INDEX. British military history, the Volunteer Force (1859-1908), and Ordnance.
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William Ellis Metford (1824-1899)
INDEX. G.T. Teasdale-Bucknell in his book “Experts on Guns & Shooting” (1900) referred to William Metford as the ‘father of the match rifle’ and ‘the father of modern rifle-boring.’
William Metford worked closely with the Bristol gunmaker George Gibbs, the manufacturer of the Gibbs-Metford muzzle loading match rifle and the later Farquharson-Metford breech loading rifle.
British Military Longarms
INDEX. Articles dealing with specific arms, featuring muskets, rifles and carbines. This section also addresses arms not adopted by the armed forces but that featured in Small Arms Trials.
19th Century Riflemen
INDEX. The 19th Century saw a huge growth in interest in rifle target shooting. Queen’s Prize winners were hailed as hero’s and thousands of spectators turned up to witness the long range international matches. Who were these riflemen that attracted such public attention….?