The Henry was certainly the first in large scale military use. Heck, you could say the Chinese and Leonardo Da Vinchi invented the helicopter, and lots of people developed the concept in the early decades of aviation, but really it was Sikorsky who first made a usable vehicle that was mass-produced and used in numbers by the military. Sort of similar to the Henry being the first assault rifle, Sikorsky made the first practical rotorcraft.
That may all be true. I'm addressing the frequent argument that 2A = muskets, and our found Fathers never envisioned anything else. Which is clearly FALSE. And a big deal now.
The Henry was certainly the first in large scale military use. Heck, you could say the Chinese and Leonardo Da Vinchi invented the helicopter, and lots of people developed the concept in the early decades of aviation, but really it was Sikorsky who first made a usable vehicle that was mass-produced and used in numbers by the military. Sort of similar to the Henry being the first assault rifle, Sikorsky made the first practical rotorcraft.
That may all be true. I'm addressing the frequent argument that 2A = muskets, and our found Fathers never envisioned anything else. Which is clearly FALSE. And a big deal now.
If 2A is muskets, 1A is parchment, quill pens, and Gutenberg presses.