K. W. Thompson Tool Co., Inc.

Thompson Intellectual Properties, Ltd.

Kendrick L French

Mark C Laney

A barrel for a muzzle loading firearm. The inner cylindrical surface which defines the bore of the barrel has a main portion which is provided with rifling and a muzzle portion which is integral with the main portion which extends from the main portion to the muzzle opening. The muzzle portion of the inner cylindrical surface has a diameter which is less than the inner diameter of the main portion of the inner cylindrical surface. The barrel of the present invention is made by drilling a cylindrical bore along a longitudinal axis of a solid barrel stock and forming rifling along the inner cylindrical surface which defines the bore with the use of a traditional rifling tool. A counterboring tool is then inserted to the muzzle opening to enlarge the muzzle end of the bore to form the muzzle portion of the inner cylindrical surface.

Barrel for muzzle loading firearm

A firearm having a trigger which is pivoted to the frame, a hammer which is pivoted to the frame and biased in a forward position, a barrel which is pivotally mounted on the frame so that the breech end of the barrel can be moved between a closed position and an open position. A latch is operatively connected to the hammer and to the trigger for positioning the trigger in its cocked position when the hammer is in its cocked position and for releasably maintaining the hammer in its cocked position, and for releasing the hammer to its firing position upon manual actuation of the trigger. A first locking means is operatively connected to the barrel for preventing the barrel from moving to its open position when the hammer is in its cocked position. A second locking means is operatively connected to the barrel and to the hammer for preventing the hammer from moving to its cocked position when the barrel is in its open position. More specifically, the latch functions as a sear between the hammer and the trigger for releasing the hammer upon actuation by the trigger. The latch also functions as a hammer block for maintaining the hammer in a neutral position which is between its cocked position and its firing position.

Fire control system for firearms

A barrel for a muzzle loading firearm. The inner cylindrical surface which defines the bore of the barrel has a main portion which is provided with rifling and a muzzle portion which is integral with the main portion which extends from the main portion to the muzzle opening. The muzzle potion of the inner cylindrical surface has a diameter which is less than the inner diameter of the main portion of the inner cylindrical surface. The barrel of the present invention is made by drilling a cylindrical bore along a longitudinal axis of a solid barrel stock and forming rifling along the inner cylindrical surface which defines the bore with the use of a traditional rifling tool. A counterboring tool is then inserted to the muzzle opening to enlarge the muzzle end of the bore to form the muzzle portion of the inner cylindrical surface.

A locking mechanism for a firearm a striker which is slidably mounted in the breach end of the barrel of the firearm for movement between a rearward cock position and a forward firing position. The striker is biased toward the firing position and is moved to the cock position against the bias by an actuator. The fire control mechanism includes a trigger housing which is fixed to the breach end of the barrel and a trigger which is mounted for pivoting movement between a cocked position and a firing position. The sear is also mounted on a housing for pivoting movement between a striker holding position and a striker release position. The sear is effective to hold the striker in its cocked position and is, in turn, held in its regular holding position by the trigger. When the trigger is moved to its firing position, the sear is no longer supportive by the trigger and no longer able to hold the striker in its cocked position against the biasing means for the striker, which results in the movement of the striker toward its firing position. A locking mechanism is mounted on a trigger housing for selective actuation between an active state and an inactive state. When the locking mechanism is in its active state, the sears is prevented it from moving to its striker release position when the trigger is moved to its firing position. When the locking mechanism is in its inactive state, the sear is free to move to its striker release position when the trigger is moved to its firing position.

Fire control mechanism for a firearm

A projectile carrier for use for the muzzle loading firearm. The carrier is formed of two separate and identical halves which abut along a common vertical plane. The two halves of the carrier when combined form a circular bottom wall and a cylindrical side wall which extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The side wall has a top opening for receiving a projectile.

Projectile carrier

A charge container for use with a muzzle-loading firearm. The charge container has two parts. The first part has an elongated chamber which is open at both ends for containing a projectile. The second part has a chamber which is open at one end for containing a powder charge. The second part also has an elongated plunger which is slidably mounted in the chamber of the first part for pushing the projectile out of the chamber of the first part into the muzzle of the firearm.

Loading device for muzzle-loading firearms

Mount for telescopic sight consisting of a base portion with cross pins and a ring portion with a spring-loaded plunger.

Telescopic

Ramrod having an inner rod formed of glass-reinforced polymer and an outer tube formed of a non-abrasive, heat-shrinkable polymer.

Ramrod

Muzzle-loading firearm which ignites the powder by means of a percussion cap located on a nipple coaxially of the bore, a venting passage directing gas laterally of the nipple.

Firearm

A firearm having a frame, a barrel, a trigger which is pivotally connected to the frame, a hammer which is pivotally connected to the frame, and a hammer block which is integral with the trigger and extends upwardly from the trigger to prevent the hammer from reaching it forward firing position when the trigger is in its forward position, and allowing the hammer to reach its forward firing position when the trigger is in its rearward position. The trigger is biased to its forward position and the hammer is also biased to its forward firing position.

Hammer block device

A mold for a grooved hollow point bullet having a pair of separable mold halves which are mounted in a bullet molding apparatus for movement between a closed position and an open position. Each mold half has a flat parting surface which has a bullet shaped groove and an elongated shallow groove which extends from the bullet shaped groove to one end of the mold half. When the mold halves are in the closed position so that the parting surfaces of the mold halves abut, the bullet shaped grooves of the mold halves combine to form a bullet shaped cavity and the elongated shallow grooves combine to form a bore which leads from the bullet shaped cavity to the end of the mold. An elongated pin for forming a hollow point bullet is mounted on one of the mold halves so that it extends through the bore and into the bullet cavity. The pin is mounted on one of the mold halves so that it remains with the mold half throughout the casting process, including the separation of the mold halves and ejection of the cast bullet from the mold.

Mold for hollow point bullet

Apparatus for attachment to a container of lubricant, including a tubular main body through which bullets are passed to receive lubricant.

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Lebanon, ME, United States of America

Kendrick L French