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Time Periods => 1870-1900 => Topic started by: Karl Helweg on October 06, 2011, 09:22:40 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EWUehoiJmk&feature=share
Gordon Frye's 19th century firearms class.
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If you enjoyed the firearms video above you might also like: http://www.historypundit.webs.com/
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This video proposes a theory for European firearms dominance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE57Fukbcm4&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3yq08FUc9F7BgumbJ0POyyC0wdXDoJI654yyc98t_VlgjXPL-AVucJkGI
I believe that a very important factor driving European advancements was patent law which granted significant financial benefits to inventors and gave them the freedom to share their innovations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_patent_law
(https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/1839-samuel-colt-paterson-holster-model-revolver-patent-print-blueprint-greg-edwards.jpg)