Erskine S. Allin

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Erskine S. Allin

American inventor

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…hinged-breech “trap-door” mechanism, developed by Erskine S. Allin at the Springfield Armory, in which the top of the breech was flipped forward along the top of the barrel. The first Model 1866 was a converted .58-inch musket, the second Model 1866 was a new rifle in .50-inch calibre, and subsequent…
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…hinged-breech “trap-door” mechanism, developed by Erskine S. Allin at the Springfield Armory, in which the top of the breech was flipped forward along the top of the barrel. The first Model 1866 was a converted .58-inch musket, the second Model 1866 was a new rifle in .50-inch calibre, and subsequent…
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