Military Inventions
Rice was an inventor of military equipment that were in use by military organizations around the world for decades. Some of his inventions include:
- (U.S. Patent 91,564) Improved Trowel Bayonet, 22 June 1869
- (U.S. Patent 127,104) Improved Bayonet Scabbard, 21 May 1872
- (U.S. Patent 194,051) Improved Bayonet, 26 March 1875
- (U.S. Patent 573,918) Individual Shelter Tent, 29 December 1896
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