John Taliaferro Thompson Dec 31, 1860 – June 21, 1940 USA Thompson submachine gun 1920 One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
Jonathan Browning October 22, 1805 – June 21, 1879 American inventor/ gunsmith born in Tennessee producing firearms independently by 1831 living in Quincy, Illinois invented a "sliding breech" repeating rifle also called a Harmonica gun between 1834 and 1842
May 6, 1836 - July 1, 1901 During the American Civil War - worked at the Colt plant in Hartford 1863 - Starting making pistols in New Haven, Connecticut 1881 - lever-action repeating rifle sons Mahlon Henry and John Howard took over the company … Continue reading →