Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861
USA
1840 formed E. Remington and Sons
hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith
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Eliphalet Remington (Died)
Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861
USA
1840 formed E. Remington and Sons
hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith
Melvin M. Johnson Jr (Born)
Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965
USA
- M1941 Johnson rifle 1935
- One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
- Marine Corps Reserve in 1933 as a Second Lieutenant
- completed Harvard Law School in 1934
Worked With:
- Winchester
- Armalite
Christopher Spencer (Born)
Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922
USA
- Spencer repeating rifle 1860 Colt
- Spencer Arms Company
- Roper Repeating Arms Company
Christian Sharps (Died)
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
- Sharps rifle, 4 barrel derringer 1851
- 1855 the first commercially successful breech-loading rifle
- fifteen firearms-related patents
Christopher Spencer (Died)
Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922
USA
- Spencer repeating rifle 1860 Colt
- Spencer Arms Company
- Roper Repeating Arms Company
Melvin M. Johnson Jr (Died)
Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965
USA
- M1941 Johnson rifle 1935
- One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
- Marine Corps Reserve in 1933 as a Second Lieutenant
- completed Harvard Law School in 1934
Worked With:
- Winchester
- Armalite
Christian Sharps (Born)
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
- Sharps rifle, 4 barrel derringer 1851
- 1855 the first commercially successful breech-loading rifle
- fifteen firearms-related patents
Eliphalet Remington (Born)
Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861
USA
1840 formed E. Remington and Sons
hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith
Eliphalet Remington (Died)
Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861
USA
1840 formed E. Remington and Sons
hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith
Melvin M. Johnson Jr (Born)
Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965
USA
- M1941 Johnson rifle 1935
- One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
- Marine Corps Reserve in 1933 as a Second Lieutenant
- completed Harvard Law School in 1934
Worked With:
- Winchester
- Armalite
Christopher Spencer (Born)
Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922
USA
- Spencer repeating rifle 1860 Colt
- Spencer Arms Company
- Roper Repeating Arms Company
Christian Sharps (Died)
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
- Sharps rifle, 4 barrel derringer 1851
- 1855 the first commercially successful breech-loading rifle
- fifteen firearms-related patents
Christopher Spencer (Died)
Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922
USA
- Spencer repeating rifle 1860 Colt
- Spencer Arms Company
- Roper Repeating Arms Company
Melvin M. Johnson Jr (Died)
Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965
USA
- M1941 Johnson rifle 1935
- One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
- Marine Corps Reserve in 1933 as a Second Lieutenant
- completed Harvard Law School in 1934
Worked With:
- Winchester
- Armalite
Christian Sharps (Born)
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
- Sharps rifle, 4 barrel derringer 1851
- 1855 the first commercially successful breech-loading rifle
- fifteen firearms-related patents
Eliphalet Remington (Born)
Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861
USA
1840 formed E. Remington and Sons
hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith
Eliphalet Remington (Died)
Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861
USA
1840 formed E. Remington and Sons
hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith
Melvin M. Johnson Jr (Born)
Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965
USA
- M1941 Johnson rifle 1935
- One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
- Marine Corps Reserve in 1933 as a Second Lieutenant
- completed Harvard Law School in 1934
Worked With:
- Winchester
- Armalite
Walter Hunt – Born
Walter Hunt
July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859
USA
- 1848 Volcanic
- Firing cock repeating gun Patent 6663
- lockstitch sewing machine (1833)
- safety pin (1849)
Christian Sharps – Born
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
- 1851 Sharps rifle, , the first commercially successful breech-loading rifle
- 1855 4 barrel derringer
- fifteen firearms-related patents
Christopher Spencer (Born)
Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922
USA
- Spencer repeating rifle 1860 Colt
- Spencer Arms Company
- Roper Repeating Arms Company
Wilhelm Mauser (48) Born
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
Eugene Stoner (74) Died
Eugene Morrison Stoner
(November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997)
American firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the AR-15 rifle that was adopted by the US military as the M16
Roy E. Weatherby (77) Died
Roy E. Weatherby
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945
@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory
Wilhelm Mauser (48) Died
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
Oliver Winchester (died)
Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880
Continue reading
Oliver Winchester (born)
Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading
Eugene Stoner (74) Born
Eugene Morrison Stoner
(November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997)
American firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the AR-15 rifle that was adopted by the US military as the M16
Browning’s 1st Patent (1879)
10-7-1879
John Browning patented his first firearm, a single-shot falling-block rifle.
He was 24 years old in 1879
#KnowOurHistory
#BePartOfOurHistory
#GunChannels #Browning #JMB#TheGunFather
Roy E. Weatherby (77) Born
Roy E. Weatherby
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945
@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory
Wilhelm Mauser (48) Born
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
Eugene Stoner (74) Died
Eugene Morrison Stoner
(November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997)
American firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the AR-15 rifle that was adopted by the US military as the M16
Roy E. Weatherby (77) Died
Roy E. Weatherby
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945
@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory
Wilhelm Mauser (48) Died
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
Oliver Winchester (died)
Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading
Oliver Winchester (born)
Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading
Eugene Stoner (74) Born
Eugene Morrison Stoner
(November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997)
American firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the AR-15 rifle that was adopted by the US military as the M16
Browning’s 1st Patent (1879)
10-7-1879
John Browning patented his first firearm, a single-shot falling-block rifle.
He was 24 years old in 1879
#KnowOurHistory
#BePartOfOurHistory
#GunChannels #Browning #JMB#TheGunFather
Roy E. Weatherby (77) Born
Roy E. Weatherby
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945
@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory
Wilhelm Mauser (48) Born
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
Wilhelm Mauser (48) Born
Wilhelm MauserMay 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
Eugene Stoner (74) Died
Eugene Morrison Stoner
(November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997)
American firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the AR-15 rifle that was adopted by the US military as the M16
Roy E. Weatherby (77) Died
Roy E. Weatherby
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945
@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory
Wilhelm Mauser (48) Died
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory