Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet | |
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| Born | Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross 4 April 1872 Balnagown Castle, Scotland |
| Died | 29 June 1942 (aged 70) St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Education | Eton College |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, entrepreneur |
| Known for | Ross rifle |
| Spouses | Winifred Berens (div. 1897)Patricia B. Ellison
(m. 1901; div. 1930) |
Sir Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross, 9th Baronet (4 April 1872 – 29 June 1942) was a Scottish inventor and commercial entrepreneur who invented the innovative and often controversial straight-pull actioned Ross rifle.[1][2]
- ^ Phillips, Roger F.; Dupuis, François J.; Chadwick, John A. (2002). The Ross Rifle Story. Toronto, Ontario: Michael W. Leonard. ISBN 978-0-9732416-0-0.
- ^ Ward, John (17 August 2014), Why Canadians ditched Ross rifle during First World War: It's 'murder to send out men with such a weapon', Canadian Press, retrieved 30 October 2014