Henry Quackenbush (Born)
Henry Quackenbush April 27, 1847 – Sept 8, 1933 (86) 1876 - father of the mass produced air gun ssdd
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John Marlin (born)
May 6, 1836 - July 1, 1901 During the American Civil War - worked at the Colt plant in Hartford 1863 - Starting making pistols in New Haven, Connecticut 1881 - lever-action repeating rifle sons Mahlon Henry and John Howard took over the company … Continue reading
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Jeff Cooper – Born
Jeff Cooper John Dean "Jeff" Cooper May 10, 1920 – Sept 25, 2006 (86) U.S. Marine Creator of "modern technique" of handgun shooting 1962 - Coined term "hoplophobia" a fear of guns - Developed the conditions of readiness in which such a weapon … Continue reading
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John Pedersen – Born
May 21, 1881 – May 23, 1951 prolific firearm designer Over 70 patents 1918 - Pedersen device converted a standard Springfield 1903 to a semi-automatic, pistol-caliber 1920s - Pedersen Rifle, T1E3 Competed with M1 Garand to replace 1903 Springfield Remington … Continue reading
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Gen. Ambrose Burnside (Born)
Gen. Ambrose Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) (57) – 1843-1847 United States Military Academy – graduated 18th in a class of 47 – 1847–1853 Mexican–American War (1st Lieutenant) – 1853 manufactured the Burnside carbine – 1861 – 1865 Civil War, Major General … Continue reading
George Kellgren – Born
May 23, 1943 Born in Sweden 1979 - Moved to USA Firearm Inventor Worked at Interdynamics AB 1985 Tec-9 Invented 1987 - 1991 Grendel Firearms 1988 - P10 .380 double action only with no detachable magazine, loaded with M16 Srtripper … Continue reading
