Posted August 17, 2016 4:00 pm by Comments

By Logan Metesh

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The concept of percussion ignition was invented in 1805 by a Scottish Reverend named Alexander Forsyth. English-born artist Joshua Shaw invented what we know as the percussion cap in 1822. Living in the United States, Shaw patented the cap in … Read More

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