Alexander John Forsyth
Male, Deceased Person
1768 – 1843
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Who was Alexander John Forsyth?
Alexander John Forsyth was a Scottish Presbyterian clergyman who invented the percussion ignition.
Gunsmiths like Joseph Manton invented more reliable forms of ignition, like the tube lock in 1814. The artist Joshua Shaw designed what is recognized today as the percussion cap, which he patented in the United States in 1822, since Forsyth had threatened his rivals in Britain with legal action. These new forms of ignition proved popular among hunters during the Regency period, who had their old reliable flintlocks converted.
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- Born
- Dec 28, 1768
Belhelvie - Education
- King's College, Aberdeen
- Died
- Jun 11, 1843
Aberdeenshire
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on July 23, 2013
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