british inventor engineer napoleonic period best known produced innovative weapons including lock seven volley gun despite commonly known gun major supplier military napoleonic wars high quality pistols double sought largely weapon choice hunters supplying military civilian markets expensive pieces aristocracy royalty appointed king business eventually company today makes razor blades equipment recently ceremonial officer swords british_army guns produced innovative weapons double pistol stock weapon impractical stock removed usually production inch pistol pattern heavy calibre matching pistols novel lock designed originally intended abandoned musket design requested duke richmond serving master general ordnance new lock dismantled previous time consuming screws pattern butt plate stored attached barrel feature unpopular users guns modified conventional swivel best known today multi gun featured films include uses volley gun characters manufacturer inventor weapon despite portrayal film weapon practical hand weapon severe causing injuries time needed seven barrels necessary abandon early prototypes reduce charge problem intended naval weapon fired rigging repel deck retired royal_navy produced experimental rotating multi guns fire barrel time day known double weapons format high quality innovations led highly popular hunting gun especially gun maker king known pistols weapons covering field pistols muskets great variety illustrated coach like naval pistols resistant brass barrel weapons intended short range large charge require iron barrels continued death late life making breech loading muskets career started took patent gun lock enrolled trade formed master patent bore war american colonies provided strong market products came prototypes volley gun design won subsequent competitive bid production gun weapon consequently commonly referred gun produced volley guns volley pistols civilian market small numbers included set weapons queen collection today set standard production instance silver mounts london following conclusion american revolutionary war fall demand military small arms period turned civilian market profitable orders locks light medium calibre pounder naval guns finally freeman company years later french revolution subsequent napoleonic wars ensured short government business duke richmond preferred competitors innovations particularly lock began delivering muskets orders regular army dried non standard design took long different calibre ammunition concentrated supplying muskets local militia preparing expected invasion government placed contract replace locks stock duke richmond pattern muskets standard ones locks recognised superior need took precedence appointed ordinary king largely result patented breech hunting guns master legacy generous employees specified business continued months benefit left inflation adjusted employees nephew henry apprentice samuel proved inventive holding patent samuel ordinary succession victoria master company business continued son law ordinary king contracts ensured success business james son henry joined henry died company continued making firearms bladed weapons known series new laws starting pistols act restricted sale firearms public pushed company changing direction henceforth concentrated razor blades domestic products continued produce swords british_army royal ceremonial purposes sword manufacturing plant closed company continues products
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