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