Pomeroy, Lemuel

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Pomeroy, Lemuel		Pittsfield	Massachusetts	1795	1846

Patent	Date	Remarks

Contract	for
U.S. Army, May 17, 1823	muskets
Government, February 26, 1840	6400 Model 1840 flintlock musket

Product
Lemuel Pomeroy bought the Whitney Forge in Pittsfield from Jason Mills. He finished the contract of Mills for Model 1798 flintlock muskets. .69 caliber flintlock, marked L. POMEROY PITTSFIELD/ED. .69 caliber flintlock, 42" barrel, made from 1840 to 1846. Production was so about 6400 however in other records 1000 more are mentionned. Many or almost all of them were altered to percussion. Pomeroy got the pattern of the Model 1840 musket from Harpers Ferry.

Product

Lemuel Pomeroy bought the Whitney Forge in Pittsfield from Jason Mills. He finished the contract of Mills for Model 1798 flintlock muskets.

.69 caliber flintlock, marked L. POMEROY PITTSFIELD/ED.

.69 caliber flintlock, 42" barrel, made from 1840 to 1846. Production was so about 6400 however in other records 1000 more are mentionned. Many or almost all of them were altered to percussion. Pomeroy got the pattern of the Model 1840 musket from Harpers Ferry.