Jacob Rupertus

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Jacob Rupertus, from patent specification Austria No. 3202, "lock for firearms"
Jacob Rupertus, original drawings of patent specification US43606 for the bundle revolver "Pepper-Box"

Jacob Rupertus (* 1822 / 1823 in Bavaria; † 14. February 1921 in Laurel Springs , Pennsylvania ) was an American designer and manufacturer of handguns . He must not be confused with Jacob Rupertus (1827-25 July 1900) who was a grocer in Montgomery, PA.

In English Patent No. GB 1899 17520 his home address is given as: "JACOB RUPERTUS, of 5519, Royal Street, Germantown, in the City and County of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, United States of America". His company, the Rupertus Patented Pistol Manufacturing Company, which was active between 1859 and 1899, was located in Philadelphia , 1924 North 4th Street. The former company buildings on the corner of North 4th Street and W. Hewson Street no longer exist in 2010. In particular, the “Pepper-Box” bundle revolvers from Rupertus are known, of which around 3,000 were manufactured. In the late 1860s, under the name “Straight Line”, he produced a number of single-shot pocket pistols in .36 caliber, barrel length 3½ "and 4¼", few of these cheap products bear the label RUPERTUS / PAT'D. He also produced revolvers and single- barreled shotguns .

Patents

Rupertus had his inventions secured by numerous patents. On July 19, 1864, for example, he received US patent number 43,606 for a weapon of the type bundle revolver. The following US patents were registered in his name: "23,711 April 19, 1859 • 23,952 May 10, 1859 • 25,142 August 16, 1859 • 37,059 December 2, 1862 • 43,606 July 19, 1864 • 69,707 October 8, 1867 • 121,199 November 21 , 1871 • 165.369 July 6, 1875 • 169.848 November 9, 1875 • 209.925 November 12, 1878 • 633.734 September 26, 1899 “Rupertus had further patents on firearms in England (No. GB ​​1899 17520) and Austria (No. AT 3202) to register.

literature

Web links

  • Pepperbox from Jacob Rupertus according to the patent US43606
  • Jacob Rupertus Revolver with antiquearmsinc.com according to the patent US121199 with drum lock in front
  • Shotgun 12 gauge shotgun made by Jacob Rupertus according to patent US 209925
  • Revolver by Jacob Rupertus according to the patent US121199 with front drum lock

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Philadelphia Inquirer, February 15, 1921 (Tuesday), “RUPERTUS - At Laurel Springs, Feb. 14th, JACOB, husband of the late Caroline Rupertus, aged 98 years. Relatives and friends invited to the service, Wed 2 PM at the Oliver H. Blair Bldg., 1820 Chestnut st. "
  2. ↑ Jacob Rupertus' burial place, Lansdale
  3. ^ A b Jacob Rupertus, Patent England, No. 17,520, "Improvements in Firearms" (accessed July 18, 2010)
  4. ↑ Rupertus Patented Pistol Manufactory company information at American-Firearms.com (accessed July 18, 2010)
  5. ↑ Satellite image at the corner of 1924 North 4th Street and W. Hewsonstreet (accessed July 18, 2010)
  6. ↑ Standard Flayderman: Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values , Gun Digest Books, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4402-2651-9 . Page 511
  7. ↑ Straight line pistol. Source: Flaydermans Guide to American Firearms, Copyright 2001 by Norm Flayderman, Krause Publications Iola, WI, ISBN 978-0-87349-313-0
  8. ↑ a b c Original document “Improvement in breech-loading firearms” specifically on single-shotgun, publication: US209925 (A) (accessed on July 18, 2010)
  9. ↑ a b Jacob Rupertus, patent reference and production overview at American-Firearms.com (accessed on July 18, 2010)
  10. ↑ JM Firearms Collection: Avispero Jacob Rupertus (Spanish accessed on July 18, 2010)
  11. ↑ Original document "Improvement in revolving firearms" specifically on the revolver mechanism Publication: US23711 (A) (accessed on July 18, 2010)
  12. ↑ Original document “Automatic primer for firearms” specifically on percussion weapons “Priming-Cock” Publication: US23952 (A) (accessed on July 18, 2010)
  13. ↑ Original document "Improvement in percussion-pellets for firearms" especially on primers "Primer for Firearms" Publication: US25142 (A) (accessed on July 18, 2010)
  14. ↑ Original document "Improvement in revolving firearms" specifically for Revolver (openable) Publication: US37059 (A) (English accessed on July 18, 2010)
  15. ↑ a b Original document "Improvement in revolving firearms" specifically on the Pepperbox bundle revolver Publication: US43606 (A) (accessed on July 18, 2010)
  16. ↑ Original document "Improvement in cartriges for firearms" specifically on cartridge with two projectiles "Cartridge" Publication: US69707 (A) (English accessed on July 18, 2010)
  17. ↑ a b c Original document "Improvement in revolving firearms" specifically on the revolver mechanism, drum locking Publication: US121199 (A) (accessed on July 18, 2010)
  18. ↑ Original document "Improvement in revolving firearms" specifically on the revolver mechanism, trigger group and springs Publication: US165369 (A) (accessed July 18, 2010)
  19. ↑ Original document "Improvement in revolving firearms" specifically on the revolver mechanism, drum lock and trigger group Publication: US169848 (A) (accessed on July 18, 2010)
  20. ↑ Original document "Lock for Firearms" specifically on the revolver mechanism, covered cock "Lock for firearms", publication: US633734 (A) (accessed July 18, 2010)
  21. ^ Jacob Rupertus, Patent Specification Austria No. 3202, "Lock for Firearms" (accessed July 18, 2010)
personal data
SURNAME Rupertus, Jacob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American designer and manufacturer of handguns
DATE OF BIRTH around 1822
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1921
Place of death Montgomery township