American Gun: A History of the U.S. In Ten Firearms (41 page)

Marsh rifles, 36, 40, 42

Marsh, Samuel, 36

Marshall, John, 22

Mason, William, 267

Masterson, Bat, 100

Mauser .338 Magnum SR93, 139

Mauser guns

as bolt-action rifles, 123, 124

bullets for, 123, 126

influence on Springfield M1903 Rifles of, 124,
125
, 269

as model for Japanese Arisaka Type 99 rifles, 196

Ordnance Corps decisions about, 123

smokeless powder of, 118

U.S. copies/improvements of, 123, 124,
125
, 127

in World War I, 127, 128,
128

See also
Lugers;
specific model

Mauser K98 Karabiner rifle, 204

Maxim guns, 172,
173

Maxim, Hiram, 172

McAuliffe, Anthony C., 206

McCafferty, Keith, 99

McCall, Jack, 77

McClellan, George, 41

McGivern, Ed, 79–80

McLaury, Frank, 77–81,
82
, 83

McLaury, Tom, 77–81,
82
, 83

McLemore, Theo, 209

McMillan stocks, 137, 139

McNamara, Robert, 241

McQueen, Steve, 141

Meade, George, 48

Mechanicsville, Battle at, 45

Merrill, Frank, 186

Mexican-American War (1846–48), 29, 65

Mexico

Pershing raids in, 127, 156–57

Texas Wars and, 23–25, 27–29

See also
Texas wars

MG 42 Machine Guns, 204

Mike, Jason, 256, 257

Military and Police Revolvers (Smith & Wesson Model 10), 223–24

military, U.S.

assault rifles as standard weapons for, 236

bureaucracy of, 122

Colt .45 Pistols as official sidearm of, 151

Glock pistols and, 230, 232

M1911 Pistols as standard sidearm for, 141, 158

NATO M9 Beretta as standard sidearm of, 162

prejudice against repeating rifles in, 93

Tommy gun and, 184, 186–89

See also specific branch

Miller, Charlie, 162–63

Minié-ball bullets, 32, 34, 35

Minié‚ Claude-Etienne, 32

Miquelet lock, 24

MK11 rifle, 251

MK12 Special Purpose Rifles, 251, 274

MK13 sniper weapons, 138–39

MO-44 Assault Rifles, 237

Mooar, J. Wright, 99

Moore, Harold, 235, 236, 241–45

Morgan, Daniel

in Carolinas, 13–16, 18–22

at Cowpens, 15–16, 18–22, 23

role in Revolutionary War of, 12

at Saratoga, 8,
9
,
13

Moro tribesman, 149

movies

gangster,
167
, 168, 181

Glock weapons in, 230, 232

of Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, 83

snipers in, 141

snub-nosed revolvers in, 226

Springfield M1903 Rifles in, 140–41

.38 Special in,
215
, 226

Tommy guns in,
167
, 168, 181

Winchesters in,
108
, 268

MP5 Submachine Guns, 190

MP40 gun, 159

Murphy, Timothy, 1, 2–3, 6, 8, 10–12, 23, 138, 255, 262

muskets

accuracy of, 7

barrel of, 3

bayonets on, 8, 19

“blunderbuss,” 24

of British, 7

bullets for, 7, 32

in Civil War, 41,
41

cost of, 41

Enfield,
33

firing of, 6–7

flintlock, 7, 24, 32

percussion lock, 32

in Revolutionary War, 7, 10, 16, 18, 19

Revolutionary War-era, 53

rifles compared with, 3, 53

smooth-bore, 6–7, 32, 35–36

Spanish-style, 24

in Texas Wars, 24

See also type of musket

Muth, Lawrence, 157

muzzle-loading guns,
33
, 51, 55, 96, 98, 122.
See also specific manufacturer or model

National Firearms Museum (Virginia), 98

National Rifle Association, 109

NATO M9 Beretta: as standard military sidearm, 162

Navaro, John, 54–55

Navy Mk12 Special Purpose Rifles, 251

Navy revolvers, Colt,
67
, 223, 224

Navy, U.S.

M1911 Colt pistols as official sidearms of, 151

Spenser Repeaters and, 38, 42

Tommy guns and, 176

See also
Navy revolvers, Colt; SEALs

Nein, Timothy, 256, 257

Nelson, Baby Face (aka Lester Gillis), 180–82, 262

New Haven Arms Company, 34

New York City Police Department, 220–21, 225,
226
, 232

New York Times
building (New York City): Gatling guns on roof of, 170–71

Nielsen, Henry, 239

9mm automatic guns, 157

Normandy, 136–37, 159

North & Cheneys M1799 guns, 58

North Hollywood, California: Phillips and Matasareanu bank robbery in, 252, 254

Oakley, Annie, 107

Okinawa: World War II battle on,
187

Oswald, Lee Harvey, 232–33

Owens, Bob, 227, 228

Para-Ordnance, 149

Patton, George S., 191, 198, 206, 267

Peacemaker.
See
Colt Single-Action Army Revolver

Peary, Robert, 107

Pedersen, John D., 195, 196, 272

Peralte, Charlemagne, 157

percussion-cap “caplock” guns, 25, 29, 32, 42, 63, 65, 68, 98, 122

Perot, H. Ross, 229

Pershing, John J., 115, 127, 129, 131, 156–57

Petersburg, Battle of, 45

Petty, William, 221

Philippine Islands, 149,
150

Pickett’s Charge, 48,
49
, 50

pistols

Indian Wars and, 100

Spanish-style, 24

in Texas Wars, 24–25

See also specific model or manufacturer

Plains rifles.
See specific model or manufacturer

police departments

early years of, 220–21

evolution of weapons for, 220–26

Glock use by, 230, 232

gun requirements for, 221–22

and guns as products of their time, 262

M16 Rifles and, 252, 254

.38 Specials and, 220–22, 227

See also
law enforcement

Pony Express riders, 66

Power, Bill, 87, 90, 91

Powers, Darrell “Shifty,” 205

practice, gun, 213, 222.
See also
training, firearms

price

of muskets, 41

of Sharps rifles, 44

of Spencer Repeaters, 41

of Tommy guns, 176

primers, 32, 68

“Protecting the Herd” (Remington painting),
94

Pullen, Ashley, 257

rails: of M16 rifles, 248, 250

range.
See specific manufacturer or gun

rapid-fire guns

development of, 169–74

See also
machine guns;
specific manufacturer or model

Ray, John, 159

Red Hawk, 104

Red River War (1874–75), 100

Remington Arms Corporation, 137, 175.
See also specific model

Remington, Frederic,
59
,
94

Remington .222 Rifles, 240

Remington 700 Bolt-Action Rifles, 137

Remington guns: popularity of, 138

Remington M11 Shotguns, 153

Remington Rolling Block Rifles, 100–101

repeating rifles, 93, 94.
See also specific manufacturer or model

Research Armament Industries, 139

Revolutionary War

British guns in, 7

British in, 1–3, 8, 10–12, 13–16,
13

and British surrender at Yorktown, 22, 23

Burgoyne surrender during, 12,
13

Cowpens battle during, 15–16, 18–22,
22
, 23

Currier & Ives painting about,
17

long rifles in, 1–3, 5, 8,
9
, 10–12, 19, 265

muskets in, 7, 10, 16, 18, 19

Saratoga and, 1–3, 8, 10–12,
13
, 23

southern battles during, 13–16, 18–22, 23

See also
Cowpens, Battle of; Saratoga, Battle of;
specific person

revolvers

cap-and-ball, 147

See also specific manufacturer or model

revolving rifles, 63

Richards, Charles Brinckerhoff, 267

rifle-muskets, 48, 51, 53

Rifleman
(TV), 268

rifles

advantages of multiple-shot, 55

barrel of, 3

bullets for, 32, 34

carbines compared with, 44

muskets compared with, 3, 53

in Revolutionary War, 16

See also specific manufacturer, model or type of rifle

rifling, 3

rimfire cartridges, 35, 40, 222, 266

Rio, Frankie, 165–66

Ripley, James, 40–42, 44, 52, 53, 169

Rocket balls, 35

Rocky Mountain Rifles, 98.
See also
Hawkens guns

Roosevelt, Franklin D., 184, 186

Roosevelt, Theodore

in American West, 109,
110
, 111

Colt revolver of, 119,
120
, 267

comment about Winchesters of, 85

in Cuba/San Juan Hill, 113–21,
114
,
117
,
120
, 123

as New York City Police Commissioner, 221

and Springfield M1903, 124, 126–27

and Winchester repeaters, 117

See also
Rough riders

Rosa, Joseph G., 72

Rose, Alexander, 44

Rosecrans, William S., 45, 47

Rough Riders: at San Juan Hill, 112, 113–21,
114
,
117
,
120
, 123, 126–27

Ruby, Jack, 232–33

Ruger .38 Police Revolvers, 273

Ruger Mini-14 Semi-Automatic Rifles, 227

Rummel Farm: attack on, 49

Runaway Scrape, 25, 27

Russell, Ken, 159

Russians

AK47s and, 209, 238,
247