Henri Gustave Delvigne
Henri Gustave Delvigne (born April 10, 1800 in Hamburg , † October 18, 1876 in Toulon ) was a French army officer and weapons developer. He revolutionized the technology of handguns .
Life
Delvigne developed the rifle into a weapon suitable for all infantry. Previously, its use was restricted to snipers and hunters , as loading a muzzle loader with a rifled barrel required the precisely fitting projectile required for this to be pushed down the entire barrel from the muzzle at great expense. Delvigne recognized that the bullet had to change its shape after it was introduced into the barrel and in 1826 developed a small powder chamber on which the (round) bullet rested and was widened with several powerful blows so that it followed the pulls.
When the July Revolution broke out, Delvigne resigned as captain of the French army.
Works
- Research on le feu de l'infanterie (1826)
- Exposé d'un nouveau système d'armement pour l'infanterie (Paris 1836)
- Observations sur un nouveau modèle de carabin rayée et sur le feu des tirailleurs en Afrique (Paris 1836)
- Sur l'emploi des belles cylindro-coniques évidées (Paris 1843 and 1849)
Web links
- Gustave Henri Delvigne - Un soldat devenu inventeur ( Memento of December 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (French); in the Internet Archive
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Delvigne, Henri Gustave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French army officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1876 |
| Place of death | Toulon |