Hotchkiss, Benjamin Berkley

Name Street Town State From To
Hotchkiss, Benjamin Berkley   New York New York 1869 1885


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29,080 July 10, 1860 Improvement in Cartridges
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93,822 August 17, 1869, antedated August 13, 1869 Breech-Loading Fire-Arm
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94,210 August 31, 1869 Improvement in Metallic Cartridges
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99,898 February 15, 1870 Breech-Loading Fire-Arm
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99,899 February 15, 1870 Improvement in Primers for Cartridges
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122,465 January 2, 1872 Fire-Arm
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Born 1826 died 1885. Gunmaker in New York and Paris. Invented the Winchester-Hotchkiss and a revolving canon in 1872.

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1.45" or 37MM, 5 barrels

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