Walter Hunt – Died
Walter Hunt - Died (63) July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859 1848 Volcanic Firing cock repeating gun Patent 6663 lockstitch sewing machine (1833) safety pin (1849) b
Walter Hunt - Died (63) July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859 1848 Volcanic Firing cock repeating gun Patent 6663 lockstitch sewing machine (1833) safety pin (1849) b
Reverend John Forsyth Dec 28, 1769 – June 11, 1843 Scotland 1805 - Percussion Cap ignition system
William E. Fairbairn February 28, 1885 – June 20, 1960 (75) 1901 - British Royal Marine Police Officer 1907 - Shanghai Police during the interwar period 1941 - Trained allied special forces during World War II Received the U.S. Legion of Merit (Officer grade) … Continue reading
Jonathan Browning October 22, 1805 – June 21, 1879 American inventor/ gunsmith born in Tennessee producing firearms independently by 1831 living in Quincy, Illinois invented a "sliding breech" repeating rifle also called a Harmonica gun between 1834 and 1842
John Taliaferro Thompson Dec 31, 1860 – June 21, 1940 USA Thompson submachine gun 1920 One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
Louis Awerbuck Jan 27, 1948 – June 24, 2014 Firearm Instructor Author Chief Rangemaster at Gunsite Owner & lead instructor of Yavapai Firearms Academy 1 Special Services Battalion South African Defence Force #LouisAwerbuck #FirearmsInstructor @ShootersAlmanac #ShootersAlmanac @GunWebsites #GunWebsites amzn_assoc_tracking_id = … Continue reading
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