David “Carbine” Marshall Williams (died)
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
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
Melvin M. Johnson Jr Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965 USA M1941 Johnson rifle 1935 One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military Marine Corps Reserve in 1933 as a Second Lieutenant completed … Continue reading
William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody Feb 26, 1846 - Jan 10, 1917 Born in Iowa Territory opened Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show in Omaha, Nebraska launching a genre of outdoor entertainment that thrived for three decades and survived, in fits … Continue reading
Hubert Leon “Bill” Richardson December 28, 1927 – January 13, 2020 (92) – Born in Terre Haute, Indiana married to his beloved late wife Barbara for 57 years served in the United States Navy in World War II – 1975 founded The Gun Owners … Continue reading
Christopher Miner Spencer June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922 USA Spencer repeating rifle 1860 Colt Spencer Arms Company Roper Repeating Arms Company
Clifford “Neal” Knox (June 20, 1935 – January 17, 2005) – 1966 testified before Congressional committees at least fifty times, before the House Subcommittee on Crime against what eventually became the Gun Control Act of 1968 – 1977 The NRA Cincinnati Revolt – … Continue reading
Elisha Collier (1788–1856) Jan 23, 1856 Boston Inventor 1814 - invented a flintlock revolver 1818 until 1850 lived in England from Collier also produced revolving shotguns and carbines