Tag: Guns

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

6th July 2022
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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4th January 1847: Samuel Colt receives the first government order for his firearms

4th January 2022
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.