2012
Indiana designates Grouseland Rifle as State Gun
John Small
ee
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
M1819 Hall rifle
2012
Indiana designates Grouseland Rifle as State Gun
John Small
ee
Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922
USA
Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965
USA
Worked With:
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
John C. Garand’s Selfloading Rifle – Patented
David “Carbine” Marshall Williams
Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975
floating chamber and the short-stroke piston
Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms
Ludwig Vorgrimler
September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71)
German Firearm Inventor
Walter Hunt
July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859
USA
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
June 19, 1903
M1903 Springfield Adopted
.30-06, Model 1903
Benjamin Tyler Henry
March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898
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
M1819 Hall rifle
Benjamin Tyler Henry
March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898
2012
Indiana designates Grouseland Rifle as State Gun
John Small
\ee
Ludwig Vorgrimler
September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71)
German Firearm Inventor
Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922
USA
Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965
USA
Worked With:
David “Carbine” Marshall Williams
Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975
floating chamber and the short-stroke piston
Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
John C. Garand’s Selfloading Rifle – Patented
Herman Krag
Ole Herman Johannes Krag
April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
Norway
1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle
David “Carbine” Marshall Williams
Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975
floating chamber and the short-stroke piston
Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms
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
May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms
Ludwig Vorgrimler
September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71)
German Firearm Inventor
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
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965
USA
Worked With:
Walter Hunt
July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859
USA
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
Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922
USA
June 19, 1903
M1903 Springfield Adopted
.30-06, Model 1903
Benjamin Tyler Henry
March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898
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
M1819 Hall rifle
Arthur William Savage
May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms
Herman Krag
Ole Herman Johannes Krag
April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
Norway
1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle
Benjamin Tyler Henry
March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
Ludwig Vorgrimler
September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71)
German Firearm Inventor
Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922
USA
Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965
USA
Worked With:
David “Carbine” Marshall Williams
Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975
floating chamber and the short-stroke piston
Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
John C. Garand’s Selfloading Rifle – Patented
Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880
Continue reading
Herman Krag
Ole Herman Johannes Krag
April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
Norway
1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle
Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading
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
David “Carbine” Marshall Williams
Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975
floating chamber and the short-stroke piston
Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms
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
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
May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms
Ludwig Vorgrimler
September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71)
German Firearm Inventor
Roy E. Weatherby
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945
@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory
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
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965
USA
Worked With:
Walter Hunt
July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859
USA
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
Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922
USA
June 19, 1903
M1903 Springfield Adopted
.30-06, Model 1903
Benjamin Tyler Henry
March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898
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
May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
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
Herman Krag
Ole Herman Johannes Krag
April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
Norway
1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle
Roy E. Weatherby
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945
@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory
Benjamin Tyler Henry
March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
Ludwig Vorgrimler
September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71)
German Firearm Inventor
Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922
USA
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965
USA
Worked With:
David “Carbine” Marshall Williams
Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975
floating chamber and the short-stroke piston
Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading
Herman Krag
Ole Herman Johannes Krag
April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
Norway
1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle
Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading
David “Carbine” Marshall Williams
Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975
floating chamber and the short-stroke piston
Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms
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
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
May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms
Roy E. Weatherby
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945
@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory
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
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965
USA
Worked With:
Walter Hunt
July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859
USA
Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874
USA
Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922
USA
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
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
Herman Krag
Ole Herman Johannes Krag
April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
Norway
1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle
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
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading
Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading
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
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
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945
@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
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
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945
@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading
Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading
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
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
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945
@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
Wilhelm MauserMay 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory
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
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945
@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory
Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle
#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory