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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Royal_Engineers
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts_Medal
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gptkbp:born
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1834
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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Kensal Green Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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British_military_officials
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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Military technology
Small arms development
British_military_history
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gptkbp:died
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1899
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy
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gptkbp:field
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Firearms
Weapon design
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy
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Ballistics
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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Influence on military engagements
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Advancements in rifling technology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Ellis Metford
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Sir_Joseph_Whitworth
Engineering
Industrial Revolution
Precision engineering
Modern rifle design
Rifle manufacturing
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Henry_O._Peabody
gptkb:James_H._McQueen
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gptkbp:inspiredBy
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gptkb:Eli_Whitney
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gptkbp:inventor
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Rifled barrel
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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Firearm_testing
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Military rifles
Metford rifle
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Metford_system_of_rifling
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Development of accurate rifles
Development_of_the_.303_British_cartridge
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Military strategy
Military awards
Improvement of rifle accuracy
Modern military firearms
Metford_system_in_modern_firearms.
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Henry_Lee
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Metford_rifling
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gptkbp:occupation
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Inventor
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gptkbp:patentAbstract
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:patentCitation
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Metford_rifle_patent
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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Military historians
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Second_Boer_War
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Firearm_development
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gptkbp:researchField
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Firearm_engineering
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Introduction_of_the_Metford_rifle_in_1888
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Metford
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gptkbp:technology
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Rifled firearms
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