Cochran, John Webster

Name Street Town State From To
Cochran, John Webster   Lowell Massachusetts 1834  
Cochran, John Webster   New York City New York 1837 1870s


Patent Date Remarks
8,461X October 21, 1834 Improvement in Many-Chambered Cannon
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183 April 29, 1837 Improvement in Many-Chambered-Cylinder Fire-Arms
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188 April 28, 1837 Improvement in Many-Chambered-Cylinder Fire-Arms
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22,412 December 28, 1858 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms
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25,951 November 1, 1859 Improvement in Projectiles for Ordnance
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26,016 November 8, 1859 Projectile for Rifled Ordnance
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27,428 March 12, 1860 Improvement in Cartridges for Fire-arm
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39,120 July 7, 1863 Breech-loading Fire-arm
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40,553 November 10, 1863 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms
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40,992 Dec. 22, 1863 Breech Loader
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47,088 April 4, 1865 Breech-loading Fire-arm
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47,396 April 25, 1865 Breech-loading Fire-arm
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47,396 April 25, 1865 Breech-loading Fire-arm
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52,679 February 20, 1866 Improvement in Cartridge-Retractor for Breech-Loading Fire-Arms
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63,217 March 26, 1867 Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms
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75,627 Mar. 17, 1868 Breech Loading Firearm
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85,645 January 5, 1869 Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms
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120,625 November 7, 1871 Improvement in Metallic Cartridges, assigned by Mesne to Union Metallic Cartridge Company, Bridgeport
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126,446 May 7, 1872 Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms
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127,308 May 28, 1872 Improvement in Metallic Cartridges
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157,793 December 15, 1874 Improvement in Shot-Cartridges
(Ida Cochran, New Hamburg, New York, Administratrix of John W. Cochran, Deceased)
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184,145 November 7, 1876 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms
(Ida Cochran, New Hamburg, New York, Administratrix of John W. Cochran, Deceased)
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Product
see Cochran Turret and Allen, C.B.

John Webster Cochran, born May 16, 1811, dead January 2, 1873, his grave can be found at the Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

.36 and .44 caliber percussion, Cochran's turret or wheel guns, at least one loaded chamber is pointing rearward, were dangerous ones. Many accidents occured with this type of guns.