Name | Street | Town | State | From | To |
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Skinner, Chauncy D. |   | Haddam, Middlesex county | Connecticut | 1852 | 1857 |
Patent | Date | Remarks |
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8,982 | June 1, 1852 | Improvement in Revolving-Breech Fire-Arms, joined patent of North and Chauncey D. Skinner, Haddam, Connecticut view patent |
18,472 | October 20, 1857 | Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms, Skinner and Denis Tryon patent Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page Specification 3rd page |
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Product |
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.54 caliber percussion, 6 shots, submitted to trials by the Army in 1853. This is the
only known pistol which was the patent model for patent 8,982 granted to North and Skinner. |