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Alexander McCormick Sturm

[[William B. Ruger|William Batterman Ruger]] and Sturm (with beard) in 1950. Together they founded [[Sturm, Ruger & Co.]], with Ruger providing the gun expertise, and Sturm providing the eagle logo and financial backing Alexander McCormick Sturm (June 23, 1923 – November 16, 1951) was an American artist, author, and entrepreneur who co-founded in 1949 the American firearms maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. Sturm provided the start-up money and designed the Germanic heraldic eagle found on all Ruger guns. Sturm came from a prominent Connecticut family, and his wealthy mother was of the McCormick mercantile family. He was a Yale University graduate. Not long after the company had begun to succeed financially and gain traction, Sturm died from viral hepatitis. Provided by Wikipedia
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