Joseph Bentley Centre Fire Patent

[Feltwad]

In 1829 Joseph Bentley began business has a gun maker at 11. Steel House  Lane. Birmingham. In 1840 he moved to 14 , St Marys Row  Birmingham at the same time he opened a second shop at 143 Dale Street Liverpool . In July 1844 he patented the centre fire sxs percussion shotgun Patent No 10280 .Enclosed are three  images of this patent.
Feltwad

[Feltwad]

Glad to see the moderator has moved this thread back , thank you
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[Robby]

A very sleek and trim design Feltwad. How was it received? Is there enough recess in the hammer to deflect spatter from the shooters face? Thanks for showing it!
Robby

[Feltwad]

Robby
These guns were well received from the English sporting shooters ,although they were not made in the thousands  they did come in single and double shotguns also this patent was used in rifles and pistols.Each gun was numbered the one in the image is 119.has for spatter from the caps the hammer is located inside  a shield on the full throw.
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[Kermit]

Nifty. Sort of a sidelock inline. I can see a moderator's confusion: do I call it an inline, or does it meet the rules because of the lock location........?

[Feltwad]

Kermit .

This gun is a  percussion gun of centre fire ignition with patent percussion locks and not an in line maybe the Moderator had not seen a Bentley Patent centre fire percussion gun.
Feltwad

[rich pierce]

Glad to see the moderator has moved this thread back , thank you
Feltwad

Cool invention.  Sorry I pulled the trigger, so to speak, thinking it was not a muzzleloader.

[Topknot]

Feltwad, much, much easier on the eye than the one the other day. Good find, keep em coming.

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