Stevens, Joshua

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Stevens, Joshua		Chicopee Fals	Massachusetts	1814	1907

Patent	Date	Remarks
7,802	November 26, 1850	Improvement in the Locking Apparatus of Repeating Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specifiaction 1st page Specification 2nd page
8,412	October 7, 1851	Patent drawing Patent drawing, page 2
9,929	August 9, 1853	Patent drawing
12,189	January 2, 1855	Patent drawing
44,123	September 6, 1864	Breech-Loading Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page

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See Steven, J. Arms & Tool Co. Joshua Steven, born in Chester, Massachusetts in 1814. Apprentices as a machinist in 1834. Around 1838 he was engaged by gunmaker Cyrus B. Allen, Springfield, Massachusetts. Later he became a Colt employee in his Hartford, Connecticut plant. Stevens worked on improvements of the Colt guns without Colt's improvement. In concequence he was fired. A little late Stevens was engaged by Edwin Wesson to work on a revolver design. However, Wesson died unsexpectedly. Stevens continued to work on these revolvers and obtained patents, when working for the Massachusetts Arms Company until 1864. The Massachusetts Arms Company commercialised revolvers of the Edwin Wesson design but without acknowledge the Stevens name. Colt realised a patent infringement which let to a payment to Colt of US$ 15.000. In 1864 Stevens created his own J. Stevens & Co. company composed of Joshua Steven, James E. Taylor and William B. Fay. They manufactured tip-up rifles based on Steven's patent no. 44.123. This patent was the basis for almost all of the Stevens guns. In 1888 the company's name altered to J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co.

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See Steven, J. Arms & Tool Co.

Joshua Steven, born in Chester, Massachusetts in 1814. Apprentices as a machinist in 1834. Around 1838 he was engaged by gunmaker Cyrus B. Allen, Springfield, Massachusetts. Later he became a Colt employee in his Hartford, Connecticut plant. Stevens worked on improvements of the Colt guns without Colt's improvement. In concequence he was fired.

A little late Stevens was engaged by Edwin Wesson to work on a revolver design. However, Wesson died unsexpectedly. Stevens continued to work on these revolvers and obtained patents, when working for the Massachusetts Arms Company until 1864. The Massachusetts Arms Company commercialised revolvers of the Edwin Wesson design but without acknowledge the Stevens name.

Colt realised a patent infringement which let to a payment to Colt of US$ 15.000.

In 1864 Stevens created his own J. Stevens & Co. company composed of Joshua Steven, James E. Taylor and William B. Fay. They manufactured tip-up rifles based on Steven's patent no. 44.123. This patent was the basis for almost all of the Stevens guns.

In 1888 the company's name altered to J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co.