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Robert Hillberg (August 27, 1917 – August 12, 2012) was a firearm designer and the head of Research & Development at the High Standard Manufacturing Company.His designs included the folding shotgun stock, the Whitney Wolverine lightweight pistol, Wildey.45 gas-operated pistol, COP .357 Derringer pistol, and M60 machine gun. [4]
C. Calico M950; Carbon 15; Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz Pistol; Colt 2000; Colt Ace; Colt Commander; Colt Delta Elite; Colt Double Eagle; Colt M1900; Colt M1902; Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer
Springfield Armory, Inc., is an American commercial firearms manufacturer and importer based in Geneseo, Illinois. Founded in 1974 by Bob Reese and family, the company produces rifles such as the M1A and imports handguns such as the XD series and Hellcat .
Springfield Model 1855 with Maynard tape primer mechanism Springfield Model 1855 pistol-carbine. With the destruction of the Harpers Ferry Armory early in the American Civil War, the Springfield Armory was briefly the only government manufacturer of arms, until the Rock Island Arsenal was established in 1862. During this time production ramped ...
Ithaca Gun Company: 10 gauge: SA SG Tubular magazine United States: 1975 K12 Puma [15] Norinco: 12 gauge: SA SG Detachable box magazine China: M12 [16] [17] JTS Group 12 gauge: SA SG Detachable box magazine United States: MAUL (shotgun) Metal Storm: 12 gauge: SA SG Preloaded tube Australia: Mossberg 930: O.F. Mossberg & Sons: 12 gauge: SA SG ...
The result was the Model 870 Mark 1, similar to the civilian version 870 but fitted with a bayonet adapter, rifle sights, and an extended magazine of eight rounds, including one in the chamber ...
After firing several rounds from what appeared to be an unmodified Springfield, he removed the standard bolt, inserted the device, and fired several magazines at a very high rate of fire. The evaluation team was favorably impressed. To deceive the enemy, the Ordnance Department decided to call it the US Automatic Pistol, Caliber .30, Model of 1918.
The idea of a flechette-firing individual weapon started in earnest during the Army's Project SALVO.SALVO had earlier concluded that a small weapon with a high rate of fire would be considerably deadlier than the large "full power" weapons being developed in the 1950s, and followed several lines of investigation to find the best way to provide high firing rates.