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 after … Continue reading
Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov - Died April 9, 1894 – May 6, 1986 Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, Russia 1945 - SKS
Richard J. "Dick" Casull February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018 (87) 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
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
Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov(Никола́й Фёдорович Мака́ров) May 22, 1914 – May 13, 1988 Designer of Makarov Pistol #GunChannels #GunWebsites #Makarov #CommiePistols #RussianGuns https://www.instagram.com/p/BUY44Xqg1V2/?taken-by=gunwebsites
Arthur William Savage May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938 1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle 1894 Savage started Savage Arms Marlin Repeating Arms
Daniel B. Wesson May 18, 1825 – Aug 4, 1906 USA the Volcanic - the first repeating rifle 1854 patented Rimfire cartridge
May 21, 1881 – May 23, 1951 prolific firearm designer Over 70 patents 1918 - Pedersen device converted a standard Springfield 1903 to a semi-automatic, pistol-caliber 1920s - Pedersen Rifle, T1E3 Competed with M1 Garand to replace 1903 Springfield Remington … Continue reading
Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov(Никола́й Фёдорович Мака́ров) May 22, 1914 – May 13, 1988 Designer of Makarov Pistol #GunChannels #GunWebsites #Makarov #CommiePistols #RussianGuns https://www.instagram.com/p/BUY44Xqg1V2/?taken-by=gunwebsites
May 23, 1943 Born in Sweden 1979 - Moved to USA Firearm Inventor Worked at Interdynamics AB 1985 Tec-9 Invented 1987 - 1991 Grendel Firearms 1988 - P10 .380 double action only with no detachable magazine, loaded with M16 Srtripper … Continue reading
May 21, 1881 – May 23, 1951 prolific firearm designer Over 70 patents 1918 - Pedersen device converted a standard Springfield 1903 to a semi-automatic, pistol-caliber 1920s - Pedersen Rifle, T1E3 Competed with M1 Garand to replace 1903 Springfield Remington … Continue reading
Paul Mauser June 27, 1838 – May 29, 1914 1889 - Germany Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98k 1889 - 7.65×53mm Mauser rifle cartridges 1892 - 7×57mm Mauser rifle cartridges
