|
Casimir Lefaucheux (26 January 1802 – 9 August 1852) was a French gunsmith. He was born in Bonnétable and died in Paris. Casimir Lefaucheux obtained his first patent in 1827. In 1832, he completed a drop-barrel sporting gun with paper-cased cartridges.〔(Rifles of the World By John Walter, p.258 )〕 Casimir Lefaucheux is credited with the invention of one of the first efficient self-contained cartridge system in 1836, featuring a pin-fire mechanism. This followed the pioneering work of Jean Samuel Pauly in 1808-1812. The Lefaucheux cartridge had a conical bullet, a cardboard powder tube, and a copper base that incorporated a primer pellet.〔(''Pistols'' by Jeff Kinard p.109 )〕 Lefaucheux thus proposed one of the first practical breech-loading weapons.〔''Machine Guns: An Illustrated History of Their Impact'' - Page 15 by James H. Willbanks ()〕 In 1846, the Lefaucheux system was improved upon by Benjamin Houllier, who introduced an entirely metallic cartridge of copper brass.〔(''Pistols'' by Jeff Kinard p.109 )〕 In 1858, the Lefaucheux pistolet-revolver became the first metallic-cartridge revolver to be adopted by a national government.〔(''Pistols'' by Jeff Kinard p.109 )〕 File:Revolver Lefaucheux IMG 3108.jpg|Belgian-made Lefaucheux service revolver, c. 1860-1865 File:Pepperbox IMG 5238.jpg|Pepper-box in Lefaucheux system File:Pocket revolver Lefaucheux.jpg|Pocket revolver in Lefaucheux system ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Casimir Lefaucheux」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|