Arms and Armour

Henry Metcalfe (military officer)

Captain Henry Metcalfe (October 29, 1847 – August 17, 1927) was an officer in the United States Army Ordnance Corps, inventor and early organizational theorist, known for his 1873 invention of a detachable magazine for small arms, for his work on modern management accounting, the development of the "time card" and his theory on the role of middle management.

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• ▸Fort Independence (Massachusetts)
• ▸Costoboci
• ▸African military systems before 1800

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