Episode 9
E09: Matthew Moss: Patrick Ferguson's New Rifle
Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution
April 7, 201935m 24s
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Show Notes
This week our guest is UK arms specialist Matthew Moss. During the American Revolution, British officer Patrick Ferguson tested an innovative new breech-loading musket to combat the Patriot threat. Although his weapon earned an audience with King George III, it was never mass produced for use during the war, but Ferguson's innovations were decades ahead of their time. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.