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  Creedmoor, USA
The NRA's ranges at Creedmoor were opended in spring 1873, the first official shoots being fired on 25 April. During the 1870's it was the site of a number of long range international rifle matches. Creedmoor was deeded back to the State in 1890 and the NRA's matches moved to Sea Girt, New Jersey in 1892.
- The Story of Creedmoor
- The International Rifle Match - [1874] 		books
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Sir Henry Halford

Sir Henry Halford (1828-1897)
The 'Grand Old Man of Rifle Shooting.' Author of the 1888 classic "The Art of Shooting With The Rifle."
- Illustrated interview - [1893]

 

William Metford

 William Ellis Metford (1824-1899)
Writing of Metford in 1901, T.F.Fremantle noted that he had been referred to as 'the father of modern rifle-boring.'
- Memoir of William Ellis Metford
- W.E.Metford Obituary - [1900]
- W.E.Metford's grave
- see also collecting		  
  National Rifle Association (Great Britain)
The National Rifle Association was formed in 1859 "for the encouragement of Volunteer Rifle Corps and the promotion of rifle shooting throughout Great Britain."
- By-Laws and Regulations - [1860]		  
 

John Rigby
Well known Irish rifle maker. Rigby rifles were famously used by the Irish team at Creedmoor in the International Rifle Competition against America in 1874.
- Rival Rifles Rigby and Whitworth rifles vie for selection in 1865

  
Sir Joseph Whitworth Sir Joseph Whitworth (1803-1887)
Approached in 1854 by Lord Hardinge to investigate 'the mechanical principles applicable in the construction of an efficient weapon,' Whitworth's experiments revolutionised rifle design.
- Guns and Steel - [1873]
- The Mechanical Genius and Works of the late Sir Joseph Whitworth - [1887]
- see also collecting 		 
Shooting for the Queen's Prize, 1861

Wimbledon, Great Britain
From 1860 to 1889 the National Rifle Association held its annual rifle meeting on Wimbledon Common. By 1887 Wimbledon was a rapidly growing suburban neighbourhood and this year the NRA was given notice to cease its use of Wimbledon Common. Due to difficulties associated with finding and preparing a suitable location for a rifle range, the prize meeting remained at Wimbledon until 1889. In 1890 it moved to Bisley, where it remains.
- Wimbledon Rifle-Match, 1860 - a spectators report

 
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