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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Christopher_Miner_SpencerChristopher Miner Spencer - Wikipedia

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   Christopher Miner Spencer (June 20, 1833 – January 14, 1922) was an American inventor, from Manchester, Connecticut, who invented the Spencer repeating rifle, one of the earliest models of lever-action rifle, a steam powered "horseless carriage", and several other inventions.

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3. connecticuthistory.org › christopher-miner-spencerChristopher Miner Spencer, 19th-century Arms Manufacturer

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   Aug 27, 2022 · A well-known American inventor in his day, Christopher Miner Spencer obtained 42 patents during his lifetime and created the first successful breech-loading repeating rifle. Born on June 20, 1833, in Manchester, Connecticut, Spencer attended school until the age of 14 while also working on his parents’ farm.

4. windsorhistoricalsociety.org › christopher-minerChristopher Miner Spencer - Windsor Historical Society

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   Dec 24, 2018 · WHS collections. Christopher Miner Spencer was born in Manchester, CT and died in Hartford, but he spent the bulk of his adult life right here in Windsor. Here, in a home on Orchard Street, he raised his family, put down roots, and perfected many of his notable inventions.

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5. www.forgottenweapons.com › biography-christopherBiography: Christopher Miner Spencer - Forgotten Weapons

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   Feb 27, 2013 · Learn about the life and achievements of Christopher Miner Spencer, the inventor of the Spencer rifle and a pioneer of industrial machinery. Discover how he started as a farm boy and became a wealthy and influential entrepreneur in the 19th century.

6. www.americanhistorycentral.com › entries › spencerSpencer Repeating Rifle, Christopher Spencer, Civil War

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   Sep 29, 2022 · Christopher Miner Spencer was an American inventor, from Manchester, Connecticut, who invented the Spencer repeating rifle. Spencer learned how to manufacture guns as an employee of Samuel Colt, who founded Colt’s Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company.

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7. www.britannica.com › biography › Christopher-M-SpencerChristopher M. Spencer | Inventor, Manufacturer, Entrepreneur

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   May 1, 2024 · Christopher M. Spencer was an American inventor and manufacturer. In 1860 he patented a repeating carbine whose seven cartridges could be fired in 18 seconds. It was quickly adopted by the U.S. government for cavalry use, and Spencer built his own factory, which produced 200,000 Spencer carbines.

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   Who is Christopher Miner Spencer?

   • Christopher Miner Spencer has long captured the imagination of Americans, particularly firearms enthusiasts. He embodies the ideal of ingenuity, constantly tinkering and reworking designs to solve problems and improve upon his previous ideas. His inventions, particularly his automatic screw machine, changed the face of American industry.

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   When did Christopher Miner Spencer die?

   • While the gun itself was mechanically successful, the company failed. Spencer sold it in 1890. Three years later, Spencer established the Spencer Automatic Machine Screw Company in Windsor and worked there until his retirement several years before his death. Christopher Miner Spencer died in Hartford on January 14, 1922.

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   Where was Christopher Miner Spencer buried?

   • At the end of his life, Christopher Miner Spencer lived in Hartford. In the 1920 census, at age 86, Spencer was still listed as a working engineer. When he died in 1922, he was buried in Windsor’s Palisado Cemetery, alongside his wife and children.

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   When did Billings & Spencer start a company?

   • After Roper's firearms company failed, and the following year, 1869, Billings and Spencer founded a partnership in Hartford, Connecticut called Billings & Spencer, which would manufacture sewing machines, drop-forged hand tools, and machine tools . Around 1882, Spencer started a new company, the Spencer Arms Company, in Windsor, Connecticut.

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9. www.historynet.com › seven-shot-rifle-civil-warThis Civil War Weapon Changed the Face of Warfare - HistoryNet

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   Jun 15, 2023 · The breechloading seven-shot, metallic-cartridge rifles invented by Christopher Miner Spencer were the most innovative and reliable repeaters of the conflict. The deadly weapons were the precursor to modern assault rifles. Spencer was born in 1833, and grew up in Connecticut, a hotbed of industrial innovation.