This Week in Firearms History:
May 28: In 1908 Ian Flemming is born, in 1971 Audie Murphy dies.
May 29: In 1736 Patrick Henry is born, in 1883 Colt is issued their 1st patent for the Lightning Carbine
May 30: In 1962 (Memorial Day) The USS Arizona Memorial is designated a National Shrine.
May 31: In 1930 Clint Eastwood is born; in 1947 Communists seize power in Hungary.
June 1: In 1215 Genghis Khan sacks the city of Peking (Bejing) China
June 2: In 455, King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome, the looting lasts 14 days.
June 3: In 1943, the week-long Zoot Suit Riots begin; in 1987 The Untouchables is released in theaters; in 1989 the Tiananmen Square Massacre begins.
Gun of the Week: The Hi-Standard Sentinel
Introduced in 1955 the Hi-Standard Sentinel was a small revolver built by High-Standard as mostly a .22 rimfire gun.
The revolver which was made from a cast aluminum frame, has ties to Ruger and Sears. The designer was none other than Harry Sefried, who also designed the Ruger Security/Service/Speed six line of revolvers. The two designs share the same grip profile.
Cartridge of the Week: 25 ACP
The .25 ACP is another of the Colt pistol cartridges developed with the help of John Moses Browning.
Colt wanted a small pocket pistol, but didn't want to use the .22LR rimfire cartridge as there are often issues with feeding a rimmed cartridge in a stick magazine.
Gun Quote of the Week:
" As we used to teach in the spook business, carry a .25 if it makes you feel good, but do not ever load it. If you load it, you may shoot it, if you shoot it, you may hit somebody and if you hit somebody and he finds out about it, he may be very angry with you" - Col Jeff Cooper.
The High Standard Sentinel is also the parent of Charter Arms' revolver designs. Douglas McClanahan also worked at High Standard and used the same one piece frame with no side plate as High Standard and Ruger.
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