Ballard, Charles Henry

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Ballard, Charles H.		Worcester	Massachusetts	1822	1901
Ballard, Charles H.		Springvield, Hampden county	Massachusetts	1850

Patent	Date	Remarks
33,631	November 5, 1861	Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms view patent
63,605	April 9, 1867	Improvement in Cartridge Ejector for Breech-Loading Fire Arms view patent

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Charles Henry Ballard, born 1822 in Sterling, Massachusetts, died August 9, 1901. The 1850 Census says he was a Machinist and would live in Springfield. Ballard sold his interest of Patent 33,631to Warren Williams of Ball & Williams Co. in 1861. His patented firearms designs were manufactured by six companies: Ball & Williams (circa late 1861-1865), Dwight, Chapin & Co. (circa late 1861-1864), R. Ball & Co. (circa 1865-1866), Merrimack Arms & Manufacturing Co. (circa 1867-1869), and Brown Manufacturing Co. (circa 1869-1873). During 1874, Ballard went into business with his former partner in woodworking, Richard Ball, as a machinist, model maker, and mechanical draftsman. In 1874, Charles Daly of Schoverling & Daly acquired the rights to the Ballard rifle and contracted with John M. Marlin (circa 1875-1881) and subsequently the Marlin Firearms Company (circa 1881-1891) to manufacture various Ballard models. He continued to work until his death in 1901 at the age of 79. The first Marlin-made Ballards made their debut in 1875. Between the years 1875 and 1891 J.M. Marlin and the later Marlin Firearms Company offered over twenty different models of the Ballard single shot rifle. These are the single shots that established the fine reputation for accuracy and reliability that the Ballard enjoys to this day; at many of the most prestigious rifle matches of the era, the Ballard was the preferred rifle among expert shooters. .41 caliber, single Shot Derringer, 2 3/4" half round half octagon barrel left side .46 rf caliber, single shot, Ballard rifle, barrels were marked "BALL & WILLIAMS / WORCESTER, Mass. About 3000 made from 1862 to 1865

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Charles Henry Ballard, born 1822 in Sterling, Massachusetts, died August 9, 1901. The 1850 Census says he was a Machinist and would live in Springfield.

Ballard sold his interest of Patent 33,631to Warren Williams of Ball & Williams Co. in 1861. His patented firearms designs were manufactured by six companies: Ball & Williams (circa late 1861-1865), Dwight, Chapin & Co. (circa late 1861-1864), R. Ball & Co. (circa 1865-1866), Merrimack Arms & Manufacturing Co. (circa 1867-1869), and Brown Manufacturing Co. (circa 1869-1873). During 1874, Ballard went into business with his former partner in woodworking, Richard Ball, as a machinist, model maker, and mechanical draftsman. In 1874, Charles Daly of Schoverling & Daly acquired the rights to the Ballard rifle and contracted with John M. Marlin (circa 1875-1881) and subsequently the Marlin Firearms Company (circa 1881-1891) to manufacture various Ballard models. He continued to work until his death in 1901 at the age of 79.

The first Marlin-made Ballards made their debut in 1875. Between the years 1875 and 1891 J.M. Marlin and the later Marlin Firearms Company offered over twenty different models of the Ballard single shot rifle. These are the single shots that established the fine reputation for accuracy and reliability that the Ballard enjoys to this day; at many of the most prestigious rifle matches of the era, the Ballard was the preferred rifle among expert shooters.

.41 caliber, single Shot Derringer, 2 3/4" half round half octagon barrel
left side

.46 rf caliber, single shot, Ballard rifle, barrels were marked "BALL & WILLIAMS / WORCESTER, Mass. About 3000 made from 1862 to 1865