Robert Hillberg

Robert Hillberg
Born(1917-08-27)August 27, 1917[1]
Anamosa, Iowa, United States[2]
DiedAugust 12, 2012(2012-08-12) (aged 94)[3]
Branford, Connecticut, United States
Occupation(s)firearm designer, deputy sheriff, expert witness[2]

Robert Hillberg (August 27, 1917 – August 12, 2012) was a firearm designer and the head of Research & Development at the High Standard Manufacturing Company. His designs included the folding shotgun stock, the Whitney Wolverine lightweight pistol, Wildey .45 gas-operated pistol, COP .357 Derringer pistol, and M60 machine gun.[4] Hillberg developed a variety of insurgency weapons, primarily multiple barrel shotguns, which could be covertly distributed to partisan forces fighting in the United States' national interests.[5] Gun Digest editors have described Hillberg as a "national treasure."[4]

  1. ^ Robert L. Hillberg Obituary in The American-Republican Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, August 16, 2012
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Card was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Robert L. Hillberg Obituary in The New Haven Register, legacy.com, August 16, 2012
  4. ^ a b Shideler, Dan (2010). Gun Digest 2011. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-4402-1337-3. Robert L. Hillberg... is a national treasure, being one of the few surviving masters of post-WWII American firearms design
  5. ^ Houze, Herb (2011). Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 309–312. ISBN 1-4402-2725-X.