Antoine Alphonse Chassepot
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 Antoine Alphonse Chassepot |
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| Born | Antoine Alphonse Chassepot March 4, 1833 Mutzig, France |
| Died | February 5, 1905 (aged -8) Alsace |
| Occupation | inventor |
Antoine Alphonse Chassepot (1833–1905) was a French inventor and gunsmith. He was born in 1833 at Mutzig in Alsace. He invented the breech-loading, center-fire needle gun rifle known as the Chassepot. It was adopted by the French army in 1866 for which he received the Cross of the Légion d'honneur and a gratuity of 30,000 francs.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ John Walter (2006). Rifles of the World (3 ed.). Iola: Krause Publications. p. 86. ISBN 9780896892415.
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