William Ruger
William Batterman Ruger (June 21, 1916 – July 6, 2002) was an American gun designer who founded Sturm, Ruger & Company in 1949 with Alexander Sturm.
William Ruger | |
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| Born | William Batterman Ruger June 21, 1916 |
| Died | July 6, 2002 (aged 86) |
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| Children | 3 |
Early life
changeRuger was born on June 21, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He learned to shoot at when he was 6 and got his own Remington Model 12 from his father when he was 12.[1]
When he was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he turned a room into a machine shop and made designs for a light machine gun for the United States Army.[2]
Career
changeHe is best known today for his founding Sturm, Ruger & Co. in 1949 with Alexander Sturm. Ruger invented dozens of sporting guns, which were successful.[3] When not involved with guns, Ruger worked on 19th century art and his antique car collection..[4]
Retirement and death
changeRuger retired in October 2000. On July 6, 2002, at age 86, he died in his home in Prescott, Arizona.[5]
References
change- Wilson, R. L.; G. Allan Brown (2008). Ruger & His Guns: A History of the Man, the Company and Their Firearms. New York: Book Sales, Inc. ISBN 978-0785821038.
Other websites
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