Eli Whitney

[Axel]

I was talking about Eli Whitney the other day. I know it's credited to him the invention of Interchangeability of gun parts. But what was the name of that Frenchman who inspired him. I think the name started with a B! He was an officer, trained at Westpoint I think....or am I completley loopey!

[Axel]

Honorأ© Blanc’s !! I found it on the wonderful WWW!!

Also Chrisofer Polehem here in sweden used interchangeable parts before Eli did. Polhem is worth a book of his own!

[ShavingMaker]

I know Eli Whitney also invented the cotton gin. Add a little vermouth and you get a really really dry martini!

[Dr. Rob]

Where exactly are you at, Axel? That shop at the corner of Hantverkargatan & St Eriksgatan i Stockholm happens to be mine. Know it?

[Axel]

I'm in Roslagen...got a name for your shop...I'm not very familliar with street names...could you be assoiated with Widfors?

I had a shop once named "Bentell Arms"...I'm not active at this time though...

[Axel]

no it can't be Widfors...wrong adress...

[Dr. Rob]

Naw, not Widforss...But the Widforss guy moved and started a new store down the street a ways. I don't do gunsmithing, except the occasional ljuddampare job.

I do prototypes, fine-tuned welding jobs, wrought iron sometimes...Fiddler & Turner, I call myself.

[Axel]

Mauritz Widfors who started what we now know as "Hennes&Mauritz", HM for short. Could that be the Widfors guy you are talking about!?

The gunshop "Widfors" is on Fredsgatan, not your street...