Name | Street | Town | State | From | To |
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Crispin, Silas |   | New York City | New York | 1863 | 1871 |
Patent | Date | Remarks |
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40,978 | December 15, 1863 | Improvement in Primed Metallic Cartridges, assigned to Thomas Poultney, Baltimore view patent |
40,988 | December 15, 1863 | Improvement in Metallic Cartridges, joined patent of Crispin and Thomas J. Rodman, assigned
to Thomas Poultney, Baltimore view patent |
42,329 | April 12, 1864 | Improvement in Cartridges, assigned to Thomas Poultney, Baltimore view patent |
49,237 | August 8, 1865 | Improvement in Priming Metallic Cartridges view patent |
50,224 | October 3, 1865 | Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms view patent |
60,698 | January 1, 1867 | Breech-Loading Fire-Arm view patent |
61,722 | February 5, 1867 | Breech-Loading Fire-Arm view patent |
84,616 | December 1, 1868 | Improvement in Cartridge-Boxes view patent |
113,634 | April 11, 1871 | Improvement in Metallic Cartridges view patent |
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Silas Crispin, born, September 9, 1828 Holmesburg, Pennsylvania, died February 28, 1889, New York. He left West Point Military Academy in 1850 as 3rd in class and stayed his whole life in the military. in 1881 he was sent to Europe por special service. .32 caliber, 5 shot Crispin revolver .32 caliber, 6 shot Crispin revolver Somes marked "Smith Arms Co., New York City. Crispin's Pat. Oct. 3; 1865" Gilbert Smith's rifles were using Crispin's cartridges |