My money is on Nock's form but with the vagaries of break away colonies tweaking the queens english mightily one doesn't know for sure. thanks R
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My money is on Nock's form but with the vagaries of break away colonies tweaking the queens english mightily one doesn't know for sure. thanks R
Knox.
It's named for Henry Nock, but as Beerhunter has pointed out is spelled Knox form or Knoxform. Can be confusing.
lol, like having heads on both sides of the coin.
Think I like "Knox" best. Or maybe "Qunokks"? (The man who invented noodles)
I always use Knox, because that's how it's commonly used and most everyone knows what that means. However, my colleague on the Lee Speed project always uses "Nock's" and neither of us will budge. While "Nock's" is correct, I think it's just a pretentious way of advertising that you really know where the term came from! To each his own...
The inventor was Mr. Nock. We should honor him by referring to it as his form. Call it Nock's Form, because that's an exact description of what it is.
I'm not going to refer to a Leigh Enfield just because some people spell his name wrong.
Just my 2c worth; give the man his due.
Thereagain, looking at posts and For Sale ads, spelling isn't that high on peoples' agendae.
There, another 2c worth, that's 4c in total and I'll shut up.
Is there any certainty the a Mr. Nocks invented it? Wasn´t it present in the first black powder firearms with attached barrels? I´m sure I´ve seen early flintlocks with a Nock´s form (if it really was a man named Nock, his form would require an apostrophe).
Didn't he also invent the device that centers arrows on bow strings?
lol, lol
He did invent it, or at least was credited with inventing it...those first black powder firearms you refer to were breech loading flintlocks that Henry Nock developed. He lived from 1741 to 1804. As to the etymology of the word, we could be here all day...like a great many other words and family names, the spelling and usage changed over the years. The literature is unanimous (as near as I've ever found anyway) in referring to it as a "knoxform" or a "knox form". Blackmore concludes his chapter on the breechloading flintlocks (paraphrasing here): "Henry Nock's name lives on in the knoxform found on modern service rifles"...I've butchered the quote, but the spelling is his.
Sums it up nicely I think...:DQuote:
I think it's just a pretentious way of advertising that you really know where the term came from! To each his own...
Probably spelled that way because there was no apostrophe to bother with and every T, D & H knew the name Knox from that Scottish parson.
I see no reason to perpetuate an error.
Nock's Form.
The Scottish-parson Knox?
You mean the dedicated middle-aged Calvinist who railed against "that monstrous regiment of Women" whilst keeping (rather close) company with his 14-year-old girlfriend'?
The one all the churches are named for?
Well, if he ever knox on my door, I have a few things to tell him!
Or perhaps nocks on my door.....
I am becoming terribly confused...... time to czech the knocks-form of my Leigh-Enfiled....... and prehaps lern two spel.
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Hey smellie, are you keeping company with that good man? sounds like you pair are into the communion wine.