Evan Whildin
Evan Whildin was an American businessman in the firearms industry, former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agent, and firearms cartridge designer.[1] Whildin was vice-president and general manager of Philadelphia's Action Arms firearms company, and while working for them developed the .50 AE cartridge (famous in the Desert Eagle pistol) in 1988,[1][2] and the 9mm AE (1988)[3] and .41 AE (1986) cartridges.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Grant Cunningham (29 November 2012). Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to Handguns. Gun Digest Books. pp. 85–. ISBN 1-4402-3276-8.
- ^ John Taffin (28 September 2005). Single Action Sixguns. Krause Publications. pp. 160–. ISBN 1-4402-2468-4.
- ^ W. Todd Woodard (1 December 2014). Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges. F+W Media. pp. 855–. ISBN 978-1-4402-4274-8.
- ^ Tom Ferguson (1 August 1989). Handguns '90. DBI Books. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-87349-040-5.
- ^ Frank C. Barnes; Richard A. Mann (5 October 2012). Cartridges of the World: A Complete Illustrated Reference for More Than 1,500 Cartridges. Gun Digest Books. pp. 353–. ISBN 1-4402-3059-5.