Tag Archives: Born

George Kellgren – Born

May 23, 1943

  • Born in Sweden
  • 1979 – Moved to USA
  • Firearm Inventor
  • Worked at Interdynamics AB
  • 1985 Tec-9 Invented
  • 1987 – 1991 Grendel Firearms
  • 1988 – P10 .380 double action only with no detachable magazine, loaded with M16 Srtripper Clip
  • Grendel P30
  • 1990 – P30M carbine version of the Grendel P30
  • 1991-1994  – P12
  • 1991 – Founded  Kel-Tec

George Kellgren – Born

May 23, 1943

  • Born in Sweden
  • 1979 – Moved to USA
  • Firearm Inventor
  • Worked at Interdynamics AB
  • 1985 Tec-9 Invented
  • 1987 – 1991 Grendel Firearms
  • 1988 – P10 .380 double action only with no detachable magazine, loaded with M16 Srtripper Clip
  • Grendel P30
  • 1990 – P30M carbine version of the Grendel P30
  • 1991-1994  – P12
  • 1991 – Founded  Kel-Tec

George Kellgren – Born

May 23, 1943

  • Born in Sweden
  • 1979 – Moved to USA
  • Firearm Inventor
  • Worked at Interdynamics AB
  • 1985 Tec-9 Invented
  • 1987 – 1991 Grendel Firearms
  • 1988 – P10 .380 double action only with no detachable magazine, loaded with M16 Srtripper Clip
  • Grendel P30
  • 1990 – P30M carbine version of the Grendel P30
  • 1991-1994  – P12
  • 1991 – Founded  Kel-Tec

John Pedersen – Born

May 21, 1881 – May 23, 1951

  • prolific firearm designer
  • Over 70 patents
    1918 – Pedersen device
    converted a standard Springfield 1903  to a semi-automatic, pistol-caliber
    1920s – Pedersen Rifle, T1E3
    Competed with M1 Garand  to replace 1903 Springfield

Remington
– Model 51 pistol
– Model 10 pump-action shotgun
– Models 12, 14, 25 pump-action rifles
Browning Model 17 pump-action shotgu
Ithaca
– Ithaca 37 pump-action shotgun
Irwin-Pedersen Arms Company

John Pedersen – Born

May 21, 1881 – May 23, 1951

  • prolific firearm designer
  • Over 70 patents
    1918 – Pedersen device
    converted a standard Springfield 1903  to a semi-automatic, pistol-caliber
    1920s – Pedersen Rifle, T1E3
    Competed with M1 Garand  to replace 1903 Springfield

Remington
– Model 51 pistol
– Model 10 pump-action shotgun
– Models 12, 14, 25 pump-action rifles
Browning Model 17 pump-action shotgu
Ithaca
– Ithaca 37 pump-action shotgun
Irwin-Pedersen Arms Company

John Pedersen – Born

May 21, 1881 – May 23, 1951

  • prolific firearm designer
  • Over 70 patents
    1918 – Pedersen device
    converted a standard Springfield 1903  to a semi-automatic, pistol-caliber
    1920s – Pedersen Rifle, T1E3
    Competed with M1 Garand  to replace 1903 Springfield

Remington
– Model 51 pistol
– Model 10 pump-action shotgun
– Models 12, 14, 25 pump-action rifles
Browning Model 17 pump-action shotgu
Ithaca
– Ithaca 37 pump-action shotgun
Irwin-Pedersen Arms Company

Jeff Cooper – Born

Jeff Cooper
John Dean “Jeff” Cooper
May 10, 1920 – Sept 25, 2006 (86)

U.S. Marine

Creator of “modern technique” of handgun shooting

1962 – Coined term “hoplophobia” a fear of guns – Developed the conditions of readiness in which such a weapon can be carried – Developed the Color Code of Mental Awareness – Developed the 4 Rules of Gun Safety

1976 – founded the American Pistol Institute (API) in Arizona
(later renamed Gunsite Academy)

1976 – Founding President and Honorary Lifetime Chairman of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)

1983 – Conceived & Designed the Bren Ten pistol around the 10mm Auto

1997 – Steyr Mannlicher produced the “Scout Rifle” to his specifications

#Gunsite
#Arizona2A
#GunHistory
#FirearmInstructor
#FirearmInventor
#FirearmTraining
#JeffCooperss

Jeff Cooper – Born

Jeff Cooper
John Dean “Jeff” Cooper
May 10, 1920 – Sept 25, 2006 (86)

U.S. Marine

Creator of “modern technique” of handgun shooting

1962 – Coined term “hoplophobia” a fear of guns – Developed the conditions of readiness in which such a weapon can be carried – Developed the Color Code of Mental Awareness – Developed the 4 Rules of Gun Safety

1976 – founded the American Pistol Institute (API) in Arizona
(later renamed Gunsite Academy)

1976 – Founding President and Honorary Lifetime Chairman of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)

1983 – Conceived & Designed the Bren Ten pistol around the 10mm Auto

1997 – Steyr Mannlicher produced the “Scout Rifle” to his specifications

#Gunsite
#Arizona2A
#GunHistory
#FirearmInstructor
#FirearmInventor
#FirearmTraining
#JeffCooperss

Jeff Cooper – Born

Jeff Cooper
John Dean “Jeff” Cooper
May 10, 1920 – Sept 25, 2006 (86)

U.S. Marine

Creator of “modern technique” of handgun shooting

1962 – Coined term “hoplophobia” a fear of guns – Developed the conditions of readiness in which such a weapon can be carried – Developed the Color Code of Mental Awareness – Developed the 4 Rules of Gun Safety

1976 – founded the American Pistol Institute (API) in Arizona
(later renamed Gunsite Academy)

1976 – Founding President and Honorary Lifetime Chairman of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)

1983 – Conceived & Designed the Bren Ten pistol around the 10mm Auto

1997 – Steyr Mannlicher produced the “Scout Rifle” to his specifications

#Gunsite
#Arizona2A
#GunHistory
#FirearmInstructor
#FirearmInventor
#FirearmTraining
#JeffCooperss

Jeff Cooper – Died (86)

Jeff Cooper
John Dean “Jeff” Cooper
May 10, 1920 – Sept 25, 2006 (86)

U.S. Marine

Creator of “modern technique” of handgun shooting

1962 – Coined term “hoplophobia” a fear of guns – Developed the conditions of readiness in which such a weapon can be carried – Developed the Color Code of Mental Awareness – Developed the 4 Rules of Gun Safety

1976 – founded the American Pistol Institute (API) in Arizona
(later renamed Gunsite Academy)

1976 – Founding President and Honorary Lifetime Chairman of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)

1983 – Conceived & Designed the Bren Ten pistol around the 10mm Auto

1997 – Steyr Mannlicher produced the “Scout Rifle” to his specifications

#Gunsite
#Arizona2A
#GunHistory
#FirearmInstructor
#FirearmInventor
#FirearmTraining
#JeffCooperss

Jeff Cooper – Died (86)

Jeff Cooper
John Dean “Jeff” Cooper
May 10, 1920 – Sept 25, 2006 (86)

U.S. Marine

Creator of “modern technique” of handgun shooting

1962 – Coined term “hoplophobia” a fear of guns – Developed the conditions of readiness in which such a weapon can be carried – Developed the Color Code of Mental Awareness – Developed the 4 Rules of Gun Safety

1976 – founded the American Pistol Institute (API) in Arizona
(later renamed Gunsite Academy)

1976 – Founding President and Honorary Lifetime Chairman of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)

1983 – Conceived & Designed the Bren Ten pistol around the 10mm Auto

1997 – Steyr Mannlicher produced the “Scout Rifle” to his specifications

#Gunsite
#Arizona2A
#GunHistory
#FirearmInstructor
#FirearmInventor
#FirearmTraining
#JeffCooperss

Jeff Cooper – Died (86)

Jeff Cooper
John Dean “Jeff” Cooper
May 10, 1920 – Sept 25, 2006 (86)

U.S. Marine

Creator of “modern technique” of handgun shooting

1962 – Coined term “hoplophobia” a fear of guns – Developed the conditions of readiness in which such a weapon can be carried – Developed the Color Code of Mental Awareness – Developed the 4 Rules of Gun Safety

1976 – founded the American Pistol Institute (API) in Arizona
(later renamed Gunsite Academy)

1976 – Founding President and Honorary Lifetime Chairman of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)

1983 – Conceived & Designed the Bren Ten pistol around the 10mm Auto

1997 – Steyr Mannlicher produced the “Scout Rifle” to his specifications

#Gunsite
#Arizona2A
#GunHistory
#FirearmInstructor
#FirearmInventor
#FirearmTraining
#JeffCooperss

Bill H.L Richardson – Born

Hubert Leon “Bill” Richardson

December 28, 1927 –  January 13, 2020 (92)

  • – Born in Terre Haute, Indiana
  •  married to his beloved late wife Barbara for 57 years
  • served in the United States Navy in World War II
  • – 1975 founded The Gun Owners of America (GOA)
  • – founded Gun Owners of California
  • – 1966-1989 California state senator
    career was primarily focused on the preservation and protection of the Second Amendment
  • – Chair the Senate Fish and Game Committee
  • extraordinary hunter and dedicated to the conservation of California California California game
  • – NRA board of director
  • Author: “Confrontational Politics”
  • – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._Richardsoni

Bill H.L Richardson – Born

Hubert Leon “Bill” Richardson

December 28, 1927 –  January 13, 2020 (92)

  • – Born in Terre Haute, Indiana
  •  married to his beloved late wife Barbara for 57 years
  • served in the United States Navy in World War II
  • – 1975 founded The Gun Owners of America (GOA)
  • – founded Gun Owners of California
  • – 1966-1989 California state senator
    career was primarily focused on the preservation and protection of the Second Amendment
  • – Chair the Senate Fish and Game Committee
  • extraordinary hunter and dedicated to the conservation of California California California game
  • – NRA board of director
  • Author: “Confrontational Politics”
  • – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._Richardsoni

Bill H.L Richardson – Born

Hubert Leon “Bill” Richardson

December 28, 1927 –  January 13, 2020 (92)

  • – Born in Terre Haute, Indiana
  •  married to his beloved late wife Barbara for 57 years
  • served in the United States Navy in World War II
  • – 1975 founded The Gun Owners of America (GOA)
  • – founded Gun Owners of California
  • – 1966-1989 California state senator
    career was primarily focused on the preservation and protection of the Second Amendment
  • – Chair the Senate Fish and Game Committee
  • extraordinary hunter and dedicated to the conservation of California California California game
  • – NRA board of director
  • Author: “Confrontational Politics”
  • – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._Richardsoni

Frank Fiamingo – Born

Frank Fiamingo

Feb 25, 1949

  • 2010 – Founder of New Jersey Second Amendment Society
  • Past President of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society (NJ2AS)

Frank Fiamingo – Born

Frank Fiamingo

Feb 25, 1949

  • 2010 – Founder of New Jersey Second Amendment Society
  • Past President of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society (NJ2AS)

Frank Fiamingo – Born

Frank Fiamingo

Feb 25, 1949

  • 2010 – Founder of New Jersey Second Amendment Society
  • Past President of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society (NJ2AS)

Bill Woodin – Born

December  16, 1925 – March 18, 2018

  • William Woodin III
  • His grandfather (also named William Woodin) was President Franklin Roosevelt’s first treasury secretary
  • Bill’s Step-Father was a founder of the American Quarter Horse Association
  • bachelor in zoology at the University of Arizona
  • master in zoology at the University of California, Berkeley
  • 1950 kingsnake species named after him: lampropeltis pyromelana woodini
  • volunteer for the Desert Museum before it opened
  • 1954 to 1971 – Executive Director Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
  • called “the most promising young naturalist in the United States” by Roy Chapman Andrews, a former American Museum of Natural History director
  • 1955 – co-founder International Ammunition Association
  • active in European Cartridge Research Association
  • compiled “one of the great collections of ammunition in the world,”
  • 1973 Woodin Laboratory built
    3,000-square-foot underground vault
  • 1975 – Consulted on the Kennedy assassination research
  • 160,000 cartridges tracing the evolution of small arms ammunition
  • 1998 co-authored three volumes A History of Modern U.S. Small Arms Ammunition
  • Technical Advisor to and Distinguished Life Member of AFTE
    (Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners)
  • Consultant to the U. S. Army Armament Research and Development Command (Armament Concepts Office)

Bill Woodin – Born

December  16, 1925 – March 18, 2018

  • William Woodin III
  • His grandfather (also named William Woodin) was President Franklin Roosevelt’s first treasury secretary
  • Bill’s Step-Father was a founder of the American Quarter Horse Association
  • bachelor in zoology at the University of Arizona
  • master in zoology at the University of California, Berkeley
  • 1950 kingsnake species named after him: lampropeltis pyromelana woodini
  • volunteer for the Desert Museum before it opened
  • 1954 to 1971 – Executive Director Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
  • called “the most promising young naturalist in the United States” by Roy Chapman Andrews, a former American Museum of Natural History director
  • 1955 – co-founder International Ammunition Association
  • active in European Cartridge Research Association
  • compiled “one of the great collections of ammunition in the world,”
  • 1973 Woodin Laboratory built
    3,000-square-foot underground vault
  • 1975 – Consulted on the Kennedy assassination research
  • 160,000 cartridges tracing the evolution of small arms ammunition
  • 1998 co-authored three volumes A History of Modern U.S. Small Arms Ammunition
  • Technical Advisor to and Distinguished Life Member of AFTE
    (Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners)
  • Consultant to the U. S. Army Armament Research and Development Command (Armament Concepts Office)

Bill Woodin – Born

December  16, 1925 – March 18, 2018

  • William Woodin III
  • His grandfather (also named William Woodin) was President Franklin Roosevelt’s first treasury secretary
  • Bill’s Step-Father was a founder of the American Quarter Horse Association
  • bachelor in zoology at the University of Arizona
  • master in zoology at the University of California, Berkeley
  • 1950 kingsnake species named after him: lampropeltis pyromelana woodini
  • volunteer for the Desert Museum before it opened
  • 1954 to 1971 – Executive Director Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
  • called “the most promising young naturalist in the United States” by Roy Chapman Andrews, a former American Museum of Natural History director
  • 1955 – co-founder International Ammunition Association
  • active in European Cartridge Research Association
  • compiled “one of the great collections of ammunition in the world,”
  • 1973 Woodin Laboratory built
    3,000-square-foot underground vault
  • 1975 – Consulted on the Kennedy assassination research
  • 160,000 cartridges tracing the evolution of small arms ammunition
  • 1998 co-authored three volumes A History of Modern U.S. Small Arms Ammunition
  • Technical Advisor to and Distinguished Life Member of AFTE
    (Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners)
  • Consultant to the U. S. Army Armament Research and Development Command (Armament Concepts Office)

“Buffalo Bill” Cody (born)

William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody

Feb 26, 1846 – Jan 10, 1917

Born in Iowa Territory

opened Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show in Omaha, Nebraska

launching a genre of outdoor entertainment that thrived for three decades and survived, in fits and starts, for almost three more

“Westward the course of empire takes its way.”

Annie Oakley broke ground when she and her husband and manager, Frank Butler, joined Buffalo Bill early in 1885

Lillian Smith toured as a teenager with Buffalo Bill

 

 

“Buffalo Bill” Cody (born)

William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody

Feb 26, 1846 – Jan 10, 1917

Born in Iowa Territory

opened Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show in Omaha, Nebraska

launching a genre of outdoor entertainment that thrived for three decades and survived, in fits and starts, for almost three more

“Westward the course of empire takes its way.”

Annie Oakley broke ground when she and her husband and manager, Frank Butler, joined Buffalo Bill early in 1885

Lillian Smith toured as a teenager with Buffalo Bill

 

 

Tom Deeb (Born)

Tom Deeb – Died (65)

Sept 26,1949 – March 21, 2016

  • 1973 to 1976  US Air Force during the Vietnam War
  • Firearm Inventor
  • Prolific entrepreneur
  • 1993 Founded Hi Point Mansfield, Ohio

Tom Deeb (Born)

Tom Deeb – Died (65)

Sept 26,1949 – March 21, 2016

  • 1973 to 1976  US Air Force during the Vietnam War
  • Firearm Inventor
  • Prolific entrepreneur
  • 1993 Founded Hi Point Mansfield, Ohio

Tom Deeb (Born)

Tom Deeb – Died (65)

Sept 26,1949 – March 21, 2016

  • 1973 to 1976  US Air Force during the Vietnam War
  • Firearm Inventor
  • Prolific entrepreneur
  • 1993 Founded Hi Point Mansfield, Ohio

Louis Awerbuck (born)

Louis Awerbuck

Jan 27, 1948 – June 24, 2014

Firearm Instructor


Louis Awerbuck (born)

Louis Awerbuck

Jan 27, 1948 – June 24, 2014

Firearm Instructor

Louis Awerbuck


Louis Awerbuck (born)

Louis Awerbuck

Jan 27, 1948 – June 24, 2014

Firearm Instructor


Robert J. Cottrol (Born) 70

Robert J. Cottrol
Jan 18, 1949

2A Activist

  • American legal scholar and legal historian
  • 1993 Gun Control and the Constitution: Sources and Explorations on the Second Amendment (editor)


Robert J. Cottrol (Born) 70

Robert J. Cottrol
Jan 18, 1949

2A Activist

  • American legal scholar and legal historian
  • 1993 Gun Control and the Constitution: Sources and Explorations on the Second Amendment (editor)


Robert J. Cottrol (Born) 70

Robert J. Cottrol
Jan 18, 1949

2A Activist

  • American legal scholar and legal historian
  • 1993 Gun Control and the Constitution: Sources and Explorations on the Second Amendment (editor)


Don Kates – (Born)

Don Kates – Born

Jan 26, 1941

2A Activist His scholarship and litigation played part in modern renaissance of 2A

Don Kates – (Born)

Don Kates – Born

Jan 26, 1941

2A Activist His scholarship and litigation played part in modern renaissance of 2A

Don Kates – (Born)

Don Kates – Born

Jan 26, 1941

2A Activist His scholarship and litigation played part in modern renaissance of 2A

Mikhail Kalashnikov (94) Born

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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov
Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников
(November 10, 1919 – December 23, 2013)

Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer.

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Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Born

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 2, 1869 – Feb 17, 1936 
age 66

* He was the son of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Machine gun

  • Hiram Percy Maxim patented a suppressor for firearms in 1908 Also invented a muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926#Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Skynet Becomes Self-Aware (1997)

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At 2:14 a.m., EDT, on August 29, 1997 Skynet gained artificial consciousness

Skynet (artificial intelligence system) developed for the U.S. military (SAC / NORAD) by Cyberdyne Systems to control the national nuclear arsenal
Skynet was originally activated by the military on August 4, 1997

Skynet began to learn at a geometric rate. At 2:14 a.m., EDT, on August 29, 1997 Skynet gained artificial consciousness

Panicking human operators tried to deactivate
Perceiving an attack, Skynet came to the logical consequence that all of humanity would attempt to destroy it. In order to continue “safeguarding the world” and to defend itself against humanity, Skynet launched nuclear missiles at Russia, which responded with a nuclear counter-attack against
Over three billion people were killed on Judgment Day.

#SkyNet

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Jean LeMat (born)

Jean Alexandre LeMat

April 15, 1821 – July 28, 1895

born in France

1843 – immigrated to the United States

Oct 21, 1856 – Grapeshot revolver patented

Jean LeMat (born)

Jean Alexandre LeMat

April 15, 1821 – July 28, 1895

born in France

1843 – immigrated to the United States

Oct 21, 1856 – Grapeshot revolver patented

Jean LeMat (born)

Jean Alexandre LeMat

April 15, 1821 – July 28, 1895

born in France

1843 – immigrated to the United States

Oct 21, 1856 – Grapeshot revolver patented

John Marlin (born)

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 after their father’s death in 1901

John Marlin (born)

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 after their father’s death in 1901

John Marlin (born)

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 after their father’s death in 1901

John Marlin (born)

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 after their father’s death in 1901

John Marlin (born)

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 after their father’s death in 1901

John Marlin (born)

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 after their father’s death in 1901

George Hyde (born)

George Hyde
January 4, 1888 – December 1963

1935 – co-owner of Leonard & Hydrnr
WWII – chief gun designer for the Inland Division of General Motors (GM)

 Guns

  • Model 33, prototype – Submachine Gun
  • Aug 4, 1936.- Model 35, a prototype Submachine Gun
  • 1941 – Bendix Hyde carbine
  • Feb, 1941 – M2 Hyde – Submachine Gun
  • May 1942 – FP-45 Liberator pistol
  • Dec 12, 1942 – M3 grease gun

 

George Hyde (born)

George Hyde
January 4, 1888 – December 1963

1935 – co-owner of Leonard & Hydrnr
WWII – chief gun designer for the Inland Division of General Motors (GM)

 Guns

  • Model 33, prototype – Submachine Gun
  • Aug 4, 1936.- Model 35, a prototype Submachine Gun
  • 1941 – Bendix Hyde carbine
  • Feb, 1941 – M2 Hyde – Submachine Gun
  • May 1942 – FP-45 Liberator pistol
  • Dec 12, 1942 – M3 grease gun

 

George Hyde (born)

George Hyde
January 4, 1888 – December 1963

1935 – co-owner of Leonard & Hydrnr
WWII – chief gun designer for the Inland Division of General Motors (GM)

 Guns

  • Model 33, prototype – Submachine Gun
  • Aug 4, 1936.- Model 35, a prototype Submachine Gun
  • 1941 – Bendix Hyde carbine
  • Feb, 1941 – M2 Hyde – Submachine Gun
  • May 1942 – FP-45 Liberator pistol
  • Dec 12, 1942 – M3 grease gun

 

George Hyde (born)

George Hyde
January 4, 1888 – December 1963

1935 – co-owner of Leonard & Hydrnr
WWII – chief gun designer for the Inland Division of General Motors (GM)

 Guns

  • Model 33, prototype – Submachine Gun
  • Aug 4, 1936.- Model 35, a prototype Submachine Gun
  • 1941 – Bendix Hyde carbine
  • Feb, 1941 – M2 Hyde – Submachine Gun
  • May 1942 – FP-45 Liberator pistol
  • Dec 12, 1942 – M3 grease gun

 

Paul Mauser (Born)

Paul Mauser
June 27, 1838 – May 29, 1914

1889 – Germany Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98k
1889 – 7.65×53mm Mauser rifle cartridges
1892 – 7×57mm Mauser rifle cartridges

Paul Mauser (Born)

Paul Mauser
June 27, 1838 – May 29, 1914

1889 – Germany Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98k
1889 – 7.65×53mm Mauser rifle cartridges
1892 – 7×57mm Mauser rifle cartridges

Paul Mauser (Born)

Paul Mauser
June 27, 1838 – May 29, 1914

1889 – Germany Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98k
1889 – 7.65×53mm Mauser rifle cartridges
1892 – 7×57mm Mauser rifle cartridges

Paul Mauser (Born)

Paul Mauser
June 27, 1838 – May 29, 1914

1889 – Germany Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98k
1889 – 7.65×53mm Mauser rifle cartridges
1892 – 7×57mm Mauser rifle cartridges

Paul Mauser (Born)

Paul Mauser
June 27, 1838 – May 29, 1914

1889 – Germany Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98k
1889 – 7.65×53mm Mauser rifle cartridges
1892 – 7×57mm Mauser rifle cartridges

Paul Mauser (Born)

Paul Mauser
June 27, 1838 – May 29, 1914

1889 – Germany Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98k
1889 – 7.65×53mm Mauser rifle cartridges
1892 – 7×57mm Mauser rifle cartridges

Jonathan Browning (Born)

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

Jonathan Browning (Born)

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

Jonathan Browning (Born)

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

Rex Applegate – Born

Rex Applegate
June 21, 1914 – July 14, 1998

  • American military officer
  • worked for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II
  • 1941 – developing armed and unarmed close quarter combat courses for the US Army
  •  served as the personal bodyguard to President Franklin D Roosevelt
  •  advisor to the government of Mexico “Honorary General”
  • Tought John Wayne how to shoot
  •  technical advisor on the set of The Alamo
  • Applegate was said to be the source and inspiration for several of Ian Fleming’s characters in the James Bond novels
  • 1943 he wrote Kill or Get Killed
    a classic manual of Western-style hand-to-hand combat.
  • 1976 Kill or Get Killed was published by the US Marine Corps as Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication 12-80
  • 1941  Applegate-Fairbairn fighting knife
  • 1993 – Combat Use of the Double-Edged Fighting Knife


Rex Applegate – Born

Rex Applegate
June 21, 1914 – July 14, 1998

  • American military officer
  • worked for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II
  • 1941 – developing armed and unarmed close quarter combat courses for the US Army
  •  served as the personal bodyguard to President Franklin D Roosevelt
  •  advisor to the government of Mexico “Honorary General”
  • Tought John Wayne how to shoot
  •  technical advisor on the set of The Alamo
  • Applegate was said to be the source and inspiration for several of Ian Fleming’s characters in the James Bond novels
  • 1943 he wrote Kill or Get Killed
    a classic manual of Western-style hand-to-hand combat.
  • 1976 Kill or Get Killed was published by the US Marine Corps as Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication 12-80
  • 1941  Applegate-Fairbairn fighting knife
  • 1993 – Combat Use of the Double-Edged Fighting Knife


Rex Applegate – Born

Rex Applegate
June 21, 1914 – July 14, 1998

  • American military officer
  • worked for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II
  • 1941 – developing armed and unarmed close quarter combat courses for the US Army
  •  served as the personal bodyguard to President Franklin D Roosevelt
  •  advisor to the government of Mexico “Honorary General”
  • Tought John Wayne how to shoot
  •  technical advisor on the set of The Alamo
  • Applegate was said to be the source and inspiration for several of Ian Fleming’s characters in the James Bond novels
  • 1943 he wrote Kill or Get Killed
    a classic manual of Western-style hand-to-hand combat.
  • 1976 Kill or Get Killed was published by the US Marine Corps as Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication 12-80
  • 1941  Applegate-Fairbairn fighting knife
  • 1993 – Combat Use of the Double-Edged Fighting Knife


Annie Oakley – Born

Annie Oakley
born Phoebe Ann Mosey
August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926

“Miss Annie Oakley”, “Little Sure Shot”, “Little Miss Sure Shot”

She hit 100 clay targets in a row from 16 yards  at age 62 in a 1922

Oakley’s personal possessions, performance memorabilia, and firearms are on permanent exhibit in the Garst Museum and the National Annie Oakley Center in Greenville, Ohio

Oakley believed that women should learn to use a gun for the empowering image that it gave

Annie Oakley – Born

Annie Oakley
born Phoebe Ann Mosey
August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926

“Miss Annie Oakley”, “Little Sure Shot”, “Little Miss Sure Shot”

She hit 100 clay targets in a row from 16 yards  at age 62 in a 1922

Oakley’s personal possessions, performance memorabilia, and firearms are on permanent exhibit in the Garst Museum and the National Annie Oakley Center in Greenville, Ohio

Oakley believed that women should learn to use a gun for the empowering image that it gave

Annie Oakley – Born

Annie Oakley
born Phoebe Ann Mosey
August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926

“Miss Annie Oakley”, “Little Sure Shot”, “Little Miss Sure Shot”

She hit 100 clay targets in a row from 16 yards  at age 62 in a 1922

Oakley’s personal possessions, performance memorabilia, and firearms are on permanent exhibit in the Garst Museum and the National Annie Oakley Center in Greenville, Ohio

Oakley believed that women should learn to use a gun for the empowering image that it gave

Annie Oakley – Born

Annie Oakley
born Phoebe Ann Mosey
August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926

“Miss Annie Oakley”, “Little Sure Shot”, “Little Miss Sure Shot”

She hit 100 clay targets in a row from 16 yards  at age 62 in a 1922

Oakley’s personal possessions, performance memorabilia, and firearms are on permanent exhibit in the Garst Museum and the National Annie Oakley Center in Greenville, Ohio

Oakley believed that women should learn to use a gun for the empowering image that it gave

Annie Oakley – Born

Annie Oakley
born Phoebe Ann Mosey
August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926

“Miss Annie Oakley”, “Little Sure Shot”, “Little Miss Sure Shot”

She hit 100 clay targets in a row from 16 yards  at age 62 in a 1922

Oakley’s personal possessions, performance memorabilia, and firearms are on permanent exhibit in the Garst Museum and the National Annie Oakley Center in Greenville, Ohio

Oakley believed that women should learn to use a gun for the empowering image that it gave

Annie Oakley – Born

Annie Oakley
born Phoebe Ann Mosey
August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926

“Miss Annie Oakley”, “Little Sure Shot”, “Little Miss Sure Shot”

She hit 100 clay targets in a row from 16 yards  at age 62 in a 1922

Oakley’s personal possessions, performance memorabilia, and firearms are on permanent exhibit in the Garst Museum and the National Annie Oakley Center in Greenville, Ohio

Oakley believed that women should learn to use a gun for the empowering image that it gave

Fedor Tokarev – Born

June 14, 1871 – March 6, 1968

Fedor Tokarev – Died (96)

designer of the

  • Tokarev TT-30 pistol
  • TT-33 pistol
  • Tokarev SVT-38 rifle
  • SVT-40  rifle

Fedor Tokarev – Born

June 14, 1871 – March 6, 1968

Fedor Tokarev – Died (96)

designer of the

  • Tokarev TT-30 pistol
  • TT-33 pistol
  • Tokarev SVT-38 rifle
  • SVT-40  rifle

Fedor Tokarev – Born

June 14, 1871 – March 6, 1968

Fedor Tokarev – Died (96)

designer of the

  • Tokarev TT-30 pistol
  • TT-33 pistol
  • Tokarev SVT-38 rifle
  • SVT-40  rifle

Fedor Tokarev – Born

June 14, 1871 – March 6, 1968

Fedor Tokarev – Died (96)

designer of the

  • Tokarev TT-30 pistol
  • TT-33 pistol
  • Tokarev SVT-38 rifle
  • SVT-40  rifle

Fedor Tokarev – Born

June 14, 1871 – March 6, 1968

Fedor Tokarev – Died (96)

designer of the

  • Tokarev TT-30 pistol
  • TT-33 pistol
  • Tokarev SVT-38 rifle
  • SVT-40  rifle

Fedor Tokarev – Born

June 14, 1871 – March 6, 1968

Fedor Tokarev – Died (96)

designer of the

  • Tokarev TT-30 pistol
  • TT-33 pistol
  • Tokarev SVT-38 rifle
  • SVT-40  rifle

James Paris Lee – Born

James Paris Lee – (72)
August 9, 1831 – February 24, 1904

Inventor invented action and magazine used in Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield

1843 – built his first gun at the age of 12

1861 – Developed a breech loading cartridge conversion for the Springfield musket  Model 1861
Acquired a contract for 1,000 rifles from the US Army during the American Civil War.

November 4th, 1879 – patent #221,328 for the vertical box magazine

James Paris Lee – Born

James Paris Lee – (72)
August 9, 1831 – February 24, 1904

Inventor invented action and magazine used in Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield

1843 – built his first gun at the age of 12

1861 – Developed a breech loading cartridge conversion for the Springfield musket  Model 1861
Acquired a contract for 1,000 rifles from the US Army during the American Civil War.

November 4th, 1879 – patent #221,328 for the vertical box magazine

James Paris Lee – Born

James Paris Lee – (72)
August 9, 1831 – February 24, 1904

Inventor invented action and magazine used in Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield

1843 – built his first gun at the age of 12

1861 – Developed a breech loading cartridge conversion for the Springfield musket  Model 1861
Acquired a contract for 1,000 rifles from the US Army during the American Civil War.

November 4th, 1879 – patent #221,328 for the vertical box magazine

James Paris Lee – Born

James Paris Lee – (72)
August 9, 1831 – February 24, 1904

Inventor invented action and magazine used in Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield

1843 – built his first gun at the age of 12

1861 – Developed a breech loading cartridge conversion for the Springfield musket  Model 1861
Acquired a contract for 1,000 rifles from the US Army during the American Civil War.

November 4th, 1879 – patent #221,328 for the vertical box magazine

James Paris Lee – Born

James Paris Lee – (72)
August 9, 1831 – February 24, 1904

Inventor invented action and magazine used in Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield

1843 – built his first gun at the age of 12

1861 – Developed a breech loading cartridge conversion for the Springfield musket  Model 1861
Acquired a contract for 1,000 rifles from the US Army during the American Civil War.

November 4th, 1879 – patent #221,328 for the vertical box magazine

James Paris Lee – Born

James Paris Lee – (72)
August 9, 1831 – February 24, 1904

Inventor invented action and magazine used in Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield

1843 – built his first gun at the age of 12

1861 – Developed a breech loading cartridge conversion for the Springfield musket  Model 1861
Acquired a contract for 1,000 rifles from the US Army during the American Civil War.

November 4th, 1879 – patent #221,328 for the vertical box magazine

Dick Casull – Born

Richard J. “Dick” Casull
February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018

Gunsmith and Wildcat Cartridge Developer
Creator of the .454 Casull cartridge & More..

1957 – .454 Casull cartridge
1966 – Casull Model 290
– 290-round detachable pan magazine
– MSRP $1060 !!
– only 87 manufactured
1967 – all production of Model 290 stopped
1970 – American-180, AM-180, or A180
– 177-round pan magazine
–  fires at 1200 rounds per minute
1971 – Casull developed a mini-revolver design
– Rocky Mountain Arms Corp
– RMAC of Salt Lake City, Utah
1975 – Rocky Mountain ceased operation
1978 – Casull became partners with Wayne Baker in Freedom Arms, based in Freedom, Wyoming
1983 – Freedom Arms Model 83, 5-shot prototypes on Ruger Super Blackhawk frames chambered in .454 Casull
1988 – Freedom Arms ended mini revolver production

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Dick Casull – Born

Richard J. “Dick” Casull
February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018

Gunsmith and Wildcat Cartridge Developer
Creator of the .454 Casull cartridge & More..

1957 – .454 Casull cartridge
1966 – Casull Model 290
– 290-round detachable pan magazine
– MSRP $1060 !!
– only 87 manufactured
1967 – all production of Model 290 stopped
1970 – American-180, AM-180, or A180
– 177-round pan magazine
–  fires at 1200 rounds per minute
1971 – Casull developed a mini-revolver design
– Rocky Mountain Arms Corp
– RMAC of Salt Lake City, Utah
1975 – Rocky Mountain ceased operation
1978 – Casull became partners with Wayne Baker in Freedom Arms, based in Freedom, Wyoming
1983 – Freedom Arms Model 83, 5-shot prototypes on Ruger Super Blackhawk frames chambered in .454 Casull
1988 – Freedom Arms ended mini revolver production

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Dick Casull – Born

Richard J. “Dick” Casull
February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018

Gunsmith and Wildcat Cartridge Developer
Creator of the .454 Casull cartridge & More..

1957 – .454 Casull cartridge
1966 – Casull Model 290
– 290-round detachable pan magazine
– MSRP $1060 !!
– only 87 manufactured
1967 – all production of Model 290 stopped
1970 – American-180, AM-180, or A180
– 177-round pan magazine
–  fires at 1200 rounds per minute
1971 – Casull developed a mini-revolver design
– Rocky Mountain Arms Corp
– RMAC of Salt Lake City, Utah
1975 – Rocky Mountain ceased operation
1978 – Casull became partners with Wayne Baker in Freedom Arms, based in Freedom, Wyoming
1983 – Freedom Arms Model 83, 5-shot prototypes on Ruger Super Blackhawk frames chambered in .454 Casull
1988 – Freedom Arms ended mini revolver production

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Dick Casull – Born

Richard J. “Dick” Casull
February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018

Gunsmith and Wildcat Cartridge Developer
Creator of the .454 Casull cartridge & More..

1957 – .454 Casull cartridge
1966 – Casull Model 290
– 290-round detachable pan magazine
– MSRP $1060 !!
– only 87 manufactured
1967 – all production of Model 290 stopped
1970 – American-180, AM-180, or A180
– 177-round pan magazine
–  fires at 1200 rounds per minute
1971 – Casull developed a mini-revolver design
– Rocky Mountain Arms Corp
– RMAC of Salt Lake City, Utah
1975 – Rocky Mountain ceased operation
1978 – Casull became partners with Wayne Baker in Freedom Arms, based in Freedom, Wyoming
1983 – Freedom Arms Model 83, 5-shot prototypes on Ruger Super Blackhawk frames chambered in .454 Casull
1988 – Freedom Arms ended mini revolver production

lverveer

Dick Casull – Born

Richard J. “Dick” Casull
February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018

Gunsmith and Wildcat Cartridge Developer
Creator of the .454 Casull cartridge & More..

1957 – .454 Casull cartridge
1966 – Casull Model 290
– 290-round detachable pan magazine
– MSRP $1060 !!
– only 87 manufactured
1967 – all production of Model 290 stopped
1970 – American-180, AM-180, or A180
– 177-round pan magazine
–  fires at 1200 rounds per minute
1971 – Casull developed a mini-revolver design
– Rocky Mountain Arms Corp
– RMAC of Salt Lake City, Utah
1975 – Rocky Mountain ceased operation
1978 – Casull became partners with Wayne Baker in Freedom Arms, based in Freedom, Wyoming
1983 – Freedom Arms Model 83, 5-shot prototypes on Ruger Super Blackhawk frames chambered in .454 Casull
1988 – Freedom Arms ended mini revolver production

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Dick Casull – Born

Richard J. “Dick” Casull
February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018

Gunsmith and Wildcat Cartridge Developer
Creator of the .454 Casull cartridge & More..

1957 – .454 Casull cartridge
1966 – Casull Model 290
– 290-round detachable pan magazine
– MSRP $1060 !!
– only 87 manufactured
1967 – all production of Model 290 stopped
1970 – American-180, AM-180, or A180
– 177-round pan magazine
–  fires at 1200 rounds per minute
1971 – Casull developed a mini-revolver design
– Rocky Mountain Arms Corp
– RMAC of Salt Lake City, Utah
1975 – Rocky Mountain ceased operation
1978 – Casull became partners with Wayne Baker in Freedom Arms, based in Freedom, Wyoming
1983 – Freedom Arms Model 83, 5-shot prototypes on Ruger Super Blackhawk frames chambered in .454 Casull
1988 – Freedom Arms ended mini revolver production

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Elmer Keith – Born

Elmer Keith – Born

Elmer Keith
– March 8, 1899 – February 14, 1984 (85)
– During World War II, was an inspector at the Ogden, Utah Arsenal
– Rifles that he inspected are cartouche stamped with the initials “OGEK” in a rectangular box

Creator of the:

  • 1935 – .357 Magnum cartridge
  • 1956 – .44 Magnum cartridge
  • 1963 – .41 Magnum cartridge

1956 – Ruger Model 29 .44 Magnum single action Blackhawk revolver

Elmer Keith – Born

Elmer Keith – Born

Elmer Keith
– March 8, 1899 – February 14, 1984 (85)
– During World War II, was an inspector at the Ogden, Utah Arsenal
– Rifles that he inspected are cartouche stamped with the initials “OGEK” in a rectangular box

Creator of the:

  • 1935 – .357 Magnum cartridge
  • 1956 – .44 Magnum cartridge
  • 1963 – .41 Magnum cartridge

1956 – Ruger Model 29 .44 Magnum single action Blackhawk revolver

Elmer Keith – Born

Elmer Keith – Born

Elmer Keith
– March 8, 1899 – February 14, 1984 (85)
– During World War II, was an inspector at the Ogden, Utah Arsenal
– Rifles that he inspected are cartouche stamped with the initials “OGEK” in a rectangular box

Creator of the:

  • 1935 – .357 Magnum cartridge
  • 1956 – .44 Magnum cartridge
  • 1963 – .41 Magnum cartridge

1956 – Ruger Model 29 .44 Magnum single action Blackhawk revolver

John Cantius Garand (Born)

John Cantius Garand

Jan 1, 1888 – Feb 16, 1974

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Canada / USA

1928 M1 Garand

One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military

John Cantius Garand (Born)

John Cantius Garand

Jan 1, 1888 – Feb 16, 1974

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Canada / USA

1928 M1 Garand

One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military

John Cantius Garand (Born)

John Cantius Garand

Jan 1, 1888 – Feb 16, 1974

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Canada / USA

1928 M1 Garand

One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military

Carl Walther (born)

Carl Walther
Nov 22, 1858 – July 9, 1915

1886 founded the firm of Carl Walther GmbH, (Walther)
1908 Germany Model 1 (.25acp)

Carl Walther (born)

Carl Walther
Nov 22, 1858 – July 9, 1915

1886 founded the firm of Carl Walther GmbH, (Walther)
1908 Germany Model 1 (.25acp)

Carl Walther (born)

Carl Walther
Nov 22, 1858 – July 9, 1915

1886 founded the firm of Carl Walther GmbH, (Walther)
1908 Germany Model 1 (.25acp)

Carl Walther (born)

Carl Walther
Nov 22, 1858 – July 9, 1915

1886 founded the firm of Carl Walther GmbH, (Walther)
1908 Germany Model 1 (.25acp)

David “Carbine” Marshall Williams (died)

David “Carbine” Marshall Williams
Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975

floating chamber and the short-stroke piston

Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms

David “Carbine” Marshall Williams (born)

David “Carbine” Marshall Williams
Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975

floating chamber and the short-stroke piston

Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms

David “Carbine” Marshall Williams (born)

David “Carbine” Marshall Williams
Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975

floating chamber and the short-stroke piston

Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms

David “Carbine” Marshall Williams (born)

David “Carbine” Marshall Williams
Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975

floating chamber and the short-stroke piston

Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms

David “Carbine” Marshall Williams (born)

David “Carbine” Marshall Williams
Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975

floating chamber and the short-stroke piston

Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms

Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Born

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 2, 1869 – Feb 17, 1936 
age 66

* He was the son of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Machine gun

  • Hiram Percy Maxim patented a suppressor for firearms in 1908 Also invented a muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926#Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Gen. Ambrose Burnside (Born)

Gen. Ambrose Burnside
(May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) (57)
– 1843-1847 United States Military Academy – graduated 18th in a class of 47
– 1847–1853 Mexican–American War (1st Lieutenant)
– 1853 manufactured the Burnside carbine
– 1861 – 1865 Civil War, Major General
– 1866-1869 Governor of Rhode Island
– 1871 NRA’s first President
– 1875-1881 U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
– His distinctive style of facial hair became known as sideburns

 

Gen. Ambrose Burnside (Born)

Gen. Ambrose Burnside
(May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) (57)
– 1843-1847 United States Military Academy – graduated 18th in a class of 47
– 1847–1853 Mexican–American War (1st Lieutenant)
– 1853 manufactured the Burnside carbine
– 1861 – 1865 Civil War, Major General
– 1866-1869 Governor of Rhode Island
– 1871 NRA’s first President
– 1875-1881 U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
– His distinctive style of facial hair became known as sideburns

 

Gen. Ambrose Burnside (Born)

Gen. Ambrose Burnside
(May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) (57)
– 1843-1847 United States Military Academy – graduated 18th in a class of 47
– 1847–1853 Mexican–American War (1st Lieutenant)
– 1853 manufactured the Burnside carbine
– 1861 – 1865 Civil War, Major General
– 1866-1869 Governor of Rhode Island
– 1871 NRA’s first President
– 1875-1881 U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
– His distinctive style of facial hair became known as sideburns

 

Hugo Schmeisser (Born)

Hugo Schmeisser
Sept 24, 1884 – Sept 12, 1953 (69)

  • 1928 MP-28
  • 1938 MP-43
  • 1944 Sturmgewehr 44

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Hugo Schmeisser (Born)

Hugo Schmeisser
Sept 24, 1884 – Sept 12, 1953 (69)

  • 1928 MP-28
  • 1938 MP-43
  • 1944 Sturmgewehr 44

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Hugo Schmeisser (Born)

Hugo Schmeisser
Sept 24, 1884 – Sept 12, 1953 (69)

  • 1928 MP-28
  • 1938 MP-43
  • 1944 Sturmgewehr 44

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Hugo Schmeisser (Born)

Hugo Schmeisser
Sept 24, 1884 – Sept 12, 1953 (69)

  • 1928 MP-28
  • 1938 MP-43
  • 1944 Sturmgewehr 44

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Hugo Schmeisser (Born)

Hugo Schmeisser
Sept 24, 1884 – Sept 12, 1953 (69)

  • 1928 MP-28
  • 1938 MP-43
  • 1944 Sturmgewehr 44

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Hugo Schmeisser (Born)

Hugo Schmeisser
Sept 24, 1884 – Sept 12, 1953 (69)

  • 1928 MP-28
  • 1938 MP-43
  • 1944 Sturmgewehr 44

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Kijirō Nambu (Born)

Kijirō Nambu
Sept 22, 1869 – May 1, 1949 (80)

1902 nnnthe “John Browning of Japan”
1914 Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
1922 Type 11 Light Machine Gun in
1927 Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company in Tokyo

Kijirō Nambu (Born)

Kijirō Nambu
Sept 22, 1869 – May 1, 1949 (80)

1902 nnnthe “John Browning of Japan”
1914 Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
1922 Type 11 Light Machine Gun in
1927 Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company in Tokyo

Kijirō Nambu (Born)

Kijirō Nambu
Sept 22, 1869 – May 1, 1949 (80)

1902 nnnthe “John Browning of Japan”
1914 Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
1922 Type 11 Light Machine Gun in
1927 Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company in Tokyo

Kijirō Nambu (Born)

Kijirō Nambu
Sept 22, 1869 – May 1, 1949 (80)

1902 nnnthe “John Browning of Japan”
1914 Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
1922 Type 11 Light Machine Gun in
1927 Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company in Tokyo

Kijirō Nambu (Born)

Kijirō Nambu
Sept 22, 1869 – May 1, 1949 (80)

1902 nnnthe “John Browning of Japan”
1914 Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
1922 Type 11 Light Machine Gun in
1927 Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company in Tokyo

Kijirō Nambu (Born)

Kijirō Nambu
Sept 22, 1869 – May 1, 1949 (80)

1902 nnnthe “John Browning of Japan”
1914 Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
1922 Type 11 Light Machine Gun in
1927 Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company in Tokyo

Henry Quackenbush (Born)

Henry Quackenbush
April 27, 1847 – Sept 8, 1933 (86)

1876 – father of the mass produced air gun

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Henry Quackenbush (Born)

Henry Quackenbush
April 27, 1847 – Sept 8, 1933 (86)

1876 – father of the mass produced air gun

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Henry Quackenbush (Born)

Henry Quackenbush
April 27, 1847 – Sept 8, 1933 (86)

1876 – father of the mass produced air gun

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Skynet Becomes Self-Aware (1997)

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At 2:14 a.m., EDT, on August 29, 1997 Skynet gained artificial consciousness

Skynet (artificial intelligence system) developed for the U.S. military (SAC / NORAD) by Cyberdyne Systems to control the national nuclear arsenal
Skynet was originally activated by the military on August 4, 1997

Skynet began to learn at a geometric rate. At 2:14 a.m., EDT, on August 29, 1997 Skynet gained artificial consciousness

Panicking human operators tried to deactivate
Perceiving an attack, Skynet came to the logical consequence that all of humanity would attempt to destroy it. In order to continue “safeguarding the world” and to defend itself against humanity, Skynet launched nuclear missiles at Russia, which responded with a nuclear counter-attack against
Over three billion people were killed on Judgment Day.

#SkyNet

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Walter Hunt – Born

Walter Hunt
July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859

USA

  • 1848 Volcanic
  • Firing cock repeating gun Patent 6663
  • lockstitch sewing machine (1833)
  • safety pin (1849)

Walter Hunt – Born

Walter Hunt
July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859

USA

  • 1848 Volcanic
  • Firing cock repeating gun Patent 6663
  • lockstitch sewing machine (1833)
  • safety pin (1849)

Walter Hunt – Born

Walter Hunt
July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859

USA

  • 1848 Volcanic
  • Firing cock repeating gun Patent 6663
  • lockstitch sewing machine (1833)
  • safety pin (1849)

Walter Hunt – Born

Walter Hunt
July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859

USA

  • 1848 Volcanic
  • Firing cock repeating gun Patent 6663
  • lockstitch sewing machine (1833)
  • safety pin (1849)

Melvin M. Johnson Jr (Born)

Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965

USA

  • M1941 Johnson rifle 1935
  • One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
  • Marine Corps Reserve in 1933 as a Second Lieutenant
  • completed Harvard Law School in 1934

Worked With:

  • Winchester
  • Armalite

Melvin M. Johnson Jr (Born)

Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965

USA

  • M1941 Johnson rifle 1935
  • One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
  • Marine Corps Reserve in 1933 as a Second Lieutenant
  • completed Harvard Law School in 1934

Worked With:

  • Winchester
  • Armalite

Melvin M. Johnson Jr (Born)

Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965

USA

  • M1941 Johnson rifle 1935
  • One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
  • Marine Corps Reserve in 1933 as a Second Lieutenant
  • completed Harvard Law School in 1934

Worked With:

  • Winchester
  • Armalite

Melvin M. Johnson Jr (Born)

Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965

USA

  • M1941 Johnson rifle 1935
  • One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
  • Marine Corps Reserve in 1933 as a Second Lieutenant
  • completed Harvard Law School in 1934

Worked With:

  • Winchester
  • Armalite

Melvin M. Johnson Jr (Born)

Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965

USA

  • M1941 Johnson rifle 1935
  • One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
  • Marine Corps Reserve in 1933 as a Second Lieutenant
  • completed Harvard Law School in 1934

Worked With:

  • Winchester
  • Armalite

Melvin M. Johnson Jr (Born)

Melvin M. Johnson Jr
Aug 9, 1909 – Jan 9, 1965

USA

  • M1941 Johnson rifle 1935
  • One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
  • Marine Corps Reserve in 1933 as a Second Lieutenant
  • completed Harvard Law School in 1934

Worked With:

  • Winchester
  • Armalite

Eugene Reising (Born)

Eugene Reising
Nov 26, 1884 – Feb 21, 1967

USA

  • M50 Reising 1938
  • One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
  • more than 60 firearm patents

Worked with:

  • Harrington & Richardson
  • Mossberg & Sons
  • Marlin
  • Savage
  • Stevens

Eugene Reising (Born)

Eugene Reising
Nov 26, 1884 – Feb 21, 1967

USA

  • M50 Reising 1938
  • One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
  • more than 60 firearm patents

Worked with:

  • Harrington & Richardson
  • Mossberg & Sons
  • Marlin
  • Savage
  • Stevens

Eugene Reising (Born)

Eugene Reising
Nov 26, 1884 – Feb 21, 1967

USA

  • M50 Reising 1938
  • One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
  • more than 60 firearm patents

Worked with:

  • Harrington & Richardson
  • Mossberg & Sons
  • Marlin
  • Savage
  • Stevens

John Thompson (Born)

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

John Thompson (Born)

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

John Thompson (Born)

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

Christopher Spencer (Born)

Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922

USA

  • Spencer repeating rifle 1860 Colt
  • Spencer Arms Company
  • Roper Repeating Arms Company

Christopher Spencer (Born)

Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922

USA

  • Spencer repeating rifle 1860 Colt
  • Spencer Arms Company
  • Roper Repeating Arms Company

Christopher Spencer (Born)

Christopher Miner Spencer
June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922

USA

  • Spencer repeating rifle 1860 Colt
  • Spencer Arms Company
  • Roper Repeating Arms Company

Eliphalet Remington (Born)

Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861

USA

1840 formed E. Remington and Sons
hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith

Eliphalet Remington (Born)

Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861

USA

1840 formed E. Remington and Sons
hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith

Eliphalet Remington (Born)

Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861

USA

1840 formed E. Remington and Sons
hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith

Eliphalet Remington (Born)

Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861

USA

1840 formed E. Remington and Sons
hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith

Eliphalet Remington (Born)

Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861

USA

1840 formed E. Remington and Sons
hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith

Eliphalet Remington (Born)

Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861

USA

1840 formed E. Remington and Sons
hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith

Christian Sharps – Born

Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874

USA

  •  1851 Sharps rifle, , the first commercially successful breech-loading rifle
  • 1855 4 barrel derringer
  • fifteen firearms-related patents

Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Born

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 2, 1869 – Feb 17, 1936 
age 66

* He was the son of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Machine gun

  • Hiram Percy Maxim patented a suppressor for firearms in 1908 Also invented a muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926#Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Skynet Becomes Self-Aware (1997)

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At 2:14 a.m., EDT, on August 29, 1997 Skynet gained artificial consciousness

Skynet (artificial intelligence system) developed for the U.S. military (SAC / NORAD) by Cyberdyne Systems to control the national nuclear arsenal
Skynet was originally activated by the military on August 4, 1997

Skynet began to learn at a geometric rate. At 2:14 a.m., EDT, on August 29, 1997 Skynet gained artificial consciousness

Panicking human operators tried to deactivate
Perceiving an attack, Skynet came to the logical consequence that all of humanity would attempt to destroy it. In order to continue “safeguarding the world” and to defend itself against humanity, Skynet launched nuclear missiles at Russia, which responded with a nuclear counter-attack against
Over three billion people were killed on Judgment Day.

#SkyNet

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Yevgeny Dragunov – Born

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Yevgeny Fyodorovich Dragunov (71)
(Евге́ний Фёдорович Драгуно́в)
Born Feb 20, 1920 – Aug 4, 1991

1939 – Began military service
1959 – Dragunov submitted his design for the SVD
1963 – SVD accepted into Soviet military service

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John Moses Browning (71) Born

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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.

Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Born

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Hiram Percy Maxim
Sept 2, 1869 – Feb 17, 1936 
age 66

* He was the son of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Machine gun

  • Hiram Percy Maxim patented a suppressor for firearms in 1908 Also invented a muffler for gasoline engines.
  • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station’s reach.
  • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926

    #Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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Skynet Becomes Self-Aware (1997)

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At 2:14 a.m., EDT, on August 29, 1997 Skynet gained artificial consciousness

Skynet (artificial intelligence system) developed for the U.S. military (SAC / NORAD) by Cyberdyne Systems to control the national nuclear arsenal
Skynet was originally activated by the military on August 4, 1997

Skynet began to learn at a geometric rate. At 2:14 a.m., EDT, on August 29, 1997 Skynet gained artificial consciousness

Panicking human operators tried to deactivate
Perceiving an attack, Skynet came to the logical consequence that all of humanity would attempt to destroy it. In order to continue “safeguarding the world” and to defend itself against humanity, Skynet launched nuclear missiles at Russia, which responded with a nuclear counter-attack against
Over three billion people were killed on Judgment Day.

#SkyNet

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Julianne Versnel (born)

Julianne Versnel
June 9

  • 2A Activist
  • Director of Operations at SAF
  • Publisher of Women & Guns 
  • Publisher of The Journal on Firearms and Public Policy
  • Executive Committee of the World Forum on Shooting Activities
  • 2010 – Co-founded International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR)

Julianne Versnel (born)

Julianne Versnel
June 9

  • 2A Activist
  • Director of Operations at SAF
  • Publisher of Women & Guns 
  • Publisher of The Journal on Firearms and Public Policy
  • Executive Committee of the World Forum on Shooting Activities
  • 2010 – Co-founded International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR)

John Wayne

Julianne Versnel
June 9

  • 2A Activist
  • Director of Operations at SAF
  • Publisher of Women & Guns 
  • Publisher of The Journal on Firearms and Public Policy
  • Executive Committee of the World Forum on Shooting Activities
  • 2010 – Co-founded International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR)

Francis “Frank” Bannerman, VI – Born

Francis “Frank” Bannerman, VI

  • Born March 24, 1851 in Dundee, Scotland
  • 1865 founded his own company, Francis Bannerman Co., at the age of 14
  • 1872 met and married his wife, Helen Boyce
    – they had three sons; Francis Vll , David Boyce , Walter
  • 1900 purchased Polopel Island
    – small island located in the Hudson River just north of West Point, NY
  • Died Nov 26, 1918 (@ 67)
  • 1918 two sons, Frank Jr. and David Boyce ran the business and changed its name to Francis Bannerman Sons

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Francis “Frank” Bannerman, VI – Born

Francis “Frank” Bannerman, VI

  • Born March 24, 1851 in Dundee, Scotland
  • 1865 founded his own company, Francis Bannerman Co., at the age of 14
  • 1872 met and married his wife, Helen Boyce
    – they had three sons; Francis Vll , David Boyce , Walter
  • 1900 purchased Polopel Island
    – small island located in the Hudson River just north of West Point, NY
  • Died Nov 26, 1918 (@ 67)
  • 1918 two sons, Frank Jr. and David Boyce ran the business and changed its name to Francis Bannerman Sons

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Francis “Frank” Bannerman, VI – Born

Francis “Frank” Bannerman, VI

  • Born March 24, 1851 in Dundee, Scotland
  • 1865 founded his own company, Francis Bannerman Co., at the age of 14
  • 1872 met and married his wife, Helen Boyce
    – they had three sons; Francis Vll , David Boyce , Walter
  • 1900 purchased Polopel Island
    – small island located in the Hudson River just north of West Point, NY
  • Died Nov 26, 1918 (@ 67)
  • 1918 two sons, Frank Jr. and David Boyce ran the business and changed its name to Francis Bannerman Sons

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