Picked up a rolling block

[tark]

How many of you know that Hiram Maxon perfected the light bulb, before Edison did?

 

[MachIVshooter]

How many of you know that Hiram Maxon perfected the light bulb, before Edison did?

I knew Edison has been credited with more than he should have been, but I did not know that.

 

[doubleh]

People forget how old suppressors are... Hiram Maxim is credited with selling them as far back as 1902. Patent awarded in 1909.

Mufflers are pretty much required on cars, but not on guns... Both his invention.

What I wonder about is why they are called suppressors on firearms and mufflers on engines. They serve the same purpose on each machine.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

Very rad scope mount on that Marlin!

 

[BigBlue 94]

What I wonder about is why they are called suppressors on firearms and mufflers on engines. They serve the same purpose on each machine.

Just symantics. Across the pond, mufflers are sometimes called silencers.

 

[tark]

I knew Edison has been credited with more than he should have been, but I did not know that.

He did it in London, if I remember correctly, a couple of years before Edison. I read it in a book on his greatest achievement, the Maxim gun. I believe the book was titled "The Devil's Paintbrush, Sir Hiram Maxim's Gun." by Dolf F Goldsmith. The first few chapters detail Maxim's early inventions, the light bulb being one.

I also discovered that some of his early guns were chambered in black powder rounds, including the 45-70. Being recoil operated, there was no gas system to foul up.

 

[MachIVshooter]

He did it in London, if I remember correctly, a couple of years before Edison. I read it in a book on his greatest achievement, the Maxim gun. I believe the book was titled "The Devil's Paintbrush, Sir Hiram Maxim's Gun." by Dolf F Goldsmith. The first few chapters detail Maxim's early inventions, the light bulb being one.

I also discovered that some of his early guns were chambered in black powder rounds, including the 45-70. Being recoil operated, there was no gas system to foul up.

I had to read up on it after you mentioned it, got up to speed on the whole patent dispute with HSM's employee doing the filing, etc. Also didn't know he and his brother had bad blood over patent/IP disputes.

Of course, this is the elder Maxim; it was his son, Hiram Percy Maxim, who developed successful firearm silencers & IC engine mufflers.

 

[Dave Markowitz]

Just symantics. Across the pond, mufflers are sometimes called silencers.

Maxim called them silencers. Under Federal law (and probably most if not all states) they are called silencers. Suppressor is a relatively recent term.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Maxim called them silencers. Under Federal law (and probably most if not all states) they are called silencers. Suppressor is a relatively recent term.

They are sometimes referred to in legalese as " firearm sound suppressor", but yes, for the most part, "silencer" is the legal term.

Suppressor is definitely more technically accurate, though, unless one considers a jackhammer or slamming door silent.

 

[Gordon]

They are sometimes referred to in legalese as " firearm sound suppressor", but yes, for the most part, "silencer" is the legal term.

Suppressor is definitely more technically accurate, though, unless one considers a jackhammer or slamming door silent.

Hearing protection device

 

[CopperFouling]

Lol. Yes, much more pleasant.

Don't worry, I'll make a more appropriate looking can just for this rifle like I did with my .25-20

That looks so wrong...and so very cool. Haha. I always enjoy your posts. Cheers!

 

[dave951]

My original 1869 rolling block - 50/70