Armstrong, James W.

Name Street Town State From To
Armstrong, James W.   Augusta Kentucky 1862  


Patent Date Remarks
37,025 November 25, 1862 Breech-Loading Fire-Arm
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James Armstrong and John Tayler constructed an

.44 caliber rimfire, breechloading singel shot carbine, the barrel twisted to the right for loading and unloading. Some were made by Greenwood, Miles & Co, Government trials in 1862 but without success.