US 82258 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. F. ALEXANDER THUER, OF EAST HARTFORD, ASSIGNOR TO COLTS FIRE-ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 82,2258, dated September 15, 1868, To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, F. Alexander…
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France 71170 add CERTIFICAT en date du 16 septembre 1868. PL. I, fig. 10 à 13. Cette addition concerne un nouveau mode de fermeture ou de crochetage du canon basculant, qui semble présenter sur celui qui est indiqué dans mon brevet un avantage considérable sous le rapport de la solidité.…
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British Patent 3622 Extractors Breech actions, revolving-chamber. – In a revolver the frame or break-off is formed with a hinged part which can be opened to allow of the cartridge cases being pushed out by a sliding-rod actuated by a lever rotating a pinion at its end which engages with rack…
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US 84976 United States Patent Office FRANK WESSON, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. Letters Patent No. 84,976, dated December 15, 1868. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, FRANK WESSON,…
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Britain 3943 A.D. 1868, 24th December. № 3943. Repeating Fire-arms. (This Invention received Provisional Protection only.) PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Hermann Hillebrandt at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 24th December 1868.-A communication from abroad by Joseph Hillebrandt, of Liège, in the Kingdom of…
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US 85350 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. JOHN ADAMS, OF THE STRAND, ENGLAND. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 85,350, dated December 29, 1868; patented in England, July 28, 1866. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, John Adams, of the Strand,…
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Britain 3987 A.D. 1868, 31st December. № 3987. Revolving Fire-arms and Cartridges. LETTERS PATENT to William Edward Newton, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, for the Invention of “Improvements in Revolving Fire arms, and in Cartridges for the same and for…
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Britain 3981 A.D. 1868, 31st DECEMBER. N° 3981. Revolving Breech-loading Fire-arms and Cartridges, &c. LETTERS PATENT to Frederic August Kunow Waldemar von Oppen, of No. 14, Pall Mall, in the County of Middlesex, for the Invention of “Improvements In Revolving Breech-Loading Fire-Arms, And In Cartridges For The Same, And In…
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Britain 779 A.D 1869, 13th March. № 7793 Repeating Fire-arms. LETTERS PATENT to John Thomas, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Gun and Pistol Manufacturer, for the Invention of “Improvements in Repeating Fire-arms.” Sealed the 3rd August 1869, and dated the 13th March 1869. PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the…
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British 838 Revolving Fire-arms, LETTERS PATENT to Augusto Albini, of Genoa, and also of No. 1, New Broad Street Buildings, in the City of London, Captain in the Royal Italian Navy, for the Invention of “ Improvements in Repeating or Revolving FIRE-ARMS.,, Sealed the 14th September 1869, and dated 19th…
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British 1510 LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of tbe Pirm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., of No. 8, Southampton Buildings, London, Patent Agents, for the Invention of “ Improvements in Revolving Fire-arms.** — A communication from abroad by Messrs. Smith and Wesson, of Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America.…
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Britain 1992 A.D. 1869, 2nd July. № 1992. Repeating Fire-arms. LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Jones, of Handsworth, in the County of Stafford, Machinist, for the Invention of “A New or Improved Method of Attaching or Uniting together the Body and Barrel of Repeating Fire-arms.” Sealed the 22nd December 1869, and…
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France 79621 Add 1er CERTIFICAT, en date du 12 juillet 1869. Pl. III, fig. 5 et 6. Ayant remarqué que la position de la baguette du revolver sur le côté des canons pouvait causer une certaine gêne dans le tir, j’ai fait un perfectionnement qui consiste, lorsque le barillet est…
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US 92918 United States Patent Office. FRANKLIN WESSON, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. Letters Patent No. 92,918, dated July 20, 1869. IMPROVED COMBINED PISTOL AND DIRK. The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, FRANKLIN…
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US 93572 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ROLLIN WHITE, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 93,572, dated August 10, 1869. To all whom, it may concern: Be it known that I, ROLLIN WHITE, of Lowell, in the county of Middlesex and State of…
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US 93653 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ROLLIN WHITE, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 93,653, dated August 10, 1869. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ROLLIN WHITE, of Lowell, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented a…
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France 86807 BREVET nº 86807, en date du 19 août 1869, A MM. SMITH et WESSON, pour des perfectionnements aux revolvers. Pl. IV. Notre premier perfectionnement a rapport à l’extraction des cartouches et a pour résultat, par le seul fait de l’ouverture de l’arme, d’opérer automatiquement l’extraction et l’expulsion des…
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US 94003 United States Patent Office CHARLES A. KING, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 94,003, dated August 24, 1869. To all whom it may concern; Be it known that I, Charles A. King, of Springfield, Hampden county, State of Massachusetts, have…
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France 87672 BREVET nº 87672, en date du 2 novembre 1869, A MM. DE DARTEIN, pour un système d’armes àfeu dit revolver à hélices. Pl. V, fig. 1 à 9. Ce système peut être appliqué à toutes sortes d’armes à feu, à la simple condition de lui faire subir les…
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British patent 3557 Extractor A further improvement relates to revolver pistols such as are described in Specification No. 3622, A.D. 1868. The central rod Q, Fig. 4, which operates the extractor when the barrel is raised about its hinge, is actuated by a lever R instead of by a rack…
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US 97780 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. FRANÇOIS ALEXANDRE LE MAT, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES PIETRONI, OF LONDON, ENGLAND. Letters Patent No. 97,780, dated December 14, 1869 IMPROVEMENT IN BREECH-LOADING REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all…
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US 98529 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. F. ALEXANDER THUER, OF EAST HARTFORD, CONN, ASSIGNOR TO THE COLT’S PATENT FIRE-ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE. IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE LOADING APPARATUS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 98,529, dated January 4, 1870; patented in England, April 9, 1869 To all whom…
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France 87672 add 1er CERTIFICAT, en date du 27 janvier 1870. Pl. V, fig. 10 et 11. La présente addition a pour but de décrire le système de cartouches que nous avons adopté et, de plus, d’introduire dans la construction de nos armes certains perfectionnements. Fig. 10, coupe de notre…
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US 99505 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ROLLIN WHITE, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 99,505, dated February 1, 1870. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ROLLIN WHITE, of Lowell, in the county of Middlesex and State of…
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France 88858 BREVET nº 88858, en date du 8 février 1870, A M. GLISENTI, pour un revolver à percussion centrale, système Glisenti. Pl. II. Ce revolver à percussion centrale ne diffère pas de ceux connus pour ce qui a rapport au mouvement du chien, à la rotation du cylindre renfermant…
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US 99690 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. JOHN M. MARLIN, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE-SHELL EXTRACTORS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 99,690, dated February 8, 1870. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, John M. Marlin, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and…
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US 99693 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. JOHN C. MILLER, OF DANVILLE, KENTUCKY. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 99,693, dated February 8, 1870. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Jno. C. Miller, of Danville, in the county of Boyle, and…
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US 99893 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. BYRON R. HILL, OF CRANSTON, R HODE ISLAND. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 99,893, dated February 15, 1870. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Byron R. Hill, of Cranston, in the county of…
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US 100227 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ROLLIN WHITE, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVERS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 100,227, dated February 22, 1870. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Rollin White, of Lowell, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new…
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France 15912 BREVET D’INVENTION (Patente anglaise expirant le 26 février 1870), En date du 31 mars 1856, Au sieur BEASLEY, à Smethwick (Angleterre), Pour des perfectionnements apportés dans les machines ou appareils pour rayer les armes à feu et les pièces d’artillerie. Pl. LII. La figure est une vue de…
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1870 03 16 Hammond (De Dartein and De Dartein) Britain 778 A.D 1870, 16th March. № 778. Revolving Fire-arms. LETTERS PATENT to Henry Woodcroft Hammond, of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, for the Invention of “Improvement in Revolving Fire-arms. “— A. communication from abroad by Charles Felix de…
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France 89279 BREVET nº 89279, en date du 19 mars 1870, A M. CLAUDIN, pour un système de revolver avec extracteur ou tire-cartouches à pression. Pl. IV. Les revolvers que l’on fabrique sont pourvus d’une baguette avec laquelle on extrait les cartouches du barillet, lorsqu’on veut les retirer soit chargées,…
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France 89460 BREVET nº 89460, en date du 4 avril 1870, A MM. GÜNTHER et Creuzé de LATOUCHE, pour des perfectionnements à la construction des revolvers. (Extrait.) Pl. III. Le but des perfectionnements que nous apportons à la construction des revolvers est de rendre les armes de cette classe possibles…
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Britain 1119 A.D. 1870, 16th April. № 1119. Revolving Fire-arms. (This Invention received Provisional Protection only.) PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Paul Jean Xavier Gunther and Jacques Antoine Creuze de Latouche at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition, on the 16th April 1870. We, Paul Jean Xavier…
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US 102782 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. CHARLES FELIX DE DARTEIN AND JULES EDOUARD DE DARTEIN, OF STRASBOURG, FRANCE. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 102,782, dated May 10, 1870. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, CHARLES FELIX DE DARTEIN and…
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US 103013 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. GEORGE W. H. CALVER, OF BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 103,013, dated May 17, 1870. To all whom, it may concern: Be it known that I, G. W. H. CALVER, M.D., of Burlington, in the…
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US 104636 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILLIAM. I. PAGE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND CHARLES E. ROBINSON, OF SAME PLACE. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 104,636, dated June 21, 1870. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, William.…
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British 2107 LETTERS PATENT to John Piddington, of 53, Gracechurch Street, in the City of London, Patent Agent, for the Invention of “ Improvements in Revolvers and Revolving Fire-arms, and in Apparatus to be used therewith.”—*A communication from abroad by Albert Spirlet, Armurier, of No. 5, Quai de la Boverie,…
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US 109417 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. BENJAMIN F. JOSLYN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 109,417, dated November 22, 1870. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JOSLYN, of New York, county of New…
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Britain 3154 A.D. 1870, 1st December. № 3154 Revolving Fire-arms. LETTERS PATENT to Alexander Melville Clark, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, for the Invention of “Improvements in Revolving Fire-arms.”-A communication from abroad by Charles John Linberg and William John Phillips, both of the City…
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US 109914 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. CHARLES J. LINBERG AND WILLIAM J. PHILLIPS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 109,914, dated December 6, 1870. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, CHARLES J. LINBERG and WILLIAM J.…
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Belgium 28279 Brevet de d’invention Le ministre de l’intérieur, Vu la loi du 24 mai 1854; Vu le procès-verbal dressé le trente Novembre 1870 à onze heures quinze minutes au Greffe du Gouvernement provincial de Liège et constatant le dépôt régulier fait par le Sieur D. Levaux, représenté par le…
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Belgium 28367 Brevet de de perfectionnement Le ministre de l’intérieur, Vu la loi du 24 mai 1854; Vu le procès-verbal dressé le cinq janvier 1871 à une heure au Greffe du Gouvernement provincial de Liège et constatant le dépôt régulier fait par le Sieur D. Levaux, représenté par le sieur…
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US 111534 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. GILBERT H. HARRINGTON, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE-SHELL EJECTORS FOR REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 111,534, dated February 7, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Gilbert H. Harrington, of the city and county…
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US 112471 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. EDWIN. S. LEAYCROFT, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENT, TO COLTS PATENT FIRE-ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 112,471, dated March 7, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it…
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US 112472 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. EDWIN. S. LEAYCROFT, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO COLT’S PATENT FIRE-ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 112,472, dated March 7, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it…
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US 113053 Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. HoPKINS, of Norwich, in the county of New London and Stateof Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull,clear,andexactdescriptionthereof,which will enable othersskilled inthe art to make and usethesame,reference…
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US 114653 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILLIAM C. DODGE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IMPROVEMENT IN BREECH-LOADING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 114,653, dated May 9, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, William. C. Dodge, of Washington, in the county of…
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US 115258 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ELI WHITNEY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 15,258, dated May 23, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Eli Whitney, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven,…
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US 115483 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. BENJAMIN F. JOSLYN, OF NEW YORK, N.Y., ASSIGNOR TO TOMES, MELVAIN & CO., OF SAME PLACE. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,483, dated May 30, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Benjamin…
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US 115916 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. FRANKLIN WESSON, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,916, dated June 13, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Franklin Wesson, of the city of Worcester, in the county of Worcester…
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US 116078 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. JOHN L. MOSS AND EDWARD W. JOHNSON, OF COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,078, dated June 20, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, John L. Moss and Edward W. Johnson,…
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France 92067 BREVET n° 92067, en date du 21 juin 1871, (Extrait.) Le caractère distinctif de ce revolver est qu’on peut, avec la même arme, se servir indistinctement soit de cartouches à broche, soit de cartouches à percussion centrale. A cet effet, les différentes âmes du barillet possèdent l’échancrure ordinaire…
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US 116422 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. SULLIVAN FOREHAND AND HENRY C. WADSWORTH, OF WORCESTER, MASS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,422, dated June 27, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, Sullivan Forehand and Henry C. Wadsworth, both of…
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US 116559 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. FREDERIC G. COCHRAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,559, dated July 4, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Frederic G. Cochran, of St. Louis, in the county of…
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US 116593 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. FREEMAN W. HOOD, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. IMPROVEMEN IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,593, dated July 4, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Freeman W. Hood, of Boston, of the county of Suffolk and…
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US 117461 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. CHARLES B. RICHARDS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO “THE COLT’S PATENT FIRE-ARM MANUFACTURING COMPANY,” OF SAME PLACE. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 117,461, dated July 25, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I,…
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US 45912-RE4483 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILLIAM C. DODGE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO HORACE SMITH AND D. B. WESSON, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 45,912, dated January 17, 1865; reissue No. 4,483, dated July 25, 1871. To all…
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Britain 2004 A.D. 1871, 31st July. № 2004 Breech-loading Fire-arms. (Provisional Protection not allowed.) PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edwin Johnson at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 31st July 1871. I, EDWIN JOHNSON, of Lee Villas, Addiscombe, in the County of Surrey, Esquire, do…
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US 118752 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. CHRISTIAN SHARPS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 118,752, dated September 5, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that, Christian Sharps, of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented Improvements…
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US 119048 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. CHARLES B. RICHARDS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE COLTS PATENT FIRE-ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 119,048, dated September 19, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, CHARLES B. RICHARDS,…
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France 79621 Add 2º CERTIFICAT, en date du 31 octobre 1871. ( Extrait.) Pl. III, fig. 7 à 12. Les perfectionnements actuels concernent principalement les points suivants: 1º Le mode d’introduction des cartouches dans les chambres conductrices du revolver; 2º L’agencement du chien du canon central à mitraille; 3º Le…
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US 121199 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. JACOB RUPERTUS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 121,199, dated November 21, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it, known that I, Jacob Rupertus, of the city and county of Philadelphia and State of…
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British 2509 LETTERS PATENT to William Tranter, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Gunmaker, for the Invention of “ Improvements in Breech-loading Shall-asms.” Sealed the 19th January 1872, and dated the 23rd September 1871. PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Tranter at the Office of the Commissioners of…
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Britain 3218 A.D. 1871, 28th November. № 3218. Revolvers, &c. (This Invention received Provisional Protection only.) PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas James Smith at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th November 1871.— A communication from abroad by François Alexandre Le Mat, of 23,…
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France 93612 Ministère de l’Agriculture et du Commerce Durée: Quinze ans N. 93612 Brevet d’Invention sans garantie du Gouvernement Le Ministre du Commerce et de l’Industrie, Vu la loi du 5 juillet 1844; Vu le procès verbal dressé le 20 Décembre 1871, à 3 heure 6 30 minutes, au Secrétariat…
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US 122182 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. THOMAS LEE, OF WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT. IMPROVEMENT IN RETRACTORS FOR REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122,182, dated December 26, 1871. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, THOMAS LEE, of the town of Westport, in the county…
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France 87672 add 2º CERTIFICAT, en date du 26 janvier 1872. Pl. V, fig. 12. Dans notre brevet, nous avons décrit un mode d’obturation entre la tranche postérieure du canon et celle antérieure du barillet, obturation que nous obtenions par un appendice extensible, logé à l’avant du barillet, et dont…
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France 89460 add 1er CERTIFICAT, en date du 21 février 1872. Le but de la présente addition est l’application de la baguette de déchargement portée par un excentrique recouvrant la tête de l’axe du barillet, de telle sorte que cet excentrique maintienne ledit axe: 1º Lorsque la baguette est dans…
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US 127377 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ANTHONY M. SMITH, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. IMPROVEMENT IN TOY-REVOLVERS AND FIRE-CRACKER HOLDERS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 127,377, dated May 28, 1872. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Anthony M. Smith, of Brooklyn, in the county…
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Britain 1605 A.D. 1872, 27th May. № 1605. Repeating Fire-arms. (This Invention received Provisional Protection only.) PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Edwin Wallis at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 27th May 1872. I, Charles Edwin Wallis, of Albert Street, Peckham, in the County…
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Belgium 30558 Brevet d’importation Le ministre de l’intérieur, Vu la loi du 24 mai 1854; Vu le procès-verbal dressé le quinze Mai 1872 à dix heures trente minutes au Greffe du Gouvernement provincial de Brabant et constatant le dépôt régulier fait par le Sieur J.J. Abadie et V. Leniau, à…
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US 128644 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILLIAM MASON, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO COLT’S PATENT FIRE-ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 128,644, dated July 2, 1872. To whom it may concern: Be it known that I, WILLIAM MASON, of…
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US 129334 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. JOHN GORDON, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMs. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 129,334, dated July 16, 1872. SPECIFICATION. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JOHN GORDON, of San Francisco, San Francisco county, State of…
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US 128991 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. DANIEL, B. WESSON AND CHARLES A. KING, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 128,991, dated July 16, 1872. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, Daniel B. Wesson and Charles A. King,…
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Britain 2258 A.D. 1872, 29th July. № 2258. Breech-loading Revolver Fire-arms. LETTERS PATENT to John Adams, of the Strand, in the County of Middlesex, Revolver Manufacturer, for the Invention of “Improvements in the Construction of Breech-loading Revolver Fire-arms.” Scaled the 28th January 1878, and dated the 29th July 1872. PROVISIONAL…
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Britain 2308 A.D. 1872, 2nd August. № 2808. Revolving Pistol. LETTERS, PATENT to Charles Francois Galand, of Rue d’Hauteville; No. 13, a Paris, Manufacturer, for the Invention of “An Improved Revolving Pistol which may be Dismounted without Tools.” Scaled the 31st January 1873; and dated the 2nd August 1872. PROVISIONAL…
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British 2662 LETTERS PATENT to John Piddington, of 53, Gracechurch Street, in the City of London, Patent Agent, for the Invention of “ Impbove-ments in Revolvees and in REVOLVING Fibe-abms.”—A communication from abroad by 0. P. Tackels, Captain of Infantry, residing at Huy, in the Kingdom of Belgium. Sealed the…
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France 22287 BREVET D’INVENTION (Patente anglaise expirant le 28 septembre 1872), En date du 25 novembre 1858, Au sieur PALMER, en Amérique, Pour des perfectionnements apportés aux armes à feu. Pl. XXVIII. Dans quelques armes à feu à charge multiple, les chambres sont mises en rotation par l’action de la…
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US 132357 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. JOSHUA DAVIS, OF LIMESTONEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. IMPROVEMENT IN GAS-CHECKS FOR REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 132,357, dated October 22, 1872. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JOSHUA DAVIS, of Limestoneville, in the county of Montour and…
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US 133732 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. CHARLES S. WELLS, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE-EJECTORS FOR REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,732, dated December 10, 1872. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Charles S. Wells, of New Haven, county of…
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US 134442 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. OTTO SCHNEELOCH, OF BROOKLYN, E. D., NEW YORK. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 134,442, dated December 31, 1872. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, OTTO SCHNEELOCH, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings…
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US 135377 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. OTIs A. SMITH, OF MIDDLEFIELD, CONNECTICUT. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 135,877, dated January 28, 1873. Case A. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Otis A. Smith, of Middlefield, in the county of…
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US 135378 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. OTIS A. SMITH, OF MIDDLEFIELD, CONNECTICUT. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 135,378, dated January 28, 1873. B. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Otis A. Smith, of Middlefield, in the county of Middlesex…
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US 136134 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILLIAM CLEWS, OF ILION, NEW YORK. IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE-RETRACTORS FOR REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 136,134, dated February 25, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Beit known that, William Clews, of Ilion, in the county of Herkimer and State…
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US 136348 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. DANIEL B. WESSON, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 136,348, dated February 25, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Daniel B. Wesson, of Springfield, in the county of Hampden and…
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US 136871 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. GEORGE W. H. CALVER, OF BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 103,013, dated May 17, 1870. To all whom, it may concern: Be it known that I, G. W. H. CALVER, M.D., of Burlington, in the…
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US 137043 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. DAVID WILLIAMSON, OF GREENVILLE, NEW JERSEY. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 137,043, dated March 18, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, David Williamson, of Greenville, in the county of Hudson and State…
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France 112015 Brevet d’Invention sans garantie du Gouvernement. Le Ministre de l’Agriculture et du Commerce, Vu la loi du 5 juillet 1844 ; Vu le procès-verbal dressé le 24 Mars 1876, à 3 heures 30 minutes, au secrétariat général de la Préfecture du département de la Seine et constatant le…
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US 143566 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. SULLIVAN FOREHAND AND HENRY C. WADSWORTH, OF WORCESTER, MASS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 43,566, dated October 14, 1873; application filed April 5, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, Sullivan Forehand and…
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France 89460 add 2º CERTIFICAT, en date du 7 avril 1873. La présente addition a pour objet: 1º La disposition que nous employons pour bander le grand ressort dans nos revolvers, etc., qui consiste à munir la plaque sur laquelle est monté le mécanisme d’un talon dans lequel vient se…
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France 98874 BREVET nº 98874, en date du 9 avril 1873, A M. DE STEIGER, pour un revolver. (Extrait.) Voici les particularités de ce revolver: 1º Le tambour, qui tourne de gauche à droite, se charge à gauche du chien et se décharge à sa droite, tandis que dans les…
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US 137968 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. OTIS A. SMITH, OF MIDDLEFIELD, CONNECTICUT. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 137,968, dated April 15, 1873; application filed September 27, 1872. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Otis A. Smith, of Middlefield, in…
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US 138047 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. GEORGE W. SCHOFIELD, OF UNITED STATES ARMY. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,047, dated April 22, 1873; application filed March 21, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, George. W. Schofield, of the…
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British 1827 LETTERS PATENT to Henry Adams, trading under the style of Adams & Co., of Finsbury Place South, in the County of Middlesex, Gun Maker, for the Invention of “ Improvements in Revolving Pistols.” Sealed the 8th July 1873, and dated the 20th May 1873. COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by…
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US 139461 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. CHARLES FOEHL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,461, dated June 3, 1873; application filed April 28, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Charles Foehl, of the city of Philadelphia,…
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US 140028 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. CHARLES FRANCOIS GALAND, OF PARIS, FRANCE. IMPROVEMENT IN FRAMES AND STOCKS FOR REVOLVING FRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 140,028, dated June 17, 1873; application filed January 9, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, CHARLES FRANCOIS…
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US 140516 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. JOHN M. MARLIN, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 140,516, dated July 1, 1873; application filed May 10, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, John M. Marlin, of New…
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US 142175 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILLIAM. H. PHILIP, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 142,175, dated August 26, 1873; application filed June 7, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, WILLIAM. H. PHILIP, of Brooklyn,…
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US 142376 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. BENJAMIN K. DORWART, OF ROCKLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND IRA C. WINSOR, OF COVENTRY, RHODE ISLAND. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 142,376, dated September 2, 1873; application filed July 5, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be…
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US 143394 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ROLLIN WHITE, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 143,394, dated September 30, 1873 ; application filed August 27, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ROLLIN WHITE, of Lowell, in the…
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US 143855 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILLIAM S. SMOOT, OF ILION, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO E. REMINGTON & SONS, OF SAME PLACE. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 143,855, dated October 21, 1873; application filed August 2, 1873. To all whom…
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US 43606-RE5631 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. JACOB RUPERTUS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FlRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 43,606, dated July 19, 1864; reissue No. 5,631, dated October 28, 1873; application filed May 9, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I,…
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US 144814 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. DAVID WILLIAMSON, OF GREENVILLE, NEW JERSEY. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 144, S14, dated November 18, 1873; application filed November 12, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, DAVID WILLIAMSON, of Greenville, in…
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US 144815 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. DAVID WILLIAMSON, OF GREENVILLE, NEW JERSEY. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 144S15, dated November 18, 1873; application filed November 12, 1873. Case B. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, David Williamson, of Greenville,…
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US 143394-RE5691 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ROLLIN WHITE, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 143,394, dated September 30, 1873; reissue No. 5,691, dated December 16, 1873; application filed November 10, 1873. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I,…
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Belgium 33964 Brevet d’invention Le ministre de l’intérieur, Vu la loi du 24 mai 1854; Vu le procès-verbal dressé le vingt six Janvier 1874, à une heure cinquante cinq minutes, au Greffe du Gouvernement provincial de Liège et constatant le dépôt régulier fait par le Sieur J.J. Abadie, à Liège,…
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US 148742 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILLIAM ORR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 148,742, dated March 17, 1874; application filed January 10, 1874, To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, William Orr, of the city,…
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US 29126-RE5813 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ABRAM. J. GIBSON, OF SHREWSBURY, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO DANIEL B. WESSON, OF SPRING FIELD, MASSACHUSETTS IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 29,126, dated July 10, 1860; reissue No. 5,813, dated March 31, 1874; application filed March 25,…
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US 150120 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. BENJAMIN H. WILLIAMS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVNG FREARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 150,120, dated April 21, 1874; application filed March 19, 1874, To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Benjamin H. Williams, of…
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France 103310 BREVET nº 103310, en date du 7 mai 1874, A M. BRONNE, pour un système de révolver se démontant sans le secours d’aucun outil. PI. VI. Fig. 1, vue longitudinale du pistolet fermé, le chien étant désarmé. Fig. 2, vue longitudinale du pistolet ouvert, le chien étant désarmé,…
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France 104382 BREVET nº 104382, en date du 29 mai 1874, A MM. PASQUIER et DELOT, pour un fusil à percussion centrale directe, à ouverture et armement simultanés, système à glissière. Pl. XI. Ce nouveau fusil offre de très-grands avantages sur tous les systèmes connus jusqu’à ce jour, par la…
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US 155095 155,095. REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS, William Mason, Hartford, Conn., assignor to Colt’s Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company, same place. [Filed June 3, 1874.] 1. In a revolving fire- arm, the gate G, forming a part of the shield E, when closed, hung to the frame and combined with the cylinder. bolt…
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US 151882 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. OWEN JONES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIREARMS Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 151,882, dated June 9, 1874; application filed April 15, 1874. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, OWEN JONES, of the city of Philadelphia,…
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Britain 3353 A.D. 1874, 1st October. № 3853. Revolving Pistols, &c. (This Invention received Provisional Protection only.) PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Otto Altendorf at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on, the 1st October 1874.— A communication from abroad by Messieurs A. Fagnus and Company, of…
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France 106004 BREVET nº 106004, en date du 5 décembre 1874, A MM. WARNANT et LAVUREUX, pour un obturateur applicable aux armes à feu en général et plus spécialement aux pistolets-révolvers. (Extrait.) L’expérience a démontré qu’après son inflammation la cartouche des armes révolvers et, en général, de celles se chargeant…
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US 157860 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. DANIEL MOORE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO MERWIN HURLBURT & CO., OF NEW YORK CITY. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 152,360, dated December 15, 1874; application filed September 12, 1874. To all whom it may concern: Be…
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France 106247 BREVET nº 106247, en date du 11 janvier 1875, A M. LORON, pour un perfectionnement apporté à la marche de la baguette à ressort des pistolets-révolvers. Pl. IV. Cette invention a pour objet une modification apportée à la disposition mécanique qui amène le jeu de la baguette du…
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US 158874 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. DANIEL B. WESSON, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 158,874, dated January 19, 1875; application filed July 30, 1874. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, DANIEL B. WESSON, of Springfield, in…
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US 158957 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILLIAM MASON, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO COLT’S PATENT FIRE-ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 158,957, dated January 19, 1875; application filed December 8, 1874. CASE B. To all whom it may concern:…
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US 160551 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. DEXTER SMITH, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,55, dated March 9, 1875; application filed January 21, 1875. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Dexter Smith, of Springfield, in the State…
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