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The Colorado School of Trades is a private for-profit school in Lakewood, Colorado that focuses exclusively on gunsmithing. [1] Graduates receive an Associate Degree. [ 1 ] It was founded in 1947.
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Erik Jørgensen was born in the parish of Asker in Akershus on 17 May 1848 in Norway, and grew up on the farm Solstad. [2] He educated himself to be a gunsmith and started working at Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (the most important Norwegian weapon factory) in 1870.
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A gunsmith is a person who repairs, modifies, designs, or builds guns. The occupation differs from an armorer , who usually replaces only worn parts in standard firearms. Gunsmiths do modifications and changes to a firearm that may require a very high level of craftsmanship, requiring the skills of a top-level machinist, a very skilled ...
The Kulsprutepistol m/45 (Kpist m/45), also known as the Carl Gustaf M/45 and the Swedish K SMG, is a 9×19mm Swedish submachine gun (SMG) designed by Gunnar Johansson, adopted in 1945 (hence the m/45 designation), and manufactured at the Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna, Sweden.
"Swedish Mausers" are a family of bolt-action rifles based on an improved variant of Mauser's earlier Model 1893, but using the 6.5×55mm Swedish cartridge, and incorporating unique design elements as requested by Sweden. [2]
Parker Otto Ackley (May 25, 1903 – August 23, 1989) [1] was an American gunsmith, barrel maker, author, columnist, and wildcat cartridge developer. The Ackley Improved family of wildcat cartridges are designed to be easily made by rechambering existing firearms, and fireforming the ammunition to decrease body taper and increase shoulder angle, resulting in a higher case capacity.