Wesson, Frank

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Wesson, Frank		Worcester	Massachusetts	1854	1865
Wesson, Frank	2Manchester Street	Springfield	Massachusetts	1865	1875

Patent	Date	Remarks
25,926	October 25, 1859	Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms, Wesson and N.S. Harrington patent Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
36,925	November 11, 1862	Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification, 2nd page
84,976	December 15, 1868	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification
92,918	July 20, 1869	Improvement Combines Pistol and Dirk Knife Patent drawing Specification
103,694	May 31, 1870	Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification
115,916	June 13, 1871	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page
125,640	April 9, 1872	Improvement in Gun-Locks Patent drawing Specification
193,060	July 10, 1877	Patent of Frank Wesson and Charles N. Cutter Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page

US Ordnance Department	about 200

Product
Brother of Daniel and Edwin Wesson, uncle of Edward Wesson see also Wesson & Harrington and Harrington & Richardson .44 caliber rimfire, single shot Wesson Carbine, 24" octagonal barrel, two triggers, first type, made from 1859 to 1864, marked FRANK WESSON WORCESTER MASS PAT'D OCT 25 1859 & NOV 11 1862, about 4 to 5,000 were produced Same but with Kittredge markes marked, Kittredge would made 1,400 carbines for the State of Kentucky in 1862, furthers would have been sold to Indiana, Missouri and Kansas. Same serial number range as those made by Frank. .32 caliber rimfires, single shot Wesson Carbine, 24" octagonal barrel, second Type made so about 1863 to 1771. Production is estimated at about 5000. Very likely serial number continued as carbines with serical numbers upper 7,000 are known. Single shot Wesson Carbine, thirds type, adjustable hammer striker to permets the use of either rimefire or centerfire cartridges, production so about 7,500. .22, .32, .38 and .44 caliber, single shot Wesson Carbine, fourth type, longer and round barrele, production so about 7,500 until 1888. Same with very heavy barrel, fifth type, also known as New Model, about 15,000 were produced from 1876 to 1888. Worcester production .22 r.f. short caliber, single shot pistol, Model 1859, spur trigger, tip up barrel left side top side open for loading .32 r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, Model 1859, spur trigger, tip up barrel Thanks for Dirk for the picture. left side .39 r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, Model 1859, spur trigger, tip up barrel .22 r.f. short caliber, single shot pistol, Model 1862, spur trigger, tip up barrel .30 r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, Model 1862, spur trigger, tip up barrel .32 r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, Model 1862, spur trigger, tip up barrel Springfield production .22 short caliber, small frame rifle Model 1870, spur trigger rifle left side rifle right side various calibers, large frame rifle Model 1870, spur trigger .32 caliber rifle, left side same, right side .32 r.f. caliber, double barrel derringer, barrel turns left side right side open for loading

Product

Brother of Daniel and Edwin Wesson, uncle of Edward Wesson

see also Wesson & Harrington and Harrington & Richardson

.44 caliber rimfire, single shot Wesson Carbine, 24" octagonal barrel, two triggers, first type, made from 1859 to 1864, marked FRANK WESSON WORCESTER MASS PAT'D OCT 25 1859 & NOV 11 1862, about 4 to 5,000 were produced

Same but with Kittredge markes marked, Kittredge would made 1,400 carbines for the State of Kentucky in 1862, furthers would have been sold to Indiana, Missouri and Kansas. Same serial number range as those made by Frank.

.32 caliber rimfires, single shot Wesson Carbine, 24" octagonal barrel, second Type made so about 1863 to 1771. Production is estimated at about 5000. Very likely serial number continued as carbines with serical numbers upper 7,000 are known.

Single shot Wesson Carbine, thirds type, adjustable hammer striker to permets the use of either rimefire or centerfire cartridges, production so about 7,500.

.22, .32, .38 and .44 caliber, single shot Wesson Carbine, fourth type, longer and round barrele, production so about 7,500 until 1888.

Same with very heavy barrel, fifth type, also known as New Model, about 15,000 were produced from 1876 to 1888.

Worcester production

.22 r.f. short caliber, single shot pistol, Model 1859, spur trigger, tip up barrel
left side
top side
open for loading

.32 r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, Model 1859, spur trigger, tip up barrel
Thanks for Dirk for the picture.
left side
.39 r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, Model 1859, spur trigger, tip up barrel
.22 r.f. short caliber, single shot pistol, Model 1862, spur trigger, tip up barrel
.30 r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, Model 1862, spur trigger, tip up barrel
.32 r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, Model 1862, spur trigger, tip up barrel

Springfield production

.22 short caliber, small frame rifle Model 1870, spur trigger
rifle left side rifle right side

various calibers, large frame rifle Model 1870, spur trigger
.32 caliber rifle, left side same, right side

.32 r.f. caliber, double barrel derringer, barrel turns

left side right side open for loading