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The Thorneycroft Carbine was a bolt-action rifle designed by James Baird Thorneycroft. It is thought to be the first bullpup design in history.

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  • Thorneycroft carbine
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  • The Thorneycroft Carbine was a bolt-action rifle designed by James Baird Thorneycroft. It is thought to be the first bullpup design in history.
  • The Thorneycroft carbine was one of the earliest bullpup rifles, developed by an English gunsmith in 1901 as patent No. 14,622 of July 18, 1901. This bolt-action rifle featured a bullpup action in which the retracted bolt slid back through the stock nearly to the shooter's shoulder, maximising the space available in the body of the firearm. The rifle was chambered in the contemporary .303 British service cartridge, and held five rounds in an internal magazine.
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Origin
  • Great Britain
Design
  • 1901(xsd:integer)
Name
  • Thorneycroft carbine
  • Thornycroft carbine
Maker
  • James Baird Thorneycroft Moubray Gore Farquhar
Type
Caption
  • Drawings from original patent
Cartridge
  • 0(xsd:double)
is UK
  • yes
Sights
  • Iron
is ranged
  • YES
Action
  • Bolt-action
design date
  • 1901(xsd:integer)
Magazine
  • 5(xsd:integer)
feed
  • 5(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The Thorneycroft carbine was one of the earliest bullpup rifles, developed by an English gunsmith in 1901 as patent No. 14,622 of July 18, 1901. This bolt-action rifle featured a bullpup action in which the retracted bolt slid back through the stock nearly to the shooter's shoulder, maximising the space available in the body of the firearm. The rifle was chambered in the contemporary .303 British service cartridge, and held five rounds in an internal magazine. The Thorneycroft was shorter and 10% lighter than the standard Lee-Enfield rifle used by the British military at the time. However, when tested at Hythe the firearm exhibited excessive recoil and poor ergonomics, and was not adopted for military service.
  • The Thorneycroft Carbine was a bolt-action rifle designed by James Baird Thorneycroft. It is thought to be the first bullpup design in history.
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