Joseph Whitworth
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Sir Joseph Whitworth, 1st Baronet was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist. In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for
Whitworth c. 1846
The Firs, now the Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre
12-pounder Whitworth rifle
Plaque from the memorial in Whitworth Park, Darley Dale erected in 1894
Whitworth rifle
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The Whitworth rifle was an English-made percussion cap rifled musket used in the latter half of the 19th century. A single-shot muzzleloader with excellent long-range accuracy for its era, especially
Joseph Whitworth
…philanthropist. In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for screw threads. Whitworth also created the Whitworth rifle, often called the "sharpshooter" because of its accuracy, which is considered one of the earliest examples of a sniper rifle, used by some Confederate…
Period diagram comparing the Pattern 1853 Enfield (left) with the Whitworth rifle (right), which uses a hexagonal bore and matching bullet.