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Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Born

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 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 muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926#Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Mikhail Kalashnikov (94) Died

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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov
Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников
(November 10, 1919 – December 23, 2013)

Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer.

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Mikhail Kalashnikov (94) Born

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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov
Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников
(November 10, 1919 – December 23, 2013)

Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer.

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Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Born

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 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 muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926#Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Died

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 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 muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926#Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Mikhail Kalashnikov (94) Died

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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov
Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников
(November 10, 1919 – December 23, 2013)

Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer.

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Mikhail Kalashnikov (94) Born

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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov
Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников
(November 10, 1919 – December 23, 2013)

Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer.

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Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Born

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 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 muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926#Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Yevgeny Dragunov (71) Died

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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

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Yevgeny Dragunov – Born

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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

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Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Died

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 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 muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926#Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Mikhail Kalashnikov (94) Died

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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov
Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников
(November 10, 1919 – December 23, 2013)

Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer.

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Mikhail Kalashnikov (94) Born

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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov
Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников
(November 10, 1919 – December 23, 2013)

Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer.

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Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Born

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 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 muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926#Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Born

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 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 muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926#Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Yevgeny Dragunov – Born

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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

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Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Died

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 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 muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926#Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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John Moses Browning (71) Born

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John Moses Browning

Jan. 23, 1855 – Nov. 26, 1926

 

the most successful firearms designer of the 20th century
made his first firearm at age 13
awarded his first patent (1879) at the age of 24

Browning’s successful designs include: M1911 pistol, the Browning Hi Power pistol, the M1917 .30 caliber water-cooled Machine Gun the M1919 .30 caliber air-cooled machine gun, the M2 .50 caliber machine gun (Ma Deuce), the .30-06 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), and the Browning Auto-5 semi-automatic 12 gauge shotgun.

Mikhail Kalashnikov (94) Died

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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov
Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников
(November 10, 1919 – December 23, 2013)

Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer.

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Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Born

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 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 muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926

    #Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Yevgeny Dragunov (71) Died

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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

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Yevgeny Dragunov – Born

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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

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Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Died

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 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 muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926#Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Mikhail Kalashnikov (94) Died

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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov
Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников
(November 10, 1919 – December 23, 2013)

Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer.

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