The History of Automatic Firearms
In a "Short" timeline.
1364 - First Recorded Use of a Firearm
1540 - Rifling Appears in Firearms
1835 - The First Colt Revolver
1860 - Spencer Repeater Patented
1862 - The Gatling Gun is Invented
1885 - First Automatic Rifle
1918 - First Shipment of Thomsons
1932 - ShKAS machine gun
1934 - Firearms act of 1934
1943 - M3 "Grease Gun"
1944 - STG44
1946 - AK47
1966 - MK19
1985 - M249 Light Machinegun
(Very Literally) The Impact of Automatic Firearms
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