Gordon Bailey Ingram (December 30, 1924 – November 4, 2004) was an Americaninventor andentrepreneur. Along withMitchell WerBell III, he foundedMilitary Armament Corporation. Ingram was the creator of theMAC-10 andMAC-11machine pistols, and is widely credited with repopularizing thesubmachine gun.^[1][2]

Gordon B. Ingram was born inLos Angeles, California. His first foray into the weapons design world was during his years of service in theUnited States Army. He designed theIngram Model 6 in 1949 and later went on to design and manufacture theMAC-10 andMAC-11. Ingram's role in the creation of the MAC-10 earned him the moniker "father of the machine pistol".^[3][4] His design accomplishments spanned over forty years and left behind several notable designs. His Ranchero and Durango series of rifles incorporated the concept of multiple-use weapons that all use not only the same pistol-caliber rounds but the associated magazines as well.^[5]

Ingram was also known for his associations with some of the US defense sector's most prominent figures, such asMitchell WerBell III, who designed the suppressor for the MAC-10.^[6]

• Iannamico, Frank (2016).The Mac Man: Gordon B. Ingram and His Submachine Guns. Chipotle Publishing, LLC.ISBN 978-0-9823918-1-5.
• Bull, Stephen (2004).Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 134.ISBN 978-1-57356-557-8.

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• 20th-century American inventors
• United States Army personnel of World War II

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