Evan Whildin

Evan Herbert Whildin (January 20, 1950 – July 12, 2000)[1] was an American businessman in the firearms industry; a former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agent; and a firearms cartridge designer.[2] He 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,[2][3] and the 9mm AE (1988)[4] and .41 AE (1986) cartridges.[5][6]

Whildin was born on January 20, 1950 in Coaldale, Pennsylvania. He died on July 12, 2000 in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania at the age of 50.[7]

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  2. ^ a b Grant Cunningham (November 29, 2012). Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to Handguns. Gun Digest Books. pp. 85–. ISBN 978-1-4402-3276-3. OL 51328545M. Wikidata Q105321478.
  3. ^ John Taffin (September 28, 2005). Single Action Sixguns. Krause Publications. pp. 160–. ISBN 978-1-4402-2468-3. Wikidata Q105321492.
  4. ^ W. Todd Woodard (December 1, 2014). Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges. F+W. pp. 855–. ISBN 978-1-4402-4274-8. OL 51332834M. Wikidata Q105321493.
  5. ^ Tom Ferguson (August 1, 1989). Handguns '90. DBI Books. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-87349-040-5. OL 8378581M. Wikidata Q105321496.
  6. ^ Frank C. Barnes; Richard A. Mann (October 5, 2012). Cartridges of the World: A Complete Illustrated Reference for More Than 1,500 Cartridges. Gun Digest Books. pp. 353–. ISBN 978-1-4402-3059-2. OL 28109806M. Wikidata Q105321498.
  7. ^ "Evan H. Whildin". Republican and Herald. July 12, 2000. Retrieved April 23, 2024.