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1911 patent filed (1910)

Feb. 17, 1910 Browning files the patent for the 1911 It would serve as the official United States military sidearm for almost 75 years. https://www.instagram.com/p/BB5J-1HKhTl/?taken-by=gunwebsites #GunChannels #1911 https://www.instagram.com/p/BQtCkY4AS9W/?taken-by=gunwebsites https://www.instagram.com/p/BQtCtPYAAqh/?taken-by=gunwebsites

Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Died

Hiram Percy MaximSept 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 … Continue reading

Maxwell Atchisson – Born

Feb 17, 1930 - Feb 15, 2003 Maxwell G. Atchisson - (73) AA12 (Atchisson Assault 12), Lightning Link, 1972 - .22 caliber conversion kit for the AR-15 granted twenty-four patents ne Gun