Broughton, John

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Broughton, John		New York	New York	1860s	1870s

Patent	Date	Remarks
76,595	April 14, 1868	Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms view patent
158,899	January 19, 1875	Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms view patent

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John Broughton, presented three different rifles to the U.S. Army breech-loading rifle trials of 1872. .50 caliber musket with radial breechblock which relied on a underlever to disengage a "locking brace" pivoting in the front of the schoulder in the radial block before the breech could open. Based on his 1868 patent. .50 caliber musket with chamber-block which swung out to the right of the gun when the locking bolt hab been slide back and the thumb-catch had been pressed .42 caliber musket with a vertically swinging block pivoted at the front of the chamber

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John Broughton, presented three different rifles to the U.S. Army breech-loading rifle trials of 1872.

.50 caliber musket with radial breechblock which relied on a underlever to disengage a "locking brace" pivoting in the front of the schoulder in the radial block before the breech could open. Based on his 1868 patent.

.50 caliber musket with chamber-block which swung out to the right of the gun when the locking bolt hab been slide back and the thumb-catch had been pressed

.42 caliber musket with a vertically swinging block pivoted at the front of the chamber