Jacob Snider was an American, not a Belgian.
Jacob Snider (January 1, 1811 – October 25, 1866) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor. He invented and patented a method of converting existing
muzzle-loading rifles into
breech-loading rifles, notably the
Snider-Enfield.
Originally from
Montgomery, Georgia, Snider later moved to
Philadelphia, but died in poverty in Kilburn, London, England while attempting to recover promised compensation from the British government. He was survived by his wife Angelina and several sons, and is buried in
Kensal Green Cemetery, London.
Snider worked for the Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind, and in 1833, he produced the first raised print book in the United States. His method, which involved carving the letters into a sheet of copper by hand, was soon abandoned.
The very first image show the Perron stamp. This is a commemorative column in Liége, Belgium that has been part of the city landcape for well over 250 years and is applied in miniature form to EVERY firearm made and proofed in Liége - home of Belgian gunmaking, notably Fabrique Nationale [FN] home of John Moses Browning. The ELG is the stamp of the Liége proof house - it is the initials of Epréuve Liége. The form of the stamp dates this arm after 1854, but before 1892.
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Jacob Snider was an American, not a Belgian.
Jacob Snider (January 1, 1811 – October 25, 1866) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor. He invented and patented a method of converting existing
muzzle-loading rifles into
breech-loading rifles, notably the
Snider-Enfield.
Originally from
Montgomery, Georgia, Snider later moved to
Philadelphia, but died in poverty in Kilburn, London, England while attempting to recover promised compensation from the British government. He was survived by his wife Angelina and several sons, and is buried in
Kensal Green Cemetery, London.
Snider worked for the Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind, and in 1833, he produced the first raised print book in the United States. His method, which involved carving the letters into a sheet of copper by hand, was soon abandoned.
The very first image show the Perron stamp. This is a commemorative column in Liége, Belgium that has been part of the city landcape for well over 250 years and is applied in miniature form to EVERY firearm made and proofed in Liége - home of Belgian gunmaking, notably Fabrique Nationale [FN] home of John Moses Browning. The ELG is the stamp of the Liége proof house - it is the initials of Epréuve Liége. The form of the stamp dates this arm after 1854, but before 1892.
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