Anyone know a good site where I can learn about gun history?

[Roc_Kor]

Especially where I can learn about people like Samuel Colt, Smith & Wesson (the people), and other famous gun makers, especially American ones gun makers. Like the pioneers in the gun industry. Is there any site like that where I can learn about those kinda people? Gotta brush up on my history, ya know.

 

[George S.]

There are some very good books about the history of firearms and the people involved with them (in just about any fashion) that you can get at
http://www.midwayusa.com/rewriteabrowse/7/673/659***650*** Select the "General Interest and History link. Some of these books may be available at your library.

You can also do a Google search on gun makers and names of people like Samuel Colt. Try "Winchester", Remington", "Garand", "Browning" for a start. You should find lots of reading material.

If you have a Barnes and Noble in your city, you should find books there to buy if you want to start your own collenction. Amazon will have good selections www.amazon.com

 

[Baba Louie]

http://www.louisville.edu/~scgodd01/gunhistory.html

A quick read but chock full of useful info

 

[Chipperman]

Some interesting spellings there.

....The shotgun until this time was a mussel-loading gun...

....awarded it a special name, the "Sterm Kever" or assault rifle. That's how the assault rifle got its name. The German Sterm Kerver was the first true assault rifle.
Near the end of the war a Russian tank mechanic named Michele Kelishnecoph who had seen the German Assault rifle in combat began to piece together his own version of the assault rifle. His design set the standard for all assault rifles, Even though it would be two years after the end of W.W.II before it would be marketable. In 1947 Michele Kelishnecoph unveiled his new weapon; The Automatic Kelishnecoph Year 1947 or better Known as the AK-47.

Gotta watch out for those clam-shooting guns!!

 

[Wil Terry]

YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS OR CAN GET ANY OF THE THOUSANDS OF GUNBOOKS

Written in this country in the past 100 years. Most of the stuff I read on the internet are pi$$ poor synopsiis of the information in these books.
If you truly want to learn about firearms get off the internet and start reading.

 

[Roc_Kor]

Right, I'll do that. Maybe my local Border's has some of those books. I forgot to check their hunting section last time I was there. (That's where they keep all the gun books.) Thanks all.

 

[4v50 Gary]

I didn't know Michele Kelishnicoph needed to "market" his guns. Good to learn that Stalin allowed designers to "market" guns. Kudos to the "website" for their cites.

 

[possenti]

As a young lad at the age of 12, I picked up a book on the clearance shelf of Barnes and Noble entitled Guns - and how they work by Ian V. Hogg. I suppose he's an expert on guns, since I've seen him on many gun-related shows on the History Channel. I learned more about guns from this book than any other.

 

[Roc_Kor]

Well, I just want to learn about the pioneers in guns, like Samuel Colt, Dan Wesson, John Browning, Remington, etc...

May I ask, why is there a company called Smith & Wesson, and another called Dan Wesson? Are the companies related or something?

 

[Jim K]

That Louisville.edu stuff looks like a term paper by a spelling-challenged sophomore. It probably got an A from some prof who was equally ignorant.

Still, I have to give the writer credit for daring to do a paper on guns in American academia today. I wish there were more like him misspellings and all.

Jim

 

[flatdog]

I would like to suggest THE GUN and IT'S DEVELOPMENT by W.W. Greener.
It's a classic in firearms literature and covers subjects as diverse as, early firearms development, muzzle loaders, the "Humane" Cattle Killer developed for use in abattoirs and the "Maxim" silencer.

A good place to start and head and shoulders above the "Which is better 9mm or .45 a.c.p. stuff.

flatdog.

 

[George S.]

Dan Wesson was the great-grandson of Daniel Wesson who founded S&W with Horace Smith. The companies are completely different businesses.

 

[Sunray]

"...Some interesting spellings there..." Not to mention the glaring errors. This sounds like it was written by a grade school kid. If this is university level writing, the kid and his prof should be sent back to grade 5 to learn the Queen's English.
There are all kinds of sites about firearms history. Most of the manufacturers have a 'history of the company' on their sites too. Your local library should have lots of books too. Gun shows are a good place to find books on firearms as well. You'll be more likely to find books on Colt, Browning, Remington and Olly Winchester at a gun show than any book store.

 

[Roc_Kor]

I live within walking distance of the library. Perfect.

Too bad there aren't many Gun Shows where I live. I wish there were.

 

[George S.]

Gun shows usually have vendors that sell books, but they are typically overpriced (like the guns, jewelry, dishes, clothing, beef jerky...) compared to new books. you can, on occasion, find some books and magazines that are out of print, but the deals are few and far between.

BTW, some gun shows have a minimum age for entry. The ones I go to are 18 years old minimum unless you are accompanied by a parent or guardian or are working there usually like the Boy Scouts or other groups that are helping the show promoters.