Gibbs, Lucius H.

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Gibbs, Lucius H.		Oberlin	Ohio	1840s
Gibbs, Lucius H.		New York	New York	1856

Patent	Date	Remarks
5,316	October 2, 1847	Revolver view patent
14,057	January 8, 1856	Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specifications Specifications, 2nd page

Contract	for

Product
Revolver with nine cyliders of seven shots. The nine cylinders were contained in a tubular buttstock and were moved foreward by gravity after the discharged one was removed. Gibbs said that the 63 shots could be fired in less than three minutes. .52 caliber percussion, single shot Gibbs carbine, 22" round barrel marked on the lock plate Wm F. BROOKS / MANFR NEW YORK and on the receiver L.H. GIBBS / PAT'D / JANY 8, 1856 Only about 1062 carbines would have been made in 1863 prior to a fire of the Phoenix Armory. Guns would have been issued to the 13th and 14th New York Cavalry and 500 guns to the 10th Missouri Cavalry. left side right side .44 caliber percussion, single shot marked on the lockplate LULL & THOMAS/ILION, N.Y. It is believed that these would be the 20th carbines tested by an Ordnance Board in 1858.

Product

Revolver with nine cyliders of seven shots. The nine cylinders were contained in a tubular buttstock and were moved foreward by gravity after the discharged one was removed. Gibbs said that the 63 shots could be fired in less than three minutes.

.52 caliber percussion, single shot Gibbs carbine, 22" round barrel marked on the lock plate
Wm F. BROOKS / MANFR NEW YORK and on the receiver
L.H. GIBBS / PAT'D / JANY 8, 1856
Only about 1062 carbines would have been made in 1863 prior to a fire of the Phoenix Armory. Guns would have been issued to the 13th and 14th New York Cavalry and 500 guns to the 10th Missouri Cavalry.

left side
right side

.44 caliber percussion, single shot marked on the lockplate LULL & THOMAS/ILION, N.Y. It is believed that these would be the 20th carbines tested by an Ordnance Board in 1858.