History

No, there weren’t time travelers that gave them modern M-16 rifles… Another revolutionary development that is now a staple of modern combat was the a night-fighting system designed for the MP-44. Nicknamed the Vampir, the cumbersome infrared targeting scope would allow the soldier to extend his combat operations to any hour of the day. The…

1. Colt was an early adopter of assembly-line production. 2. He pioneered product placement. 3. Colt produced his own version of July 4th fireworks. 4. A ship voyage as a teenager gave Colt the idea for a revolver design. 5. He spent three years as a traveling huckster. 6. His first firearms company flopped. 7.…