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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Blackpowder Products, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Mark D. Hendricks, Duluth, GA (US);
Kenneth L. Morgan, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
BLACKPOWDER PRODUCTS, INC., Duluth, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41C 7/00 (2006.01); F41C 9/08 (2006.01); F41A 11/00 (2006.01); F42B 5/02 (2006.01); F41A 3/04 (2006.01); F41A 21/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41C 9/08 (2013.01); F41A 3/04 (2013.01); F41A 11/00 (2013.01); F41A 21/12 (2013.01); F42B 5/025 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49716 (2015.01);
Abstract
An open ignition breech plug for a muzzle-loading firearm. The open ignition breech plug includes an internal body portion for removable installation into the breech end of a barrel of the muzzle-loader, and an external body portion comprising a gripping surface, a nipple for receiving an ignition source such as a percussion cap, and at least one open portion of the external body portion for external visibility of the nipple and a percussion cap mounted thereon. The nipple can be integrally formed with the external body portion or removably mounted thereto.