Smooth, WIlliam Sydney

Name Street Town State From To
Smooth, WIlliam S.   Washington District of Columbia 1867  
Smooth, WIlliam S.   Ilion, Herkimer county New York 1871 1880


Patent Date Remarks
68,250 August 27, 1867 Improvement in Cartridge-Retracotr for Breech-Loading Fire-Arms, assigned to Windsor Manufacturing Company
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90,792 July 1, 1869 Breech-Loading Fire-Arms, assigned to Thomas Poultney, Baltimore, Maryland
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97,821 December 15, 1869 Improvement in repeating Fire-arms
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116,105 June 20, 1871 Improvement in Metallic Cartridges
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116,106 June 20, 1871 Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms
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120,338 October 24, 1871 Improvement in Metallic Cartridges, assigned to himself and E. Remington & Sons, Ilion
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120,788 November 7, 1871 Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms, assigned to himself and E. Remington & Sons, Ilion
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133,063 November 12, 1872 Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms
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143,855 October 21, 1873 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms, assigned one-half his rifhts to E. Remington & Sons, Ilion
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See smooth revolvers mady by Remington

Provided a breech-loading gun for the 1872 U.S. Army trials. To open, cock, then draw back thumb piece of cam-lever, which lowers the breech block. After having inserted a cartridge, trike the thumb piece forward with the palm of the hand. When closed, the breech-block is locked by a projection on the nose of the hammer passing under the rear end of the cam-lever.