Harve Curry
Member
What country do you think contributed more to the advancement of firearms during the 19th and 20th centuries?
Name the country, individual inventors name, firearm, cartridge type, powder/propellant, company they worked for or that produced the product.
As I recall it was a Scotsman who invented the percussion cap about 1820?
Without that things would have taken longer to progress.
Who was the inventor of smokeless nitro based or double based powders?
In a short list I will go so far to say that country was the United States because of the inventions of the Volcanic repeaters (caseless ammunition), which lead to 1860 Henry, 1866 1873 1876 Winchesters.
Samuel Colt with his 1830's invention of the revolver.
Smith & Wesson, bored through cylinder using fixed metalic case ammunition.
Spencer and his 1860 repeater.
Ball repeater of 1861?
Evans and his 28 and 32 round repeaters of 44 caliber in the 1870's.
The Buffington sight as on the 1884 Trap Door Springfield rifles. Later Marbles, Lyman/Ideal arpeture tang sights.
John Browning a long list of firearms a short incomplete list being the 1885 Winchester single shot, 1886 Win, 1890 Win, 1892 Win, 1894 Win, 1911 Colt pistol, 1917 & 1919 30 cal machine guns, 50 cal Browing M.G., Browning High Power pistol, Auto 5 shotgun.
John Marlin another short list from his 1881 Marlin rifle cartridge lever action to the 1889, 1893, 1894 still made today, and the 1897 22 still made today as the 39A.
Remington line of rifles and early handguns the 1858 revolver.
Savage 1895 & 1899 rifles and line of pistols, 22's and shotguns.
I know I'm leaving alot out, I'm no expert, but there are experts here on THR and this should get the conversation going.
Name the country, individual inventors name, firearm, cartridge type, powder/propellant, company they worked for or that produced the product.
As I recall it was a Scotsman who invented the percussion cap about 1820?
Without that things would have taken longer to progress.
Who was the inventor of smokeless nitro based or double based powders?
In a short list I will go so far to say that country was the United States because of the inventions of the Volcanic repeaters (caseless ammunition), which lead to 1860 Henry, 1866 1873 1876 Winchesters.
Samuel Colt with his 1830's invention of the revolver.
Smith & Wesson, bored through cylinder using fixed metalic case ammunition.
Spencer and his 1860 repeater.
Ball repeater of 1861?
Evans and his 28 and 32 round repeaters of 44 caliber in the 1870's.
The Buffington sight as on the 1884 Trap Door Springfield rifles. Later Marbles, Lyman/Ideal arpeture tang sights.
John Browning a long list of firearms a short incomplete list being the 1885 Winchester single shot, 1886 Win, 1890 Win, 1892 Win, 1894 Win, 1911 Colt pistol, 1917 & 1919 30 cal machine guns, 50 cal Browing M.G., Browning High Power pistol, Auto 5 shotgun.
John Marlin another short list from his 1881 Marlin rifle cartridge lever action to the 1889, 1893, 1894 still made today, and the 1897 22 still made today as the 39A.
Remington line of rifles and early handguns the 1858 revolver.
Savage 1895 & 1899 rifles and line of pistols, 22's and shotguns.
I know I'm leaving alot out, I'm no expert, but there are experts here on THR and this should get the conversation going.