Indiana designates Grouseland Rifle as State Gun in 2012

2012

Indiana designates Grouseland Rifle as State Gun

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 – Representatives voted 78-2
– approved 48-2 by the Indiana Senate
one of six remaining long rifles made by Hoosier gunsmith John Small
– between 1803 and 1812

John Small

first sheriff in what was to become the state of Indiana
adjutant general of the territorial militia
Revolutionary War veteran
gunsmith
1785 moved to Vincennes

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Indiana designates Grouseland Rifle as State Gun in 2012

2012

Indiana designates Grouseland Rifle as State Gun

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 – Representatives voted 78-2
– approved 48-2 by the Indiana Senate
one of six remaining long rifles made by Hoosier gunsmith John Small
– between 1803 and 1812

John Small

first sheriff in what was to become the state of Indiana
adjutant general of the territorial militia
Revolutionary War veteran
gunsmith
1785 moved to Vincennes

Indiana designates Grouseland Rifle as State Gun in 2012

2012

Indiana designates Grouseland Rifle as State Gun

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 – Representatives voted 78-2
– approved 48-2 by the Indiana Senate
one of six remaining long rifles made by Hoosier gunsmith John Small
– between 1803 and 1812

John Small

first sheriff in what was to become the state of Indiana
adjutant general of the territorial militia
Revolutionary War veteran
gunsmith
1785 moved to Vincennes

M1819 Hall rifle – Patented

M1819 Hall rifle

May 21, 1811 – Patented
1819 – adopted by the U.S. Army
March 5th, 2013 – State gun of West Virginia

M1819 Hall rifle – Patented

M1819 Hall rifle

May 21, 1811 – Patented
1819 – adopted by the U.S. Army
March 5th, 2013 – State gun of West Virginia

M1819 Hall rifle – Patented

M1819 Hall rifle

May 21, 1811 – Patented
1819 – adopted by the U.S. Army
March 5th, 2013 – State gun of West Virginia

John C. Garand’s Rifle Patented

John C. Garand’s Selfloading Rifle – Patented

John C. Garand’s Rifle Patented

John C. Garand’s Selfloading Rifle – Patented

John C. Garand’s Rifle Patented

John C. Garand’s Selfloading Rifle – Patented

Oliver Winchester (died)

Posted on December 11, 2019 by gwebs

Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading →

Oliver Winchester (born)

Posted on November 30, 2019 by gwebs

Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading →

Eugene Stoner (74) Born

Posted on November 22, 2019 by gwebs

Eugene Morrison Stoner
(November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997)

American firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the AR-15 rifle that was adopted by the US military as the M16

Browning’s 1st Patent (1879)

Posted on October 7, 2019 by gwebs

10-7-1879
John Browning patented his first firearm, a single-shot falling-block rifle.
He was 24 years old in 1879

#KnowOurHistory
#BePartOfOurHistory
#GunChannels #Browning #JMB #TheGunFather

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Roy E. Weatherby (77) Born

Posted on September 4, 2019 by gwebs

Roy E. Weatherby
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945

@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory

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Paul Mauser (Died)

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 (Died)

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 (Died)

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

Paul Mauser (Died)

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 (Died)

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 (Died)

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

M1903 Springfield Adopted

June 19, 1903
M1903 Springfield Adopted

.30-06, Model 1903

M1903 Springfield Adopted

June 19, 1903
M1903 Springfield Adopted

.30-06, Model 1903

M1903 Springfield Adopted

June 19, 1903
M1903 Springfield Adopted

.30-06, Model 1903

Benjamin Tyler Henry (born)

Benjamin Tyler Henry
March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898

Benjamin Tyler Henry (died)

Benjamin Tyler Henry
March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898

Benjamin Tyler Henry (born)

Benjamin Tyler Henry
March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898

Benjamin Tyler Henry (born)

Benjamin Tyler Henry
March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898

Benjamin Tyler Henry (born)

Benjamin Tyler Henry
March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898

Benjamin Tyler Henry (died)

Benjamin Tyler Henry
March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898

Wilhelm Mauser (48) Born

Posted on May 2, 2019 by gwebs

Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle

#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTo2YO0gXCZ/?taken-by=gunwebsites

Eugene Stoner (74) Died

Posted on April 24, 2019 by gwebs

Eugene Morrison Stoner
(November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997)

American firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the AR-15 rifle that was adopted by the US military as the M16

Roy E. Weatherby (77) Died

Posted on April 4, 2019 by gwebs

Roy E. Weatherby
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945

@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSejWwdgm2C/?taken-by=gunwebsites

Ludwig Vorgrimler – Born

Ludwig Vorgrimler
September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71)

German Firearm Inventor

1950 – CETME

Ludwig Vorgrimler – Died (71)

Ludwig Vorgrimler
September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71)

German Firearm Inventor

1950 – CETME

Ludwig Vorgrimler – Born

Ludwig Vorgrimler
September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71)

German Firearm Inventor

1950 – CETME

Ludwig Vorgrimler – Died (71)

Ludwig Vorgrimler
September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71)

German Firearm Inventor

1950 – CETME

Ludwig Vorgrimler – Born

Ludwig Vorgrimler
September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71)

German Firearm Inventor

1950 – CETME

Ludwig Vorgrimler – Died (71)

Ludwig Vorgrimler
September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71)

German Firearm Inventor

1950 – CETME

Wilhelm Mauser (48) Died

Posted on January 13, 2019 by gwebs

Wilhelm Mauser
May 2, 1834 – Jan 13, 1882
Designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle

#Rifle #Mauser #RealGuns #FirearmsHistory

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTo2YO0gXCZ/?taken-by=gunwebsites

Oliver Winchester (died)

Posted on December 11, 2018 by gwebs

Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading →

Herman Johannes Krag (born)

Herman Krag
Ole Herman Johannes Krag
April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
Norway

1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle

Herman Johannes Krag (born)

Herman Krag
Ole Herman Johannes Krag
April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
Norway

1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle

Herman Johannes Krag (died)

Herman Krag
Ole Herman Johannes Krag
April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
Norway

1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle

Herman Johannes Krag (died)

Herman Krag
Ole Herman Johannes Krag
April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
Norway

1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle

Herman Johannes Krag (born)

Herman Krag
Ole Herman Johannes Krag
April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
Norway

1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle

Herman Johannes Krag (died)

Herman Krag
Ole Herman Johannes Krag
April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
Norway

1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle

Oliver Winchester (born)

Posted on November 30, 2018 by gwebs

Oliver Fisher Winchester (90)
November 30, 1810 – December 11, 1880 Continue reading →

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 (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 (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 (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

Browning’s 1st Patent (1879)

Posted on October 7, 2018 by gwebs

10-7-1879
John Browning patented his first firearm, a single-shot falling-block rifle.
He was 24 years old in 1879

#KnowOurHistory
#BePartOfOurHistory
#GunChannels #Browning #JMB #TheGunFather

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLRZsuwD504/?taken-by=gunwebsites

Roy E. Weatherby (77) Born

Posted on September 4, 2018 by gwebs

Roy E. Weatherby
(September 4, 1910 – April 4, 1988)
age 77
Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945

@weatherbyinc
#GunChannels
#GunLegends #TalesOfTheGun
#KnowGuns #GunLife #GunHistory

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSejWwdgm2C/?taken-by=gunwebsites

Arthur William Savage (Born)

May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms

Marlin Repeating Arms

Arthur William Savage (Died)

May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms

Marlin Repeating Arms

Arthur William Savage (Born)

Arthur William Savage

May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms

Marlin Repeating Arms

Arthur William Savage (Died)

May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms

Marlin Repeating Arms

Arthur William Savage (Died)

May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms

Marlin Repeating Arms

Arthur William Savage (Died)

May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms

Marlin Repeating Arms

Arthur William Savage (Died)

May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms

Marlin Repeating Arms

Arthur William Savage (Died)

May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms

Marlin Repeating Arms

Arthur William Savage (Born)

Arthur William Savage

May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms

Marlin Repeating Arms

Arthur William Savage (Born)

Arthur William Savage

May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms

Marlin Repeating Arms

Arthur William Savage (Born)

Arthur William Savage

May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms

Marlin Repeating Arms

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 (Died)

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 (Died)

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 (Died)

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 (Died)

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

Christopher Spencer (Died)

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

Christopher Spencer (Died)

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 (Died)

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

USA

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

Christopher Spencer (Died)

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

USA

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

Christian Sharps (Died)

Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874

USA

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

Christian Sharps (Died)

Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874

USA

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

Christian Sharps (Born)

Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874

USA

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

Christian Sharps (Born)

Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874

USA

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

Christian Sharps (Born)

Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874

USA

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

Christian Sharps (Born)

Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874

USA

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

Christian Sharps (Born)

Christian Sharps
Jan 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874

USA

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

Eliphalet Remington (Born)

Eliphalet Remington
Oct 28, 1793 – Aug 12, 1861

USA