Warner, James

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Warner, James		Springfield	Massachusetts	1839	1869

Patent	Date	Remarks
7,894	January 7, 1851	Improved Means for Revolving the Breeches of Repeating Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification
8,229	July 15, 1851	Improvement in Revolving-Breech Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification
15,202	June 24, 1856	Improvement in Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page
17,904	July 28, 1857	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification
37,782	February 24, 1863	Improvement in Sights for Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification
41,732	February 23, 1864	Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page
45,660	December 27, 1864	Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page
RE 2223	April 10, 1866	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms, J.J. Greenough, assignee of James Warner Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page

Contract	for
GOvernment	4001 Warner carbines during the Civil War

Product
Born in 1818, died in 1870. Brother of Thomas Warner who was master armourer at Springfield. As his brother he worked for the Springfield Armory CoJames Warner was in the gun business from around 1839 to 1869. It appears that there are four distinct models of percussion revolving rifles that were by James Warner. The earliest is the Jacquith patent model. Warner's name is not marked but guns are marked "JACQUITH PATENT" and "SPRINGFIELD ARMS CO." Warner used the name Springfield Arms Coqany as a sales company name for his products. Based on Warner's patents 7894 and 8229 the priciples were used on his hand guns and revolving rifles. He mace two models of revolving carbines. Their production was a few hundred of each. Barrel lenght are usually 22 to 23" and stamped either WARNER'S PATENT or JAMES WARNER, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Calibers were .40 or .44. They are all 6 shot. .36 caliber percussion, Navy model, side hammer resembled the Leavitt, two triggers of which the first turned the cylinder, with hammer .44 caliber percussion, Army model, side hammer resembled the Leavitt, two triggers of which the first turned the cylinder, with hammer .36 caliber percussion, Navy later model, side hammer resembled the Leavitt, two triggers of which the first turned the cylinder, the hammer was reduced to a latch .44 caliber percussion, Army later model, side hammer resembled the Leavitt, two triggers of which the first turned the cylinder, the hammer was reduced to a latch ? caliber, Pocket Revolver Pocket left side Pocket right side .28 caliber percussion revolver, 3 " octagonal barrel .28 caliber left side .28 caliber right side .28 caliber percussion revolver, doulbe-triggered. Only 350 were made. In courtesy of Marcel .31 caliber percussion, Belt revolver, 4" round barrel, solid frame with shortend barrel left side with 4" barrel, left side with 4" barrel, right side .40 caliber revolving carbines Warner Revolving Rifle, 6 shot, production is estimated between 50 and 100 guns, very similar to that of Nichols & CHild. Some were hand revolving, some automatically revolved by cocking the hammer. One model is known with the nipples entering from the side. rifle, right side His revolvers were similair to Charles Warner but there relationship is unknown. .52 warner (56-50 Spencer) caliber single shot percussion rifle, the lock is blocked by a seperat hammer, marked on the left side JAMES WARNER SPRINGFDIELD MASS, WARNER'S PATENT, about 4000 made by Springfield Arms Co., Sprinfgield Massachusetts during the Civil War. left side right side lock markings

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Born in 1818, died in 1870. Brother of Thomas Warner who was master armourer at Springfield. As his brother he worked for the Springfield Armory CoJames Warner was in the gun business from around 1839 to 1869.

It appears that there are four distinct models of percussion revolving rifles that were by James Warner. The earliest is the Jacquith patent model. Warner's name is not marked but guns are marked "JACQUITH PATENT" and "SPRINGFIELD ARMS CO." Warner used the name Springfield Arms Coqany as a sales company name for his products.

Based on Warner's patents 7894 and 8229 the priciples were used on his hand guns and revolving rifles. He mace two models of revolving carbines. Their production was a few hundred of each. Barrel lenght are usually 22 to 23" and stamped either WARNER'S PATENT or JAMES WARNER, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Calibers were .40 or .44. They are all 6 shot.

.36 caliber percussion, Navy model, side hammer resembled the Leavitt, two triggers of which the first turned the cylinder, with hammer

.44 caliber percussion, Army model, side hammer resembled the Leavitt, two triggers of which the first turned the cylinder, with hammer

.36 caliber percussion, Navy later model, side hammer resembled the Leavitt, two triggers of which the first turned the cylinder, the hammer was reduced to a latch

.44 caliber percussion, Army later model, side hammer resembled the Leavitt, two triggers of which the first turned the cylinder, the hammer was reduced to a latch

? caliber, Pocket Revolver

Pocket left side
Pocket right side

.28 caliber percussion revolver, 3 " octagonal barrel

.28 caliber left side
.28 caliber right side

.28 caliber percussion revolver, doulbe-triggered. Only 350 were made.

In courtesy of Marcel

.31 caliber percussion, Belt revolver, 4" round barrel, solid frame

with shortend barrel left side

with 4" barrel, left side
with 4" barrel, right side

.40 caliber revolving carbines

Warner Revolving Rifle, 6 shot, production is estimated between 50 and 100 guns, very similar to that of Nichols & CHild. Some were hand revolving, some automatically revolved by cocking the hammer. One model is known with the nipples entering from the side.

rifle, right side

His revolvers were similair to Charles Warner but there relationship is unknown.

.52 warner (56-50 Spencer) caliber single shot percussion rifle, the lock is blocked by a seperat hammer, marked on the left side JAMES WARNER SPRINGFDIELD MASS, WARNER'S PATENT, about 4000 made by Springfield Arms Co., Sprinfgield Massachusetts during the Civil War.

left side
right side
lock
markings