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Patrick Ferguson, Scottish soldier, designed the Ferguson rifle (died 1780)
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Patrick Ferguson
British Army officer (1744–1780)
Major Patrick Ferguson was a British Army officer who designed the Ferguson rifle. He is best known for his service in the 1780 military campaign of Charles Cornwallis during the American Revolutionary War in the Carolinas, in which he played a great effort in recruiting…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ferguson rifle
Early breech-loading rifle
The Ferguson rifle was one of the first breech-loading rifles to be put into service by the British military. It was designed by Major Patrick Ferguson (1744–1780). It fired a standard British carbine ball of .615" calibre and was used by the British Army in the American…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)