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Question 1

Father of the percussion ignition

Answer 1

Alexander John Forsyth

Question 2

• was to take that discovery on to great heights in the form of commercial
  explosives including dynamite.

Answer 2

Alfred Bemhard Nobel

Question 3

• was an Italian chemist, born in Casale
  Monferrato. He was studying under Théophile-Jules Pelouze, who studied nitroglycerin at the
  University of Turin, who had worked with the explosive material guncotton.

Answer 3

Ascanio Sobrero

Question 4

• one of the first to state sound ballistics theories, in his New Principles of Gunnery
  in 1742.

Answer 4

Benjamin Robins

Question 5

A German monk was credited for the application of gunpowder for
propelling missile. In 1346 Cannon was used by King Edward III of England. In 1453, Mohammed of
Turkey used Cannon in conquering Constantinopole.

Answer 5

Berthold Schwartz (1300)

Question 5

developed a reliable small caliber automatic pistol in 1866.

Answer 5

Carl Walter

Question 6

credited with producing the first commercial bullet proof vest
available to the public starting in the late 1800s.

Answer 6

Casimir Zeglen

Question 7

The first bullet proof vest was designed in 1538
when Francesco Maria della Rovere asked _________________________- to create one

Answer 7

Fillippo Negroli

Question 8

a Roman
Emperor was the first to test it out

Answer 8

Maximillian II

Question 9

– formed and developed the ArmaLite, Incorporated in
1950.

Answer 9

Charles Dorcester and George Sullivan

Question 10

was a German-Swiss chemist
who is best known for inventing the fuel cell (1838) and his discoveries of guncotton and ozone.

Answer 10

Christian Friedrich Schönbein

Question 11

Patented the first pump-action shotgun in 1882

Answer 11

Christopher Spencer

Question 12

the first autoloading shotgun was created by

Answer 12

John Browning

Question 13

developed the
first shotgun chambered to fire 3.5-inch 12-gauge cartridges, which held more and larger steel
pellets

Answer 13

, O.F. Mossberg and Sons

Question 14

Father of Modern Ballistics

Answer 14

. Col. Calvin H. Goddard -

Question 15

maker of Carbine Rifle

Answer 15

. David “Carbine” Williams

Question 16

one of the first rifle makers

Answer 16

Eliphalet Remington

Question 17

designed a machinery of making Colt firearms

Answer 17

. Elisha King Root

Question 18

– developed AR15/ M16 Rifle.

Answer 18

Eugene Stoner –

Question 19

designer of the Service Pistols of Soviet Forces. Received an award –
Hero of Socilaist Labor. Born in 1871 at Egorlikskaya, Russia.

Answer 19

Fedor Vasilievich Tokarev

Question 20

designed 9mm Parabellum Cartridges. Born in Austria in 1849.

Answer 20

George Luger

Question 21

– is a manufacturer of firearms which was managed by Edmond Heckler
together with Mauser, Theodore Koch and Alex Seidel.

Answer 21

Heckler and Koch

Question 22

discovered in 1832 that nitric acid, when combined with starch or wood fibers,
would produce a lightweight combustible explosive material, which he named xyloïdine

Answer 22

Henri Braconnot

Question 23

manufacturer of pocket pistols. Born in 19th Century.

Answer 23

Henry Derringer

Question 24

was an American-born inventor who emigrated to the United Kingdom at the age of forty-one, although he remained an American citizen until he became a naturalized British subject in 1900

Answer 24

Hiram Stevens Maxim

Question 25

the first portable, fully automatic machine gun.

Answer 25

maxim machine gun

Question 26

Smith & Wesson and breech-loading rifles

Answer 26

Horace Smith

Question 27

– partners in 1882 and produced the Best Double action weapon in the World. Daniel Wesson left the company to start his Firearm Company

Answer 27

Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson

Question 28

He developed the Weaver stance is a shooting technique for handguns that was used in free style competition in Southern California during the late 1950s.

Answer 28

Jack Weaver

Question 29

From London, England. He invented Puckle gun, a tripod mounted, single barreled flintlock gun lifted with a multishot revolving cylinder.

Answer 29

James Puckle

Question 30

maker of Model 1855 rifled-musket and Ripley Rifles.

Answer 30

. James Wolfe Ripley –

Question 31

served as the first International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) President. The IPSC is the counterpart of the Philippine Practical Shooting Association (PPSA) in the Philippines.

Answer 31

Jeff Cooper

Question 32

invented Hammerli Weapons in Switzerland

Answer 32

Johann Ulrich Hammerli

Question 33

invented the Grand Rifle in 1931, the first self-reloading rifle in the World. Born in 1888 in Quebec, Canada.

Answer 33

John Cantius Garand

Question 34

a German Armorer and Gunsmith and inventor-manufacturer of Lever Action Rifles in 1800 at New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Answer 34

John Mahlon Marlin

Question 35

produced single shot rifles which were adopted by Winchester. Born in 1855.

Answer 35

John Moises Browning

Question 36

– invented the Thompson Machine Gun in 1920. Born in 1860 at Newport, Kentucky, USA.

Answer 36

John Thompson

Question 37

an Army Officer and Gun designer. His first design was produced by Kayoba Factory in 1904.

Answer 37

. Kijiro Nambu

Question 38

an Australian Engineer who invented the Military Tank in 1912.

Answer 38

Lance de Mole

Question 39

– Invented the Johnson Model 1941 Rifle, one of the most innovative rifles of its time period.

Answer 39

Melvin M. Johnson

Question 40

a Russian gun designer, started as engineer in a train depot, later employed in the Red Army and developed tanks and rifles.

Answer 40

. Michael Kalashnikov

Question 41

– initiated the building of Winchester Company.

Answer 41

Oliver F. Winchester

Question 42

maker of high quality Cal. 22, sporting rifles and Pump action shotguns. Born in 1866 at Sweden, Europe

Answer 42

Oscar Mossberge

Question 43

an officer of the British Army who made demonstration before the King of Great Britain.

Answer 43

Patrick Ferguson

Question 44

invented Mauser pistols and rifles. They also produced the First metal cartridge weapon of the German Empire.

Answer 44

Paul and Wilhelm Mauser

Question 45

Hand-wranked and Duver Gatling type of machine gun. Born in 1818 at North Carolina, USA.

Answer 45

RJ Gatling

Question 46

an English monk and scientist, credited with the invention of gunpowder (blackpowder). Official name is Constantine Anklitzen.

Answer 46

roger bacon

Question 47

revolvers and later on pistols. Born July 1814.

Answer 47

Samuel Colt

Question 48

– the standard service weapon of the Swiss Gov’t.

Answer 48

Schweizerische Industria Gesselschaft (SIG) –

Question 49

– an officer of the Russian Army who designed the Russian Service Rifle in 1891.

Answer 49

Sergei Mossin

Question 50

Founder of the Medico – Legal faculty at Cairo University and later Regis Professor of Forensic Medicine at Edinburgh, was one of the leading exponents, studying entrance and exit wounds

Answer 50

sydney smith

Question 51

he worked with the explosive material guncotton and other nitrosulphates. He was a major inspiration for Alfred Nobel and Ascanio Sobrero.

Answer 51

Theopile-Jules Pelouze

Question 52

inventor of Uzi machine Gun in 1950s which were first used by the Israeli Army

Answer 52

Uziel Gal

Question 53

- A British Army designed the conical bullets in 1823. William Greener, a renowned English gunsmith, invented the Greener bullet in 1836.

Answer 53

. Capt. John Norton

Question 54

is a familiar firearm company to many for its inexpensive firearms. This is owned by the Squires Bingham Co. Inc., a holding company for the family of Don Celso Tuason. ARMSCOR is an ISO 9001 certified compliant company which manufactures weapons using Computer Numerical Control (CNC) equipment.

Answer 54

Arms Corporation of the Philippines (ARMSCOR)

Question 55

was formed by Charles Dorcester and George Sullivan in 1950. They developed the Colt-produced M16

Answer 55

Armalite, Inc

Question 56

an Spanish Government weapon development agency located in Madrid, Spain.

Answer 56

Centro dos Estudios Technicos de Materiales Especiales (CETME )

Question 57

is a United States firearms manufacturer, whose first predecessor corporation was founded in 1836 by Samuel Colt. Colt is best known for the engineering, production, and marketing of firearms over the later half of the 19th and the 20th century. Colt's earliest designs played a major role in the popularization of the revolver and the shift away from earlier single-shot pistols. While Sam Colt did not invent the revolver concept, his designs resulted in the first very successful ones.

Answer 57

. Colt's Manufacturing Company (CMC)

Question 58

is a manufacturer of firearms in the United States. The corporate headquarters is in Springfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 1852, Smith & Wesson's pistols and revolvers have become standard issue to police and armed forces throughout the world. They are also used by sport shooters and have been featured in numerous Hollywood movies, particularly Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry. Smith & Wesson has been known for the many types of ammunition it has introduced over the years, and many cartridges bear the company's name.

Answer 58

Smith & Wesson (S&W)

Question 59

was a prominent American maker of repeating firearms, located in New Haven, Connecticut. The Winchester brand is today used under license by two subsidiaries of the Herstal Group, Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Belgium and the Browning Arms Company of Morgan, Utah.

Answer 59

Winchester Repeating Arms Company