Mikhail Kalashnikov (holding an M16A2) and Eugene Stoner, designer of M16 (holding an AK-47)

Eugene Morrison Stoner (November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997) is the man most associated with the design of the AR-15, which was adopted by the military as the M16. Mikhail Kalashnikov (creator of AK-47) and Eugene Stoner (creator of M-16). ... Mikhail Kalashnikov (creator of AK-47) and Eugene Stoner (creator of M-16). ... Mikhail Kalashnikov, circa 2000 Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov (Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников, born November 10, 1919) is a famous Russian gun designer. ... M16 is the U.S. Military designation for a family of rifles derived from the ArmaLite AR-15. ... Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947 g. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The AR-15 is a lightweight, magazine-fed, autoloading centerfire rifle designed by Eugene Stoner of the ArmaLite corporation who developed it as a smaller-caliber version of the AR-10. ... M16 is the U.S. Military designation for a family of rifles derived from the ArmaLite AR-15. ...

Eugene Stoner was born in Gosport, Indiana on November 22, 1922. He went to high school in Long Beach and afterwards worked for the Vega Aircraft Company installing armament. During World War II, he enlisted for Aviation Ordnance in the Marines and served in the South Pacific and northern China. A worker at the Vega Aircraft Corporation during World War II. The Vega Aircraft Corporation was a subsidiary of the Lockheed Aircraft Company responsible for much of its parent companys production in World War II. The company was first formed in August 1937 as the AiRover Company to produce... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... United States Marine Corps seal The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military. ... Pacific Ocean Areas was a major Allied military command during World War II. It was one of four major commands during the Pacific War, and one of two United States commands in the Pacific theatre of operations. ...

In late 1945 he began working in the machine shop for Whittaker, an aircraft equipment company, and ultimately became a Design Engineer. In 1954 he came to work as chief engineer for ArmaLite, a division of Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corporation. While at ArmaLite, he designed the AR-3, AR-9, AR-11, AR-12, and the AR-16, none of which saw significant production. Also, he designed the AR-7 survival rifle which was adopted by the United States Air Force. The 7.62 x 51 mm AR-16 became the basis for the 5.56 x 45 mm AR-18. In 1955, he completed design of the AR-10 which was submitted for trials to the US Army. The Army rejected it in favor of the T44, which would become the M14. Stoner's chief assistant, Robert Fremont and drafter L. James Sullivan were responsible for deriving the AR-15 from the AR-10, by scaling it down to fire the .223 Remington cartridge. A lathe is a common tool used in machining. ... ArmaLite, originally the ArmaLite Division of the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, is one of the most influential corporations in the history of 20th century small arms. ... 1944 Fairchild Argus III (G-BCBH) Fairchild were an aerospace manufacturing company based at various times in Farmingdale, New York, Hagerstown, Maryland, and San Antonio, Texas. ... The ArmaLite AR-7 was based on a United States Air Force rifle designed by Eugene Stoner. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces. ... NATO 7. ... U.S. Military 5. ... The AR-18 is an assault rifle chambered in 5. ... The AR-10 is classed as an automatic rifle which fires 7. ... The M14 rifle (more formally the United States Rifle, Caliber 7. ... The M14 rifle is an American selective fire battle rifle firing 7. ... An example of a technical drawing with orthographic and isometric view. ... The AR-15 is a lightweight, magazine-fed, autoloading centerfire rifle designed by Eugene Stoner of the ArmaLite corporation who developed it as a smaller-caliber version of the AR-10. ... U.S. Military 5. ...

Stoner left ArmaLite in 1961 to serve as a consultant for Colt. He eventually came to work for Cadillac Gage, where he designed the Stoner 62 Weapons System, a modular weapons system that could be reconfigured to be a standard automatic rifle, a light machine gun, a medium machine gun, or a solenoid-fired fixed machine gun. Because ArmaLite has sold Stoner's patent for direct gas operation to Colt, the Stoner Weapons System used a piston-operated gas impingement system, though Stoner himself believed direct gas operation was the ideal method for firearms. Once again, Robert Fremont and L. James Sullivan would take a Stoner design and redesign it for the .223 Remington cartridge, to create the Stoner 63 Weapons System. Colts Manufacturing Company (CMC) is a United States firearms manufacturer founded in 1847. ... The Cadillac Gage company is a military contractor that manufactures small arms, cannons and other weapon systems. ... Caliber: 5. ... An automatic rifle is a term used to describe a full-sized, full-powered military rifle capable of fully-automatic fire; a type of automatic firearm. ... The M249 SAW, one of the most popular 5. ... A Medium Machine Gun or MMG in modern terms, usually refers to a belt-fed, full-power rifle caliber (such as 7. ... A solenoid is a loop of wire, often wrapped around a metallic core, which produces a magnetic field when an electrical current is passed through it. ... The gas-operated system for implementing automatic reloading of a firearm is one of five such systems, the others being recoil-operated, gatling, chain, and blowback. ... Caliber: 5. ...

Stoner also did work for TRW by designing the TRW 6425 25 mm "Bushmaster" auto cannon, which was later manufactured by Oerlikon as the KBA. TRW Incorporated was an American corporation involved in a number of businesses, mostly defense-related, but including automotive supply and credit reporting. ... Oerlikon is a quarter in the northern part of Zürich, Switzerland: Zürich Oerlikon a Swiss anti-aircraft artillery manufacturer founded in Zürich Oerlikon: Oerlikon ContravesWerkzeug Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon part of Oerlikon Buhrle*Oerlikon 20 mm cannon This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the...

He co-founded Ares Incorporated of Port Clinton, Ohio, in 1971, but left the company in 1989, after designing the Ares Light Machine Gun, sometimes known as the Stoner 86. It was an evolved version of the Stoner 63. At Ares, he also designed the Future Assault Rifle Concept (FARC). Port Clinton is a city located in Ottawa County, Ohio. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1990, he joined Knight's Armament Company (KAC) to create the Stoner Rifle-25 (SR-25), which currently sees military service as the United States Navy Mark 11 Mod 0 Sniper Weapon System. While at KAC, he also worked on yet another version of the Stoner Weapons System, called the Stoner 96. Among his last designs was the SR-50 rifle. Knights Armament Company (KAC, also Knights Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms and firearms parts manufacturer. ... Image:Http://av. ...

Eugene Stoner was married twice, first to Jean Stoner with whom he had four children. He divorced her in 1962 and married Barbara Hitt in 1965, with whom he remained married until his death. He was also a private pilot who owned his own airplane. Eugene Stoner died on April 24, 1997 at his home in Palm City, Florida, from cancer.

External links

• M16 Development