Illustration showing Delivigne's carbine ca 1813

Illustration showing Delivigne's carbine ca 1813 invented by Henri-Gustave Delvigne (1800 - 1876); French soldier and inventor. He became a captain in the French infantry service, from which he resigned on the outbreak of the 1830 July Revolution. Delvigne revolutionized rifle technology and rendered it proper as a weapon

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