Topic 1: 1.1 Origin Of Firearm Flashcards
development of firearms followed the invention of gunpowder in Western Europe.
13th Century
a German monk, and Roger Bacon, an English monk are both credited with gunpowder invention.
Berthold Schwartz
English monk and Scientist with the invention of gunpowder in 1248 and Berthold Schwartz, with application of gunpowder to the propelling of a missile in the carly 1300’s. This powder was that we now call “Black Powder”.
Roger Bacon
The Tartar leader, used artillery in Liegnits when he defeated the poles Hungarians, and Russians.
1245 Gen Batu,
-It is also often stated that the gunpowder was first invented by Chinese, were of gunpowder and its use as propellant long before its advantages became recognized in Europe.
1245 Gen Batu,
It may also assume the Arabs with their advance knowledge of chemistry at that time.
1245 Gen Batu,
One of the earliest recorded uses of firearms in war far was that of an attack on Seville, Spain
1247
In this year Cannons used by King Edward 11 of England at Crecy.
1346
What year that Mohammad II of turkey in his famous conquest of Constantinople.
1335
-First firearms were inefficient, large and heavy and were not capable of being carried by an individual soldier; hence, the development of cannons preceded that of small arm weapons by almost 50 years.
1335 Constantinople
Father of Modern Ballistics.
Col. Calvin H. Goddard M.D, OS Army
Founded the great firm Smith and Weapon and pioneered the making of breech loading regales.
Horace Smith
An associate or partner of smith in revel verb making.
Daniel B. Wesson
Wizard of modern firearms and pandered breech loading single shot rifle.
- John M. Browning
Pioneered the making of Thompson sub-Machine.
- John T. Thompson
Maker of first know carbine.
David “Carbine Williams
Father of the percussion system.
- Alexander John Forsythe
Designed machinery of making colt firearms
- Elisha King Root
One of the first rifle makers.
- Eliphalet Remington
Founder of martin Firearms Company.
- John Malon Martin
Stimulated the development of the model 1855 riffled musket.
11 James Wolfe Ripley
Produced the first practical revolver.
- Samuel Colt (1814-1862)
He gave his name to a whole classes of firearms.
- Henry Derringer
Designed the semi-automatic US Rifle, Cal. 30
14 John C. Garand
One of the earliest rifles and pistol makers.
- Oliver F. Wichester
-Gunpowder as a propellant. The age of gunpowder began with outs first use as a propellant for a projective. Such use has been recorded as early as 1313.
1313
-Small arms, Gunpowder was first used only in cannons. It was in the middle of the 14th century that portable F.A was These guns were ignited by a hand-held wire or lighted match.
1350
-Riffling, The first reference to rifled barrels appeared. Although its important as an aid to accuracy was recognized by some, it was many years after before rifling was generally used.
1498
-Cartridges, Paper cartridges combining both powder and ball were developed. This greatly speeded loading and reduced the hazards of carrying loose powder.
1575
-Percussion system, the discovery of in ___ the that certain compounds detonated by a blow would be used to ignite the charge in a firearm, the basis for all later percussion and cartridges development.
1807-
-Samuel Colt-patented the first practical revolvers in which the cylinder was rotated by cooking the hammer.
1835
-Pin fire. Cartridge. Developed by Le Faucheux in ___, was probably the first self really the first rim fire cartridge.
1836–
-Center fire Cartridge. The Morse Cartridge of 1858 marked the of the rapid development of the center fire cartridge.
1858-
-Automatic Machine Gun. Hiran Maxim built the first fully Automatic gun, utilizing the recoil of the piece to load and fire the next charge.
1884
-Smokeless Powder. In Frnece, Veille, Developed the first satisfactory smokeless powder, a new propellant which not only lacked the smoke characteristics of black powder, but also more powerful.
1885
-Rimfire Cartridge. In France, Florbert develop a “bullet” “breech cap” which was in really the first rimterfire Cartridge.
1845
