About Antoine Alphonse Chassepot
Lived 1833 – 1905 (aged 71). Antoine Alphonse Chassepot was a French inventor, entrepreneur and engineer.
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.
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Who was Antoine Alphonse Chassepot?
French engineer (1833–1905)
When was Antoine Alphonse Chassepot born?
Antoine Alphonse Chassepot was born on 4 March 1833 in Mutzig.
When did Antoine Alphonse Chassepot die?
Antoine Alphonse Chassepot died on 5 February 1905 in Gagny.
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Antoine Alphonse Chassepot was an inventor, entrepreneur and engineer.
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Antoine Alphonse Chassepot was French.
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