Foster, George Pratt

Name	Street	Town	State	From
Foster, George Pratt	Shop under the Washington Reading room, near Tauton Green	Tounton	Massachusetts	1843
Foster, George Pratt		Providence	Rhode Island	1860
Foster, George Pratt		Mohawk, Herkimer county	New York	1865

Patent	Date	Remarks
27,874	April 10, 1860	Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification
49,994	September 19, 1865	Improvement in Cartridge-Retractors for Breech-Loading Fire-Arms, joined patent of G.P. Foster and George F. Foster view patent
56,399	July 17, 1866	Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms, joined patent of George P. Foster and George F. Foster view patent

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Born April 12, 1810 in Attleboro, Massachusetts and died in 1874. Parents were George Foster and Eunice Starkey. Pratt was the maiden name of his grandmother (paternal). He married Fanny Moore on December 1, 1831. In the newspaper Bristol County Democrat of December 29, 1843 George Pratt Foster advertised as follows "GEORGE P. FOSTER, Gunsmith, Machinist and Pattern Maker, has taken the Shop under the Washington Reading Room, near Taunton Green, and hopes by strict personal attentio to his business, to merit a share of the public patronage, which he respectfully solicits. Double and single barrel GUNS, and AMMUNITION of all kinds, constantly on hand, as low as can be bought elsewhere. RIFLES made to order, and warranted as good as can obtained. Guns reamed out ans repaired in any desired manner. N.B. PATTERNS FOR CASTINGS, made to order. All kinds of small jobs, such as Brazing, Soldering &c.&c., done as above, at short notice, and in the best manner. Oct. 20, 1842 " Picture of this advertisement Foster's rifling machine was made exclusively by WIlliam T. Nicholson (Nicholson File Co). That company made machinery for the gun industrie during the Civil War. Around 1854 Foster was engaged by Burnside at the beginning of his corporate development. Foster enabled the Brisotl Fireamrs to produce locks and gun components for the trade. Furthermore the gain-twist rifling developed by Foster was used in every Burnside Carbine. Due to this feature even shot-out barrels performed good at 50 yards. Burnsides 2nd Model were manufactured with two Foster innovations. The Burnside latch and a belt was added to the case mouth of the cartridge for effective seal in discharging the gun. Fosters patent was used by Burnside. It is believed that he manufactured the P.W. Porter turret guns Foster Box-Lock-Target Rifle about 1860 (Replica) thanks to Rainer for the pics replica, right side replica, lock left side replica, muzzle .40 caliber percussion, Target Rifle with 28" octagonal barrel and bristol address right side look on the Bristol address .42 caliber percussion, 36" barrel System right side System left side Sight on the barrel Butt right Butt left look on Taunton address .52 caliber percussion, hunting rifle Hunting Rifle, right side

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Born April 12, 1810 in Attleboro, Massachusetts and died in 1874. Parents were George Foster and Eunice Starkey. Pratt was the maiden name of his grandmother (paternal). He married Fanny Moore on December 1, 1831.

In the newspaper Bristol County Democrat of December 29, 1843 George Pratt Foster advertised as follows

"GEORGE P. FOSTER, Gunsmith, Machinist and Pattern Maker, has taken the Shop under the Washington Reading Room, near Taunton Green, and hopes by strict personal attentio to his business, to merit a share of the public patronage, which he respectfully solicits.
Double and single barrel GUNS, and AMMUNITION of all kinds, constantly on hand, as low as can be bought elsewhere.
RIFLES made to order, and warranted as good as can obtained. Guns reamed out ans repaired in any desired manner.
N.B. PATTERNS FOR CASTINGS, made to order.
All kinds of small jobs, such as Brazing, Soldering &c.&c., done as above, at short notice, and in the best manner. Oct. 20, 1842 "

Picture of this advertisement

Foster's rifling machine was made exclusively by WIlliam T. Nicholson (Nicholson File Co). That company made machinery for the gun industrie during the Civil War.

Around 1854 Foster was engaged by Burnside at the beginning of his corporate development. Foster enabled the Brisotl Fireamrs to produce locks and gun components for the trade. Furthermore the gain-twist rifling developed by Foster was used in every Burnside Carbine. Due to this feature even shot-out barrels performed good at 50 yards.

Burnsides 2nd Model were manufactured with two Foster innovations. The Burnside latch and a belt was added to the case mouth of the cartridge for effective seal in discharging the gun.

Fosters patent was used by Burnside.

It is believed that he manufactured the P.W. Porter turret guns

Foster Box-Lock-Target Rifle about 1860 (Replica) thanks to Rainer for the pics

replica, right side
replica, lock left side
replica, muzzle

.40 caliber percussion, Target Rifle with 28" octagonal barrel and bristol address

right side
look on the Bristol address

.42 caliber percussion, 36" barrel

System right side
System left side
Sight on the barrel
Butt right
Butt left
look on Taunton address

.52 caliber percussion, hunting rifle

Hunting Rifle, right side