Marston, William Walker

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Marston, William Walker		New York City	New York	1844	1856
Marston, William Walker	Corner of Second Avenue and 22nd Street	New York City	New York	1856	1862
Marston, William Walker	342 Second Ave. Corner of E. 22 St.	New York City	New York	1862	1863
Marston, William Walker	E. 22nd near Second Ave.	New York City	New York	1863	July 15, 1863
Marston, William Walker	Second Ave. Corner E. 22nd Ave.	New York City	New York	1865	1866
Marston, William Walker	342 Second Ave.	New York City	New York	1866	1867
Marston, William Walker	no directory entry found	New York City	New York	1867	1870
Marston, William Walker	317 E. 22nd Ave.	New York City	New York	1871	1872

Patent	Date	Remarks
6,514	June 5, 1849	Improved Gun-Lock Patent drawing Specification
7,443	June 18, 1850	Device for Movind and Holding a Piston Breech-Pin Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page
8,956	May 18, 1852	Marston and Goodell's Patent for Improvement in Cartridges for Breech-Loading guns Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page
13,581	Septembre 18, 1855	Improvement in Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page
17.386	May 6, 1857	Improved Repeating Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification
40,490	Novembre 3, 1863	Improvement in Primed Metallic Cartridges Patent drawing Specification

Marston hold three other patents which have nothing to do with guns. Reason not to show copies of them:
The very first patent of Marston was number 4,756 issued on September 12, 1846 for a printing press.
On August 29, 1865 he got patent number 49,639 for a Book Stand or Holder
His last patent, number 126,558 was issued on May 7. 1872 for Improvement in Combined Burglar-Alarms and Door-Fasteners.

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Son of Stanhope Walter Marston. For a short time S.W. and W.W. Marston worked at the same address in New York. W.W. Marston was baptised on September 6, 1822. W.W. Marston died on September 21, 1872 On July 15, 1863 the factory was damaged by a fire and probably not reopened befor 1865 Pepperboxes were sold with marks as W.W. Marston, New York W.W. Marston Armory, New York W.W. Marston Phoenix Armory, New York City W.W. Marston & Knox, New York 1854 Marston & Knox Sprague & Marston, New York The Washington Arms co. Western Arms Company (used on revolvers) Union Arms Company Born in 1822 and died in 1872. On December 2, 1862 he got a silver presentation cup by his workmen, most probable the occassion of his 40th birthday. U.S. Army Model 1862 Percussion Signal Pistol, about 1000 were manufactured in 1862, brass frame and steel hammer, the muzzle is .75 as the navy model, using Colson cartridges Percussion shortarms .28 caliber percussion six-shot pepperbox, bar hammer, 3" full round barrel, marked on hammer PATENTED 1849, W.W.MARSTON, NEW YORK right side .30 caliber percussion, breech loader, 5" half octagon barrel left side right side .31 caliber percussion, six-shot pepperbox, 3 1/4 ribbed barrel, bar hammer, marked NEW YORK, WARRANTED CAST STEEL and on the hammer W.W.MARSTON PATENTED 1849 NEW YORK. I did not find a Marston Patent concerning pepperboxes in 1849 and I do not understand what his patent number 6,514 has to do with them. The only patent for pepperboxes I was able to recover was that of Jacob Post, number 6,136 of February 20, 1849. right side other one, right side other one, left side .31 caliber percussion, three shot .31 caliber percussion, double barrel pocket pistol, screw barrel .31 caliber percussion, single shot pistol, 5 7/8" half octagonal barrel, brass frame right side .31 caliber percussion, 5 shot single action revolver, 4" octagonal barrel, manufactured in large quantities from 1858 to 1861 left side right side .35 caliber percussion, breech loader, half octagon barrel .36 caliber percussion, breech loader, single shot, 6 11/16" half octagon barrel, marked W.W. MARSTON PATENTED NEW YORK 1850, WARRANTED CAST-STEEL right side .36 caliber percussion, single action, bar hammer screw barrel, 5 1/2" barel left side right side Overall production was about 1000. .36 caliber percussion, two barrel swivel breech pistol, 3 1/16" flat side barrel cluster, brass frame, walnut grips, made around 1851 .44 caliber percussion, breech loader, single shot, half octagon 8" barrel, marked W.W. MARSTON and PATENTED 1850, NEW YORK on the barrel left side right side Ammunition was a paper cartridge with a patent leather base fired by a percussion cap on a nipple located on the frame. Production was approximately 1000 pistols manufactured in the 1850s. Percussion Signal Pistol, marked U.S. ARMY SIGNAL PISTOL and date 1861, overall lenght 8 5/8", production was about 500 Cartridges shortarms .22 r.f. caliber, 3 shot pistol with sliding knife, 3 1/16" barrel cluster, made on 1857 .32 r.f. caliber, 3 shot pistol, 3" three superposed barrels, 1400 made from 1858 to 1864, most of them had a retractable knife on the left side left side markings on the left side .32 r.f. caliber, 3 shot pistol, 4" three superposed barrels, 1400 made from 1858 to 1864 left side markings on the left side Longarms .31 caliber rifle, round barrel .36 caliber rifle, round barrel .54 caliber rifle, 28" round barrel, marked W.W.MARSTON PATENT 1850 NEW YORK Thanks to Dirk for the pictures left side right side right side closer look right side another look right side once again

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Son of Stanhope Walter Marston. For a short time S.W. and W.W. Marston worked at the same address in New York. W.W. Marston was baptised on September 6, 1822. W.W. Marston died on September 21, 1872

On July 15, 1863 the factory was damaged by a fire and probably not reopened befor 1865

Pepperboxes were sold with marks as
W.W. Marston, New York
W.W. Marston Armory, New York
W.W. Marston Phoenix Armory, New York City
W.W. Marston & Knox, New York 1854
Marston & Knox
Sprague & Marston, New York
The Washington Arms co.
Western Arms Company (used on revolvers)
Union Arms Company

Born in 1822 and died in 1872. On December 2, 1862 he got a silver presentation cup by his workmen, most probable the occassion of his 40th birthday.

U.S. Army Model 1862 Percussion Signal Pistol, about 1000 were manufactured in 1862, brass frame and steel hammer, the muzzle is .75 as the navy model, using Colson cartridges

Percussion shortarms

.28 caliber percussion six-shot pepperbox, bar hammer, 3" full round barrel, marked on hammer PATENTED 1849, W.W.MARSTON, NEW YORK
right side

.30 caliber percussion, breech loader, 5" half octagon barrel
left side right side

.31 caliber percussion, six-shot pepperbox, 3 1/4 ribbed barrel, bar hammer, marked NEW YORK, WARRANTED CAST STEEL and on the hammer W.W.MARSTON PATENTED 1849 NEW YORK. I did not find a Marston Patent concerning pepperboxes in 1849 and I do not understand what his patent number 6,514 has to do with them. The only patent for pepperboxes I was able to recover was that of Jacob Post, number 6,136 of February 20, 1849.
right side

other one, right side

other one, left side

.31 caliber percussion, three shot

.31 caliber percussion, double barrel pocket pistol, screw barrel

.31 caliber percussion, single shot pistol, 5 7/8" half octagonal barrel, brass frame
right side

.31 caliber percussion, 5 shot single action revolver, 4" octagonal barrel, manufactured in large quantities from 1858 to 1861
left side right side

.35 caliber percussion, breech loader, half octagon barrel

.36 caliber percussion, breech loader, single shot, 6 11/16" half octagon barrel, marked W.W. MARSTON PATENTED NEW YORK 1850, WARRANTED CAST-STEEL
right side

.36 caliber percussion, single action, bar hammer screw barrel, 5 1/2" barel
left side right side

Overall production was about 1000.

.36 caliber percussion, two barrel swivel breech pistol, 3 1/16" flat side barrel cluster, brass frame, walnut grips, made around 1851

.44 caliber percussion, breech loader, single shot, half octagon 8" barrel, marked W.W. MARSTON and PATENTED 1850, NEW YORK on the barrel
left side right side

Ammunition was a paper cartridge with a patent leather base fired by a percussion cap on a nipple located on the frame. Production was approximately 1000 pistols manufactured in the 1850s.

Percussion Signal Pistol, marked U.S. ARMY SIGNAL PISTOL and date 1861, overall lenght 8 5/8", production was about 500

Cartridges shortarms

.22 r.f. caliber, 3 shot pistol with sliding knife, 3 1/16" barrel cluster, made on 1857

.32 r.f. caliber, 3 shot pistol, 3" three superposed barrels, 1400 made from 1858 to 1864, most of them had a retractable knife on the left side

left side markings on the left side

.32 r.f. caliber, 3 shot pistol, 4" three superposed barrels, 1400 made from 1858 to 1864
left side markings on the left side

Longarms

.31 caliber rifle, round barrel

.36 caliber rifle, round barrel

.54 caliber rifle, 28" round barrel, marked W.W.MARSTON PATENT 1850 NEW YORK
Thanks to Dirk for the pictures
left side
right side
right side closer look
right side another look
right side once again