Firearms – Nipples and guards
Patent
1982-07-02
1984-12-04
Jordan, Charles T.
Firearms
Nipples and guards
F41C 2700
Patent
active
044855770
ABSTRACT:
A removable cover for percussion cap firearms keeps the cap dry and allows the firearm to be carried in a fully cocked condition with no danger of accidental discharge. The cover can be quickly and silently removed from over the percussion cap at the time the weapon is to be fired. The cover includes an open ended bore that slidably receives the projecting length of the cap supporting nipple, hermetically sealing the cap within. The length of the bore is such that it's closed end is spaced clear of the cap when the open bottom end rests against the firearm. The hammer may accidently strike the cover but the striking force will be deflected to bypass the cap and be transmitted directly to the firearm breech area adjacent the nipple.
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patent: 4227330 (1980-10-01), Chapin
Bridges, Toby; "On the Game Trail"; Muzzleloader Magazine; Mar./Apr., 1983, pp. 21, 22.
Bridges, Toby; "Odds & Ends"; The Buckskin Report; pp. 6, 7, Jun./Jul. 1983.
Black Powder Times; "Safe-'n-Dry Cap Cover"; p. 35, Feb./Mar. 1983.
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