Thankfully for us, the militia took great care in designing their fortresses and we have been left with remarkable armories that remind us of an important time in our city’s history. Today, it houses Campus Administration for Fordham. The Kingsbridge Armory was built between 1912 and 1917 for munitions storage. I had a few occasions when I would have to drive up to the Bronx to drop off a jeep which had just finished being used during a weekend’s maneuvers in Fort Dix or Fort Smith (near Peekskill, NY). During the Revolutionary War, some American militia fighters engaged in guerilla-style tactics using their hunting rifles to take out British soldiers from distant cover. 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Colt’s patent on his revolver design assured his company dominated the market on rotating barrel revolvers, as well as shotguns and rifles until the patent’s expiration in the mid-1850s. The M2 was adopted by the U.S. military and after only slight modifications, became the main U.S. sidearm issued through the Vietnam War. Bld 92 Navy 32 – Army 62 – Listings Armory for .artist. These smoothbore weapons offered less precision in aim, but were faster to reload. investigates. Earlier this month, BFC Partners, the lead developers on the project, teamed up with the Local Development Corporation of Crown Heights to assuage critics by making sure that the proposed residences go to low income households. 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We saw many of the top acts in the infancy stages of Rap’s popularity movement. The new ice center will house nine rinks, provide over 250 jobs, and become a major new sports center for the city. Some of the oldest U.S. gun makers got their start then, including Eliphalet Remington, who began producing flintlock rifles in 1816. Before Browning developed his semi-automatic handguns and machine guns, Indianapolis, Indiana-based Richard Gatling had already created an earlier, more primitive version of the machine gun. Pump, or slide-action guns feature a mechanism where the shooter pulls back a grip on the gun’s forearm and then pushes it forward to eject the empty shell and reload the gun with a new shell. This week, the Brokelyn Files (having previously reported on the mysterious, all-Hasidic B-110 bus) investigates Brooklyn’s proliferation of former armory buildings: Why were they built, why do we have so many and for what are they being used now? Rose Hill Armory Hall at Fordham University in the Bronx dates back to when the university was known as St. John’s College. This could of been turned into an amazing and much needed home, training and administrative facility for ALL of our nation’s military branch of services and their families. The Spencer gun (a favorite of President Abraham Lincoln) loaded multiple cartridges at once by storing them in a magazine at the rear of the gun. Often cited as the largest armory in the world, pictures simply do not do justice to how epically massive this place is. Remington Arms Company has persisted to current times (although the company filed for bankruptcy in February 2018 due to sluggish sales). The Brokelyn Files: How much poop is in the water at New York beaches REALLY? The motor pool for my home base, the magnificent Seventh Regiment Armory on East 67th St. and Park Avenue, was in the bowels of the gargantuan Kingsbridge Armory. If you travel deep below the armory, you will find am escape tunnel you could drive a truck in that will take you all the way to the resivour. What does one do with 19 state-owned castles in the middle of Brooklyn? Some of these proto-ATMs dispensed cash but did not accept deposits, for ...read more, In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. Is that confirmed about the Islanders though? Some were elite troops in their branches such as nuclear sub sailors, paratroopers, Marine snipers, scouts, and Rangers. For early settlers pioneering the wilderness of North America, gunsmiths became vital members of small settlements. In the age of Prohibition, the Tommy gun became a weapon of choice among gangsters, leading to many of the era’s most horrifying crimes, including the infamous Valentine’s Day Massacre of February 14, 1929. The last WW II vet retired only a year or so before. © 2020 A&E Television Networks, LLC. The event that laid the groundwork for this monumental change was the introduction of interchangeable parts, or ...read more, The automobile was first invented and perfected in Germany and France in the late 1800s, though Americans quickly came to dominate the automotive industry in the first half of the twentieth century. Bravo ! I’m grateful the Armory will continue to serve the community as the article described. Colt founded a company to manufacture his revolving-cylinder pistol; however, sales were slow and the ...read more, During the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, machines took over most of the manufacturing work from men, and factories replaced craftsmen’s workshops.