came across this and thought others here might appreciate it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWEHmQeKMxI
came across this and thought others here might appreciate it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWEHmQeKMxI
Thank you! for posting this! I had heard mixed "reports" on Mr. Williams, specially I was told that albeit his brilliance enabled such as the U S M1 Carbine, he was not a happy camper at the end of its development and excused himself, so to speak, from its completion. And, of course his youth. This video is, imho, so good that I have book-marked it to watch again! On subject of "again" -- a repeat Thank You!
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Thank you for this info. It is amazing what a person ca accomplish out of vision for an idea!
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I recall a movie about him, I think it starred Jimmy Stewart, and the development of the gun while Williams was in a southern prison.
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The “carbine” that he built in prison looked suspiciously like a shortened Remington model 8 if I’m remembering correctly!
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I saw that movie more than 50 years ago - time to watch it again. No movie starring Jimmie Stewart is a waste of time. He was the real deal.
The video is really good and I’m glad I watched a while back!
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Entertaining movie . Another good Stewart flick is Winchester’73.
Carbine Williams shop was moved and set up in the NC Museum of History. Haven't been there for a while, need to take another trip and visit.
Watched a video a while back, I believe by Ian at Future Weapons, who discussed Carbine Williams at length dispelling much of what he is praised to have done. Apparently he actually had very little to do with the development of the M1 Carbine, and so difficult to work with (kind of a know it all from how I interpreted it) that people essentially refused to work with him. Basically, 90% of him was hype, and the rest of mediocre...
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“You should tell someone what you know. There should be a history, so that men can learn from it.
He smiled. “Men do not learn from history. Each generation believes itself brighter than the last, each believes it can survive the mistakes of the older ones. Each discovers each old thing and they throw up their hands and say ‘See! Look what I have found! Look upon what I know!’ And each believes it is something new.
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