Comments on: The Most Important Gun in American History http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/this-old-gun/the-most-important-gun-in-american-history Expert advice from the world's leading authorities on gun values, gun prices, gun history, gunsmithing, shooting and tactical gear Thu, 23 May 2013 06:25:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Sghiandhuhttp://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/this-old-gun/the-most-important-gun-in-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-11151 Sghiandhu Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:38:17 +0000 http://www.gundigest.com/?p=130771#comment-11151 The SINGLE MOST INFLUENTIAL gun in U.S. (perhaps, even World) history is the –one that fired first in the Battle of Lexington, April 19th, 1775. “The shot heard ’round the world.”

Had this one gun not fired its shot that day, our nation might well have started differently.

Sincerely,

Samuel Colt

]]> By: larrymac1http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/this-old-gun/the-most-important-gun-in-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-11141 larrymac1 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:31:03 +0000 http://www.gundigest.com/?p=130771#comment-11141 I agree with SmithKoWitz. The musket was without a doubt what provided us with our United States. The air gun of Lewis & Clark was important but though they found the way West it would have happened in any eventuality. Maybe year into the future but it would have happened. The musket provided Lewis and Clark with the freedom to do that exploration. Had it not been for the musket they would have not had a country to do the exploration for.

]]> By: SmithKoWitzhttp://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/this-old-gun/the-most-important-gun-in-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-11131 SmithKoWitz Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:20:12 +0000 http://www.gundigest.com/?p=130771#comment-11131 Smoothbore Flintlock Musket; without the winning of the Revolution for Independence, there would have been no USA to fight future battles like: The Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam and beyond.

]]> By: 2WarAbnVethttp://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/this-old-gun/the-most-important-gun-in-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-11121 2WarAbnVet Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:17:32 +0000 http://www.gundigest.com/?p=130771#comment-11121 My response in two parts -
First: to the title of this article, Horse puckey.
Second: to your comment, I’m in full agreement.

]]> By: Johndoehttp://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/this-old-gun/the-most-important-gun-in-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-11111 Johndoe Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:50:49 +0000 http://www.gundigest.com/?p=130771#comment-11111 The U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30 M1 or more commonly known as the M1 Garand. No doubt.

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