May 24 in Firearms History

2 dates for gun owners on May 24

  • Patent 1
  • Anniversary 1
  1. Patent1910 · 116 years ago

    Hiram Percy Maxim’s Silent Firearm – Patented 1910

    Hiram Percy Maxim’s Silent Firearm

    • May 24, 1910 Patented

  2. Anniversary2021 · 5 years ago

    Colt Walker revolver Adopted as State Gun of TX

    Texas Adopts the Colt Walker revolver as State Gun of TX

    10th state to adopt a state gun (out of just 11 states so far)

    May 24, 2021 (SCR 20)

    Texas Colt Walker

    • 1st = Utah - March 16, 2011 - M1911 pistol
    • 2nd = Arizona - April 28, 2011 - Colt Single Action Army revolver
    • 3rd = Indiana - March 6, 2012 (final passage; signed March 15) - Grouseland Rifle
    • 4th = West Virginia - April 5, 2013 - Hall Model 1819 flintlock rifle
    • 5th = Kentucky - June 25, 2013 - Kentucky long rifle
    • 6th = Pennsylvania - June 26, 2014 - Pennsylvania long rifle
    • 7th = Alaska - July 2014 - Winchester Model 70 rifle
    • 8th = Tennessee - February 24, 2016 - Barrett M82 rifle
    • 9th = Arkansas - April 5, 2019 - Shotgun
    • 10th = Texas - May 24, 2021 - Colt Walker revolver
    • 11th = Missouri - July 6, 2023 - Hawken rifle
    • Texas adds a second state gun - May 29, 2025 - Cannon
    • Idaho - November 3, 2026 - Winchester Model 1873 wins an advisory vote (not yet law)

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