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Monday, September 7, 2020

Interchangeable Parts



Hall Model 1819: A Rifle to Change the Industrial World
Forgotten Weapons

If you are like me, you learned back in elementary school that Eli Whitney (of cotton gin fame) originated the idea of interchangeable parts. Now we have Ian telling us that John Hall was the one who made interchangeable parts a reality. Ian summarizes this starting just after the five minute mark.

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