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Andrew Hotchkiss

Andrew Hotchkiss was an American inventor who patented the Hotchkiss rifled projectile in 1855. He died young, and his brother Benjamin carried on the work.

Also known as: Andrew Hotchkiss.

Known forPatenting the Hotchkiss projectile
Key patentU.S. Patent 13,679, 1855
NoteDied young; work continued by his brother Benjamin

The original patent

Andrew Hotchkiss patented the projectile that carried the Hotchkiss name, receiving United States Patent 13,679 in 1855 for a rifled-cannon projectile using a flexible lead ring and a movable base. This three-part principle became one of the most successful rifled-projectile systems of the Civil War.

Andrew died young, and his brother Benjamin B. Hotchkiss carried the design and its manufacture forward, so the projectile is associated with both brothers.

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