Tom Deeb - Died (65) Sept 26,1949 - March 21, 2016 1973 to 1976 US Air Force during the Vietnam War Firearm Inventor Prolific entrepreneur 1993 Founded Hi Point Mansfield, Ohio
Charles G.W. Foehl - Died (73) Sept 1840 - October 4, 1913 1840 born in Würtemberg, Germany 1859 immigrated to the United States apprentice to Philadelphia gunsmith John Wurfflein worked for Henry Deringer, Jr. Foehl’s first firearms patent, U.S. patent #139,461 … Continue reading →
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
Nov. 4, 1953 1976 started shooting IPSC USPSA membership number is “CL-15” 1977 started Wilson’s Gun Shop building 1911s in Berryville, Arkansas optimized pistols with aftermarket parts from noted gunsmiths 1983 he was making his own parts 1996 began building complete … Continue reading →