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One day in 1889, John Browning was on a firing range when he noticed that when a friend fired his rifle, a clump of weeds in front of the muzzle swayed with the blast. “His inventor’s mind immediately told him that this represented energy which might well be put to productive use,” David Miller wrote [...] One of the most significant developments in firearms occurred about a hundred years ago and next year, gun owners and manufacturers will mark a century in the life of the .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol. The Model 1911, named for the year it was adopted by the Army as the official sidearm for U.S. forces, has [...] Robert Hassinger bid farewell on Tuesday to an old friend, a revolver whose craftsmanship, hallmarks and engraving led him on a fascinating quest and fed his lifelong passion for American history. “I like to do research,” said the retired insurance investigator, who returned an 1851 Colt “Navy” revolver to the Chicago museum from which it [...] |
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