Alexander Henry
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Alexander Henry was a renowned 19th-century Scottish gunmaker and rifling designer whose innovations significantly improved the accuracy and performance of British military rifles.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
firearms designer
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gunmaker ⓘ person ⓘ rifling designer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Martini–Henry rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ Victorian-era firearms innovation ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1818-06-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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Scotland ⓘ |
| businessLocation | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
Scotland
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1894-01-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designed |
Henry-pattern rifling
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rifling adopted for the Martini–Henry rifle ⓘ sporting rifles ⓘ target rifles ⓘ |
| employer | Alexander Henry gunmaking firm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| field |
ballistics
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firearms engineering ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | Scottish ⓘ |
| hasName | Alexander Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiflingType | polygonal-like Henry rifling ⓘ |
| improved |
accuracy of British service rifles
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range of British service rifles ⓘ |
| industry | arms industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
British military rifle design
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development of Martini–Henry rifle ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Henry rifling
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contributions to accuracy of 19th-century rifles ⓘ design of rifling used in British service rifles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableFor | precision target rifles used in competitions ⓘ |
| notableWork | rifling system adopted by British Army in 1860s ⓘ |
| occupation |
gunmaker
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inventor ⓘ rifle designer ⓘ |
| specialization |
breech-loading rifles
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rifling design ⓘ |
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