[Bindlestiff]

On the thread discussion about the strengthening rods in the stock I looked for and found a patent entry for it made by Charles King. I found it interesting reading and decided to go off and read more of his patents. I found lots of them and decided it was time to stop but I did get a feel for how things were evolving. I thought about gathering this up for a Parker Pages article but there is just too much and with lots of detail, it would be a volume.

So..... If you are interested, here are a few links to patents made by Charles King for your reading pleasure.

Breech bolt plate http://www.google.com/patents/about?...rles+a+king%22
Ejector http://www.google.com/patents/about?...rles+a+king%22
rebounding hammer http://www.google.com/patents/about?...rles+a+king%22
clutch http://www.google.com/patents/about?...rles+a+king%22
breech loading limit http://www.google.com/patents/about?...rles+a+king%22
ejector http://www.google.com/patents/about?...rles+a+king%22
forend latch http://www.google.com/patents/about?...rles+a+king%22
lifter http://www.google.com/patents/about?...rles+a+king%22
ejector http://www.google.com/patents/about?...ker+shotgun%22
securing barrels http://www.google.com/patents/about?...q=king+meridan
breech loading improvement http://www.google.com/patents/about?...q=king+meridan

There is more out there on the internet if you want to continue reading.