Maynard tape primer system

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf firearm primer system
gptkbp:category firearm technology
gptkbp:component Springfield rifle-musket
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maynard tape primer system
gptkbp:introducedIn 1845
gptkbp:inventedBy Edward Maynard
gptkbp:material paper tape with priming compound
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction automatic primer feed
gptkbp:purpose to speed up priming of percussion firearms
gptkbp:replacedBy conventional percussion cap
gptkbp:type unreliable in field conditions
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Springfield_Model_1855
gptkb:Springfield_Model_1861
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Model_1855_rifle-musket
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7