Nov 4, 1862
Dr. Richard Gatling received patent # 36,836 for his machine gun

Dr. Gatling wrote;
"It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine, a gun, which could by its rapidity of fire, enable one man to do as much battle duty as a hundred, that it would, to a large extent supersede the necessity of large armies, and consequently, exposure to battle and disease would be greatly diminished." #GunHistory
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Nov. 4, 1953

• 1976 started shooting IPSC
  USPSA membership number is “CL-15”
• 1977 started Wilson’s Gun Shop building 1911s in Berryville, Arkansas
  optimized pistols with aftermarket parts from noted gunsmiths
• 1983 he was making his own parts
• 1996 began building complete handguns
• 1996 co-founder of the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA)
  IDPA number is “CL-01.”
• 2000 the company bought “Scattergun Technologies”
• 2005 gave up formal competition
• on Instagram (@wilsoncombat)

Wilson Combat

Gordon Ingram

Dec 30, 1924 – Nov 4, 2004
USA

1964 - MAC-10