| Antoine Alphonse Chassepot | |
|---|---|
 Antoine Alphonse Chassepot | |
| Born | Antoine Alphonse Chassepot (1833-03-04)March 4, 1833 Mutzig, France |
| Died | February 5, 1905(1905-02-05) (aged 71) Gagny |
| Occupation | inventor |
Antoine Alphonse Chassepot (1833–1905) was a French inventor and gunsmith. Born in 1833 in the town of Mutzig in Alsace, he is best known for inventing the breech-loading, center-fire needle gun rifle named after him: the Chassepot. Officially known as the Fusil modèle 1866, the rifle was adopted by the French army in 1866, for which Chassepot received the Cross of the Légion d'honneur and a gratuity of 30,000 francs.
References
- John Walter (2006). Rifles of the World (3 ed.). Iola: Krause Publications. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-89689-241-5.
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