Ward, James Noble

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Ward, James Noble			Lieutnant in the United States Army	1856

Patent	Date	Remarks
15,262	July 1, 1856	Magazine-Hammer for Firearms view patent
16,503	January 27, 1857	Improved Mode of Altering Flint-Lock Fire-Arms to Percussion view patent

Contract	for
State of New York in 1857	1,200 conversions - less 300 would had been delivered.

Product
James Noble Ward, born September 1823, Plymoutn, New Hampshire, killed December 6, 1858 New Mexico Territory. Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1841 and graduated in 1845. He was a brevet lieutenant with the 6th Infantry Regiment at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and later served with the 3rd Infantry Regiment. Ward was commended for his conduct at the Battle of Cerro Gordo and was eventually promoted to captain. Ward conversions are found on U.S. Model 1812 and Model 1816. The number of converted arms is unknown and estimated at 300. Additionally and prior to the contract for 1200 conversations about 100 muskets were altered from flint to percussion at the New York arsenal for trialy. None seems having survived. .69 caliber percussion, single shot muzzle loading musket, 42" round barrel, three flat spring bands, ison furniture, walnut stock, lcok marked in two lines U.S. / P. & E.W. BLAKE NEW HAVEN / 1826 Reverse of hammer marked in two lines: J.N. WARD. U.S.A. / PATENTED JULY 1, 1856. Ward Tape Primer altered US Model 1816 Musket

Product

James Noble Ward, born September 1823, Plymoutn, New Hampshire, killed December 6, 1858 New Mexico Territory.

Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1841 and graduated in 1845. He was a brevet lieutenant with the 6th Infantry Regiment at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and later served with the 3rd Infantry Regiment. Ward was commended for his conduct at the Battle of Cerro Gordo and was eventually promoted to captain.

Ward conversions are found on U.S. Model 1812 and Model 1816. The number of converted arms is unknown and estimated at 300. Additionally and prior to the contract for 1200 conversations about 100 muskets were altered from flint to percussion at the New York arsenal for trialy. None seems having survived.

.69 caliber percussion, single shot muzzle loading musket, 42" round barrel, three flat spring bands, ison furniture, walnut stock, lcok marked in two lines
U.S. / P. & E.W. BLAKE NEW HAVEN / 1826
Reverse of hammer marked in two lines: J.N. WARD. U.S.A. / PATENTED JULY 1, 1856.
Ward Tape Primer altered US Model 1816 Musket