John Moses Browning
January 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926
born in Ogden, Utah, America
Browning patented 128 designs for firearms. He invented the gas-operated machine gun, an improvement over Maxim’s recoil operation. All machine guns since 1895 have used Browning’s gas operation.
He invented the 1911 model of the Colt .45 handgun, which is recoil-operated, and was standard issue for the U. S. military from 1911 until 1985. It is one of the most popular handguns in the world. His design has not changed at all functionally.
He also invented the lever action shotgun, based on Henry’s rifle design with a few modifications. Then, 6 years later in 1893, he invented the pump action shotgun. After 7 years, he still managed to top himself with the semiautomatic shotgun, the first ever. It is recoil-operated, and remained in production, changing only cosmetically, for 98 years.
He invented the Browning Automatic Rifle, a fully automatic 30-06 and a street sweeper if there was one.
He invented the 1919 .30 machine gun, and then even topped this with the 1921 .50 BMG. He also invented several cartridges still popular today, the ACP rounds in .25, .32, .38, .380, .45; and the .50 BMG.
Mikhail Kalashnikov
10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013
born in Altai Krai, Russia
January 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926
born in Ogden, Utah, America
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He invented the 1911 model of the Colt .45 handgun, which is recoil-operated, and was standard issue for the U. S. military from 1911 until 1985. It is one of the most popular handguns in the world. His design has not changed at all functionally.
He also invented the lever action shotgun, based on Henry’s rifle design with a few modifications. Then, 6 years later in 1893, he invented the pump action shotgun. After 7 years, he still managed to top himself with the semiautomatic shotgun, the first ever. It is recoil-operated, and remained in production, changing only cosmetically, for 98 years.
He invented the Browning Automatic Rifle, a fully automatic 30-06 and a street sweeper if there was one.
He invented the 1919 .30 machine gun, and then even topped this with the 1921 .50 BMG. He also invented several cartridges still popular today, the ACP rounds in .25, .32, .38, .380, .45; and the .50 BMG.
Mikhail Kalashnikov
10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013
born in Altai Krai, Russia
Kalashnikov designed about 150 models of small and big weapons. The most famous of them are:
AK-47
AKM
AK-74 / AKS-74U / AK-74M / AKS-74
AK-101 / AK-102
AK-103 / AK-104
AK-105
AK-12
RPK / RPK-74
PK / PKM / PKP
Saiga semi-automatic rifle
AK-47
AKM
AK-74 / AKS-74U / AK-74M / AKS-74
AK-101 / AK-102
AK-103 / AK-104
AK-105
AK-12
RPK / RPK-74
PK / PKM / PKP
Saiga semi-automatic rifle
His gun AK-47 proved to be the biggest revolution in firearm history. It is one of the most common, durable and trusted arm of all times.
His two quotes are famous worldwide, which describe his sadness on the huge misuse of his weapons.
- "I'm proud of my invention, but I'm sad that it is used by terrorists ... I would prefer to have invented a machine that people could use and that would help farmers with their work — for example a lawn mower."
- "I'm proud of my invention, but I'm sad that it is used by terrorists ... I would prefer to have invented a machine that people could use and that would help farmers with their work — for example a lawn mower."
- "Blame the Nazi Germans for making me become a gun designer ... I always wanted to construct agriculture machinery." [Source : Wikipedia]
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