January 16 in Firearms History

3 dates for gun owners on January 16

  • Birthday 1
  • Law or Ruling 1
  • Invention 1
  1. Birthday1861 · 165 years ago

    Henry Kolb – born

    January 16, 1861 - ??

    • 1861 - born in Würtemburg, Germany
    • 1895 - listed as a machinist in the Philadelphia city directory
    • 1897 - founded his firearms company (named it "Henry M. Kolb")
    • 1910 became Henry M. Kolb & Company
      - Reginald F. Sedgley becoming manager
    • 1910  took out two patents on the Baby Hammerless revolver
      #954,190  for a “firing-pin for hammers for firearms”
      #954,191  for a means of mounting and locking the cylinder
    • 1916 - Kolb sold the Firearms Company to Sedgley

     

  2. Invention

    Army Navy Military Expo – Winter 2022

    January 16-18, 2022

    ANME is a B2B tradeshow that offers goods from the army-navy, tactical & law enforcement, camping & outdoors industries.

    Tuscany Suites & Casino, Las Vegas

    …more real army surplus under one roof than any trade show YOU will attend!