Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Alexander John Forsyth (1768–1843) was a Scottish Presbyterian clergyman who invented the percussion ignition.Gunsmiths like Joseph Manton invented more reliable forms of ignition, like the tube lock in 1814. The artist Joshua Shaw designed what is recognised today as the percussion cap, which he patented in the United States in 1822, since Forsyth had threatened his rivals in Britain with legal action.. }
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- Alexander_John_Forsyth comment "Alexander John Forsyth (1768–1843) was a Scottish Presbyterian clergyman who invented the percussion ignition.Gunsmiths like Joseph Manton invented more reliable forms of ignition, like the tube lock in 1814. The artist Joshua Shaw designed what is recognised today as the percussion cap, which he patented in the United States in 1822, since Forsyth had threatened his rivals in Britain with legal action.".