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William Mason (January 30, 1837 – July 17, 1913) was a patternmaker, engineer and inventor who worked for Remington Arms, Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company, and Winchester Repeating Arms Company in the 19th century.
- Inventor, machinist, gunsmith
- July 17, 1913 (aged 76), Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
- January 30, 1837, Oswego, New York, U.S.
Nov 11, 2016 · It was William Mason who was given a patent for his conversion of the Colt revolver that was simpler than the Richards' patent. After working on these conversions, Mason began work on Colt's first metallic cartridge revolvers in 1871.
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Feb 15, 2023 · William Mason and Charles Richards were both engineers at Colt who had successfully converted Colt cap-and-ball (percussion) revolvers into cartridge-firing models and designed the Colt Model...
Nov 20, 2019 · At just 29 years old, William Mason assumed the role of Superintendent of the armory at Colt’s. While working there, he (along with Mr. Richards) played a pivotal role in designing what would...
William Mason (January 30, 1837 – July 17, 1913) was a patternmaker, engineer and inventor who worked for Remington Arms, Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company, and Winchester Repeating Arms Company in the 19th century.
William Mason was superintendent of the armory at Colt from the mid-1860s until the early 1880s when he moved over to Winchester. He would be responsible for the improvements on the Richards Conversion, the 1871-72 Open-Top, and of course the Colt Single Action Army.
The M1877 was designed by one of the inventors of the Colt Single Action Army (M1873), William Mason, as Colt's first attempt at manufacturing a double-action revolver.
