“Soule”- from whence comes the name?

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gmkmd
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“Soule”- from whence comes the name?

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Does anybody know what the “Soule” in the Soule style tang sight comes from?
And does anybody know what the correct pronunciation is, as in ‘sole’ or ‘sool’?
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Doc Kaye, I think you'll find your answer here:

http://www.shilohrifle.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=18714

John W. Soule from Boston invented it and patented it in 1889.
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gmkmd
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Thank you!
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