1840 - Guns begin to use pin-fire cartridges. 1847 - The telegraph is invented. 1850 - True shotguns in common use. In the second half of the 18th century, musket design branched out. This period ...

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Lonnie Johnson: I'm Lonnie Johnson. I'm an inventor. The invention that most people know me for is the Super Soaker water gun. I knew the gun worked well, and I knew it would be successful.

Gaston Glock, the Austrian engineer who invented the Glock handgun ... The weapon has been used by armed forces, security personnel, gun owners and criminals around the world.

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Only a handful were ever made, and Puckle and his gun were relegated to mere footnotes in weapon history. One might say his ...