Jacob Snider
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Jacob Snider was a 19th-century American inventor best known for developing the Snider–Enfield breech-loading rifle conversion used by the British Army.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | inventor ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enfield rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| developed |
Snider–Enfield conversion for the Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket
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breech-loading conversion system for muzzle-loading rifles ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
firearms design
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military technology ⓘ weaponry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasPartInvention |
hinged side-opening breech block for rifles
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metallic cartridge adaptation for Enfield rifles ⓘ |
| influenced | British Army small arms modernization ⓘ |
| inventionUsedBy | British Empire armed forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inventionUsedInConflict | late 19th-century colonial campaigns ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing a breech-loading conversion for the Enfield rifle-musket
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influencing British Army small arms in the 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy | pioneered practical breech-loading conversions for existing muzzle-loading rifles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Snider–Enfield breech-loading rifle conversion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snider–Enfield rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | inventor ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| significantEvent | adoption of the Snider–Enfield system by the British Army ⓘ |
| significantProject | conversion of muzzle-loading Enfield rifles to breech-loaders ⓘ |
| typeOfInventions |
firearms
ⓘ
rifle mechanisms ⓘ |
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