Ohio inventions and firsts · Invention · 1893
Buffington-Crozier disappearing gun carriage
In 1893 Adelbert Buffington and William Crozier improved the disappearing gun carriage by letting the counterweight pivot slide, which gave a smoother recoil path. The design armed American coastal forts built between 1898 and 1917.
At a glance
- Year
- 1893
- Company
- US Army Ordnance Department
- Place
- Designed in the United States; co-inventor William Crozier was born in Carrollton, Carroll County ZIP 44615 · Carroll County
Why it matters
Primary armament of the Endicott- and Taft-era coastal forts; later versions carried guns up to 16 inches.
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.