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Tag: Firearms

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4th January 1847: Samuel Colt receives the first government order for his firearms

4th January 2019
Tagged as: America, Colt, Firearms, Guns, Industry, Invention, Mexican-American War, Revolver, Technology, USA

American inventor Samuel Colt received the first government order for his revolver firearms from Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers.

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26th October 1881: The gunfight at the O.K. Corral involving Wyatt Earp

26th October 2018
Tagged as: Arizone, Cowboy, Firearms, Guns, Tombstone, United States, USA, Wild West

The gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place between the Earp brothers and a gang of outlaws in Tombstone, Arizona.

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28th February 1993: The Waco siege against the Branch Davidian Church begin in Texas

28th February 2018
Tagged as: ATF, Branch Davidian, Christianity, Church, Cult, David Koresh, FBI, Firearms, Mount Carmel, Siege, Texas, United States, Waco

The Waco siege began in Texas after agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided the Branch Davidian church.

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6th July 1947: The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle goes into production in the USSR

6th July 2017
Tagged as: Cold War, Firearms, Guns, Innovation, Invention, Russia, Technology, USSR, War, Warfare, Weapon

The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle went into production in the Soviet Union.

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