Topic 1: 1.1 Origin Of Firearm

Question 1

development of firearms followed the invention of gunpowder in Western Europe.

Answer 1

13th Century

Question 2

a German monk, and Roger Bacon, an English monk are both credited with gunpowder invention.

Answer 2

Berthold Schwartz

Question 3

English monk and Scientist with the invention of gunpowder in 1248 and Berthold Schwartz, with application of gunpowder to the propelling of a missile in the carly 1300’s. This powder was that we now call “Black Powder”.

Answer 3

Roger Bacon

Question 4

The Tartar leader, used artillery in Liegnits when he defeated the poles Hungarians, and Russians.

Answer 4

1245 Gen Batu,

Question 5

-It is also often stated that the gunpowder was first invented by Chinese, were of gunpowder and its use as propellant long before its advantages became recognized in Europe.

Answer 5

1245 Gen Batu,

Question 6

It may also assume the Arabs with their advance knowledge of chemistry at that time.

Answer 6

1245 Gen Batu,

Question 7

One of the earliest recorded uses of firearms in war far was that of an attack on Seville, Spain

Answer 7

1247

Question 8

In this year Cannons used by King Edward 11 of England at Crecy.

Answer 8

1346

Question 9

What year that Mohammad II of turkey in his famous conquest of Constantinople.

Answer 9

1335

Question 10

-First firearms were inefficient, large and heavy and were not capable of being carried by an individual soldier; hence, the development of cannons preceded that of small arm weapons by almost 50 years.

Answer 10

1335 Constantinople

Question 11

Father of Modern Ballistics.

Answer 11

Col. Calvin H. Goddard M.D, OS Army

Question 12

Founded the great firm Smith and Weapon and pioneered the making of breech loading regales.

Answer 12

Horace Smith

Question 13

An associate or partner of smith in revel verb making.

Answer 13

Daniel B. Wesson

Question 14

Wizard of modern firearms and pandered breech loading single shot rifle.

Answer 14

4. John M. Browning

Question 15

Pioneered the making of Thompson sub-Machine.

Answer 15

5. John T. Thompson

Question 16

Maker of first know carbine.

Answer 16

David “Carbine Williams

Question 17

Father of the percussion system.

Answer 17

7. Alexander John Forsythe

Question 18

Designed machinery of making colt firearms

Answer 18

8. Elisha King Root

Question 19

One of the first rifle makers.

Answer 19

9. Eliphalet Remington

Question 20

Founder of martin Firearms Company.

Answer 20

10. John Malon Martin

Question 21

Stimulated the development of the model 1855 riffled musket.

Answer 21

11 James Wolfe Ripley

Question 22

Produced the first practical revolver.

Answer 22

12. Samuel Colt (1814-1862)

Question 23

He gave his name to a whole classes of firearms.

Answer 23

13. Henry Derringer

Question 24

Designed the semi-automatic US Rifle, Cal. 30

Answer 24

14 John C. Garand

Question 25

One of the earliest rifles and pistol makers.

Answer 25

15. Oliver F. Wichester

Question 26

-Gunpowder as a propellant. The age of gunpowder began with outs first use as a propellant for a projective. Such use has been recorded as early as 1313.

Answer 26

1313

Question 27

-Small arms, Gunpowder was first used only in cannons. It was in the middle of the 14th century that portable F.A was These guns were ignited by a hand-held wire or lighted match.

Answer 27

1350

Question 28

-Riffling, The first reference to rifled barrels appeared. Although its important as an aid to accuracy was recognized by some, it was many years after before rifling was generally used.

Answer 28

1498

Question 29

-Cartridges, Paper cartridges combining both powder and ball were developed. This greatly speeded loading and reduced the hazards of carrying loose powder.

Answer 29

1575

Question 30

-Percussion system, the discovery of in ___ the that certain compounds detonated by a blow would be used to ignite the charge in a firearm, the basis for all later percussion and cartridges development.

Answer 30

1807-

Question 31

-Samuel Colt-patented the first practical revolvers in which the cylinder was rotated by cooking the hammer.

Answer 31

1835

Question 32

-Pin fire. Cartridge. Developed by Le Faucheux in ___, was probably the first self really the first rim fire cartridge.

Answer 32

1836--

Question 33

-Center fire Cartridge. The Morse Cartridge of 1858 marked the of the rapid development of the center fire cartridge.

Answer 33

1858-

Question 34

-Automatic Machine Gun. Hiran Maxim built the first fully Automatic gun, utilizing the recoil of the piece to load and fire the next charge.

Answer 34

1884

Question 35

-Smokeless Powder. In Frnece, Veille, Developed the first satisfactory smokeless powder, a new propellant which not only lacked the smoke characteristics of black powder, but also more powerful.

Answer 35

1885

Question 36

-Rimfire Cartridge. In France, Florbert develop a "bullet" "breech cap" which was in really the first rimterfire Cartridge.

Answer 36

1845