saltpetre and quicksilver went into the caps, to detonate rifle and pistol ammunition. Saltpetre came from nearby bat caves. Quicksilver and copper had to be brought through neutral Mexico or the coastal blockade.
Rifles, cannon, gunpowder and pistols were made at Austin, Houston, Bastrop, Waxahachie, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Burnet, Lancaster, Rusk and Tyler.
Erected 1964 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 10050.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 30° 16.681′ N, 98° 52.562′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Texas, in Gillespie County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 87/290) and North Orange Street, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 West Main Street, Fredericksburg TX 78624, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Meckel - Hanus Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Kammlah House (within shouting distance of this
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Also see . . . Fredericksburg Texas. TSHA Texas State Historical Association (Submitted on October 3, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, September 26, 2020
2. Gun Cap Factory Marker
The marker is front of a BBVA Bank.
Photographed by James Hulse, September 26, 2020
3. Gun Cap Factory Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 666 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 19, 2025, by Texas Historical Reclamation Project of Austin, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on October 3, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
