Joseph Manton (6 April 1766 – 29 June 1835) was a British gunsmith who innovated sport shooting, improved weapon quality and paved the way for the modern artillery shell.
Manton was a sport shooter in his own right and a friend of Colonel Peter Hawker.
Author: H. Adlard Source: An engraving by H. Adlard scanned from the 1988 edition of "The Diary of Colonel Peter Hawker 1802 - 1853", the 1988 edition was published by Greenhill Books Limited as an exact reproduction of the edition first published in 1893 by Longmans Green and Co., London. No copyright claimed by Greenhill Books other than the forward to the new edition of which this image forms no part. License: CC-PD-Mark