Drawing of Improvement in Breech Loading Firearms
3/25/1856
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A. E. Burnside resigned from the Army in 1853 to manufacture his carbine. He joined the Bristol Firearms Company of Bristol, Rhode Island. More than 43 cavalry regiments were equipped with this weapon during the Civil War.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Patent and Trademark Office.
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4531664Full Citation: Drawing of Improvement in Breech Loading Firearms; 3/25/1856; Records of the Patent and Trademark Office, Record Group 241. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/drawing-of-improvement-in-breech-loading-firearms, April 18, 2024]