January 23 in Firearms History

2 dates for gun owners on January 23

  • Remembered 1
  • Birthday 1
  1. Remembered

    Elisha Collier (Died)

    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

  2. Birthday

    John Moses Browning (71) Born

    John Moses Browning
    Jan. 23, 1855 - Nov. 26, 1926

     

    the most successful firearms designer of the 20th century
    made his first firearm at age 13
    awarded his first patent (1879) at the age of 24

    Browning's successful designs include: M1911 pistol, the Browning Hi Power pistol, the M1917 .30 caliber water-cooled Machine Gun the M1919 .30 caliber air-cooled machine gun, the M2 .50 caliber machine gun (Ma Deuce), the .30-06 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), and the Browning Auto-5 semi-automatic 12 gauge shotgun.