Louis-Étienne de Thouvenin | |
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| Born | 1791 |
| Died | 1882 (aged 90–91) France |
| Occupations | French Army general, inventor |
| Known for | Inventor of carabine à tige |
Louis-Étienne de Thouvenin (French: [lwi.etjɛn tuv(ə)nɛ̃]; 1791–1882) was a French Army general. He invented the carabine à tige (French for 'stem rifle' / 'pillar-breech rifle'), based on a method by which muzzle-loading rifles could be easily and effectively loaded.[1]
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[edit]- ^ Gibbon, John (1860). "Gibbon rifles". The Artillerist's Manual. David Van Nostrand. p. 125.
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