Researching Charles Newton
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The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Newton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Newton and the Newton Family Tree
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Charles Newton (inventor)
{| class="infobox" style="width: 30em; font-size: 95%;"|+ style="font-size: larger;" | Charles Newton|-||-! colspan="2" bgcolor="skyblue" | Personal Info|- style="vertical-align: top;"| Birth| January 8, 1868, Delevan, New York|-| Death| March 9, 1932, New Haven, Connecticut|-| Aged| 64|-! colspan="2" bgcolor="skyblue" | Company Info|- style="vertical-align: top;"| Name| Newton Arms Co. Inc.
Chas. Newton Rifle Co.
Buffalo Newton Rifle Co.
LeverBolt Rifle Co.|- style="vertical-align: top;"| Foundation| August 4, 1914, New York City|-| Fate|1918, Entered into receivership|-| Headquarters| Buffalo, New York|-! colspan="2" bgcolor="skyblue" | Notable Weapons|- style="vertical-align: top;"|| Model 1914 Rifle Group
Model 1916 First Model
Model 1922 German Imports
Model 1924 Second Model
LeverBolt Rifle|-| |}
Charles (Chas.) Newton was an American lawyer and firearm enthusiast known for his experiments with cartridge design which led to the creation of the .22 Savage Hi-Power rifle cartridge which was adopted by the Savage Arms as a commercial firearm cartridge. This success was soon followed by the design of the .250-3000 Savage.
Charles also experimented with wildcats based on the .30-06 Springfield case, most notably creating a forerunner of the .25-06 Remington. This cartridge was first introduced as the .25 Newton Special. There were probably no firearms produced in this caliber by Netwon. It soon evolved into the .256 Newton designed to use, at first, a 123 grain bullet followed by later upgrades to 129 grain and 140 grain bullets. Newton's premise was to use a large case for each caliber he developed in order for the larger powder charge to propel the bullet at high velocity resulting in effective terminal ballistics.
Newton developed several calibers. The best known are the .22 Newton (90 grain bullet), .256 Newton, .30 Newton (180 grain bullet), .33 Newton (200 grain bullet), .35 Newton (250 grain bullet) and .40 Newton (300 grain bullet). From 1914 until the late 1920s, he entered into various endeavors to promote and sell rifles in his proprietary calibers.
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