Wesson, Daniel Baird

Name	Town	State	From	To
Wesson, Daniel Baird	Hartford	Connecticut	1848	1850
Wesson, Daniel Baird	Norwich	Connecticut	1854	1855
Wesson, Daniel Baird	Springfield	Massachusetts	1856	1890s

Patent	Date	Remarks
10,535	February 14, 1854	Improvement in Fire-Arms, Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson's patent view patent
11,496	August 8, 1854	Improvement in Cartridges, Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson's patent view patent
14,147	January 22, 1856	Smith and Wesson's Patent for Improved Primers for Cartridges of Fire-Arms assigned to the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company view patent
24,666	July 5, 1859	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms, Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson's patent view patent
27,933	Apr. 17, 1860	Matallic Cartridge, joined patent of H. Smith & D. B. Wesson view patent
30,990	December 18, 1860	Improvement in Revolvers, Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson's patent view patent
38,921	June 18, 1863	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms, Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson's patent view patent
51,092	November 21, 1865	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms, Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson's patent view patent
72,434	December 17, 1867	Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms,assigned to the Wesson Fire Arms Company view patent
72,949	December 31, 1867	Improved Method of Manufacturing Ribs and Bolsters for Double-Barreled Guns,D. B. Wesson and John H. Blaze patent view patent
78,847	June 9, 1871	Improvedment in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms, assigned to Wesson Fire-Arms Company Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page Specification, 3rd page
114,374	May 2, 1871	Improvement in Locks for DOuble-Barreld Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification
128,991	July 16, 1872	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms, with Charles A. King Specification Specification, 2nd page
136,348	February 25, 1873	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
158,874	January 19, 1875	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
163,036	May 11, 1875	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
186,509	January 23, 1877	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification
187,689	February 20, 1877	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arm, Wesson and James H. Bullard patent Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
198,228	December 18, 1877	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arm, Wesson and James H. Bullard patent Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
202,388	April 16, 1878	Improvement in Locks for Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification
217,562	July 15, 1879	Improvement in Magazine Fire-Arms Patent drawing Patent drawing, 2nd page Specification Specification, 2nd page Specification, 3rd page
222,167	December 2, 1879	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
222,168	December 2, 1879	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
228,009	May 25, 1880	Revolving Fire-Arm view patent
284,786	September 11, 1883	Revolver view patent
285,862	October 2, 1883	Lock for Revolving Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
289,875	December 11, 1883	Safety Attachment for Gun-Locks view patent
323,837	August 4, 1885	Revolving Fire-Arm, with Joseph H. Wesson Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
323,838	August 4, 1885	Safety-Lock Mechanism for Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification
323,839	August 4, 1885	Safety-Lock Mechanism for Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification
323,873	August 4, 1885	Lock for Fire-Arm, with John S. Landers, assigned to Smith & Wesson Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
356,387	January 18, 1887	Revolver Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
360,263	March 29, 1887	Barrel-Catch Device for revolvers view patent
361,100	April 12, 1887	Lock Device for Fire-Arms Patent drawing Patent drawing, 2nd page Specification Specification, 2nd page
361,101	April 12, 1887	Barrel-Catch and Cylinder-Retaining Device of Revolvers Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
371,532	October 11, 1887	Revolving Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
377,877	February 14, 1888	Barrel-Catch Device for revolvers view patent
377,878	February 14, 1888	Revolver Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
401,087	April 9, 1889	Revolving Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
421,798	February 18, 1890	Barrel-Catch Mechanism for Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
429,397	April 9, 1889	Revolving Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
440,672	November 18, 1890	Projectile for Fire-Arms and Ordnance Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page Specification, 3rd page
RE11,191	September 15, 1891	Safety-Lock Mechanism for Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification
RE11,192	September 15, 1891	Safety-Lock Mechanism for Fire-Arm Patent drawing Specification
517,152	March 27, 1894	Swinging Cylinder and Trigger-Lock for revolvers view patent
520,468	May 29, 1894	Revolver-Lock Mechanism view patent
539,497	May 21, 1895	Revolver view patent
542,744	July 16, 1895	Rebound and Cocking Mechanism for Revolvers Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page Specification, 3rd page
542,745	July 16, 1895	Limiting-Stop for Revolvers-Cylinders Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
565,245	August 4, 1896	Revolver Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
573,736	December 22, 1896	Safety Device for Revolvers Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
611,826	October 4, 1898	Cylinder-Stop for Revolvers, D. B and Joseph H. Wesson's patent Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
615,117	November 29, 1898	Revolving Firearm Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
682,397	September 10, 1901	Safety Device for Revolvers view patent
684,150	October 8, 1901	Revolver view patent
684,331	October 8, 1901	Hammer Construction for Firearms Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
688,141	December 3, 1901	Locking Device for Cylinder-Yokes in Revolvers view patent
689,260	December 17, 1901	Revolving Firearm Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
733,101	July 7, 1903	Revolver view patent
763,581	June 28, 1904	Revolver view patent

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see Smith & Wesson see Volcanic Repeating Arms Co. Born in May 1825, died on August 4, 1906 in Springfield. Brother to Edwin and Frank Wesson and uncle to Edward Wesson Daniel Baird Wesson and Richard Lawrence developed the Robbins & Lawrence revolving pistol in 1850 Largely involved in improving the Hunt rifle and one of the founder of Smith & Wesson From Hunt rifle to Winchester. See the whole story. Hunt, Walter Arrowsmith, George A. Jennings, Lewis Palmer, Courtland Robbins & Lawrence Henry, Benjamin Tyler Wesson, Daniel B. Smith, Horace Smith & Jennings Smith & Wesson Volcanic Repeating Arms New Haven Arms Co. Winchester

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see Smith & Wesson
see Volcanic Repeating Arms Co.

Born in May 1825, died on August 4, 1906 in Springfield. Brother to Edwin and Frank Wesson and uncle to Edward Wesson Daniel Baird Wesson and Richard Lawrence developed the Robbins & Lawrence revolving pistol in 1850

Largely involved in improving the Hunt rifle and one of the founder of Smith & Wesson

From Hunt rifle to Winchester. See the whole story.
Hunt, Walter
Arrowsmith, George A.
Jennings, Lewis
Palmer, Courtland
Robbins & Lawrence
Henry, Benjamin Tyler
Wesson, Daniel B.
Smith, Horace
Smith & Jennings
Smith & Wesson
Volcanic Repeating Arms New Haven Arms Co.
Winchester