# Antoine Alphonse Chassepot

> Antoine Alphonse Chassepot (1833–1905) was a French inventor and gunsmith. Born in 1833 in the town of Mutzig in Alsace, he is best known for inventing the breech-loading, center-fire needle gun rifle named after him: the Chassepot. Officially known as the Fusil modèle 1866, the rifle was adopted by the French army in 1866, for which Chassepot received the Cross of the Légion d'honneur and a gratuity of 30,000 francs.

*French engineer (1833–1905)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1833-03-04
- **Died:** 1905-02-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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- [Антоан Шаспо](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE)
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