The dawn of interchangeable firearms manufacturing and the M1777 family
Flintlock Long Guns
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The star of today's show seems to be a M1786 French light cavalry carbine - a really elegant little arm by the way - but in fact the true hero of the story is Honré Blanc, superintendent of the armoury of St. Etienne from 1763 to 1797. He was in charge of establishing a new method for manufacturing military arms. Here is the early story of Blanc's attempt to introduce the new method of manufacturing. You will get the answer weather it worked or not,
That's the second part of the series. The first part is about the cartridge of the 1777 family.
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