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Seven States With Official Firearms

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American Rifleman Staff

posted on February 29, 2016

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Tennessee recently became the seventh state to proclaim an official state firearm since 2011, after Utah designated the M1911 its official state pistol. Which six other states have made similar resolutions, and which were their chosen firearms? Read more about them here:

Alaska: Pre-'64 Winchester Model 70
Winchester Model 70
The Model 70 Story: Improving the Model 54
The Model 70 Story: The Early Years
The Model 70 Story: A Classic Advanced

Arizona: Colt Single-Action-Army Revolver
The Last Word on the Single Action Army
Colt SAA Artillery Model
I Have This Old Gun: Elmer Keith’s Single Action Army

Indiana: Grouseland Rifle
Indiana Poised to Proclaim State Rifle

Pennslyvania: Longrifle
The American Longrifle
10 Guns That Shaped America
Video: Kentucky Longrifle

Tennessee: Barrett M82/M107
Barrett Model 82/M107 Named Tennessee Offical State Rifle

Utah: M1911 Pistol
Utah Names the M1911 Pistol Its Official State Handgun
Utah Celebrates John M. Browning Day
A Centennial Celebration of 1911s
The Trials of the M1911
Askins on the 1911

West Virginia: Hall Rifle
10 Guns That Shaped Americ a

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