In the 1740's
the United States
The Henry rifle was invented by Hackman Adams.It was invented in 1860.
The first automatic rifle was invented in 1884. It was invented by Manuel Mondragon. The rifle was known as the Mondragon rifle later to be known as the M-1908.
The rifle was invented to let people aim and shoot guns farther.
Oliver Winchester invented the Winchester repeating rifle in 1860
Austria invented the first air rifle in the 1500's. The BB rifle was invented in the USA.
The breech-loading rifle was invented by Captain Patrick Ferguson of Pitfours, Scotland, hence the Ferguson rifle.
Benjamin Franklin invented the Pennsylvania Fireplace also known as the Franklin Stove.
hartford, connecticut
Bradford Pennsylvania
The bolt action rifle was invented by Scottish immigrant James Paris Lee.
It is believed that sniper rifles were invented around 1857 with the advent of the Enfield rifle. This rifle was then surpassed by the Whitworth rifle which became the first long range sniper rifle.