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Hudson Maxim (74) Born
Hudson Maxim (74) Born
Hudson Maxim(February 3, 1853 – May 6, 1927) Invented Smokeless Gun Powder (in the USA) in 1890 *Brother of the Machine Gun Inventor **Uncle of the Suppressor Inventor ***No left hand (he blew it off inventing explosives) #SmokelessPowder #GunPowder #Maxim … Continue reading
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Sir Hiram Maxim (76) Born
Sir Hiram Maxim (76) Born
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim(Feb 5, 1840 – Nov 24, 1916) Invented the Maxim Gun In 1883: the first recoil-operated machine gun * Father of Suppressor Inventor ** Brother of Smokeless Gun Powder Inventor #Maxim #MachineGun #1stMachineGun https://www.instagram.com/p/BQGdFacjuZm/?taken-by=gunwebsites
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Sergei Mosin, Died at 52 (1902)
Sergei Ivanovich Mosin Серге́й Ива́нович Мо́син April (2 or 14), 1849 - Feb 8, 1902 (52) Mosin was a weapons designer at Tula who collaborated with Nagant to design the Mosin Nagant rifle #MosinNagant #RussianGuns https://www.instagram.com/p/Be8xG7bnCuf/?taken-by=gunwebsites
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Elmer Keith – Died
Elmer Keith – Died Elmer Keith – March 8, 1899 – February 14, 1984 (85) – During World War II, was an inspector at the Ogden, Utah Arsenal – Rifles that he inspected are cartouche stamped with the initials “OGEK” in … Continue reading
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Dick Casull – Born
Richard J. "Dick" Casull February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018 Gunsmith and Wildcat Cartridge Developer Creator of the .454 Casull cartridge & More.. 1957 - .454 Casull cartridge 1966 - Casull Model 290 - 290-round detachable pan magazine - MSRP $1060 !! - … Continue reading
Maxwell Atchisson – Died (73)
Feb 17, 1930 - Feb 15, 2003 Maxwell G. Atchisson - (73) AA12 (Atchisson Assault 12), Lightning Link, 1972 - .22 caliber conversion kit for the AR-15 granted twenty-four patents ne Gun
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John Cantius Garand (Died)
John Cantius Garand Jan 1, 1888 – Feb 16, 1974 (86) Canada / USA 1928 M1 Garand One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
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Maxwell Atchisson – Born
Feb 17, 1930 - Feb 15, 2003 Maxwell G. Atchisson - (73) AA12 (Atchisson Assault 12), Lightning Link, 1972 - .22 caliber conversion kit for the AR-15 granted twenty-four patents ne Gun
Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Died
Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Died
Hiram Percy MaximSept 2, 1869 - Feb 17, 1936 age 66 * He was the son of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Machine gun Hiram Percy Maxim patented a suppressor for firearms in 1908 Also invented a … Continue reading
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Yevgeny Dragunov – Born
Yevgeny Dragunov – Born
Yevgeny Fyodorovich Dragunov (71)(Евге́ний Фёдорович Драгуно́в) Born Feb 20, 1920 – Aug 4, 1991 1939 - Began military service 1959 - Dragunov submitted his design for the SVD 1963 - SVD accepted into Soviet military service https://www.instagram.com/p/BXaVLjOgRY7/?taken-by=gunwebsites Yevgeny Dragunov (71)
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Eugene Reising (Died)
Eugene Reising Nov 26, 1884 – Feb 21, 1967 USA M50 Reising 1938 One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military more than 60 firearm patents Worked with: Harrington & Richardson Mossberg & Sons … Continue reading
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Ludwig Vorgrimler – Died (71)
Ludwig Vorgrimler September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71) German Firearm Inventor 1950 - CETME
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James Paris Lee – Died (72)
James Paris Lee - (72) August 9, 1831 – February 24, 1904 Inventor invented action and magazine used in Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield 1843 - built his first gun at the age of 12 1861 - Developed a breech loading cartridge conversion … Continue reading
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Richard Gatling (85) Died
Richard Gatling (85) Died
Richard Gatling(Sep 12, 1818 - Feb 26, 1903) Gatling gun was named after him #GatlingGun #GunWebsites https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ_RjZkgdtD/?taken-by=gunwebsites
