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U.S. patent 689,283 Browning Auto-5 shotgun, also Remington Model 11 and Savage 720; U.S. patent 659,786 Remington Model 8 semi-automatic rifle; U.S. patent 678,937 M1917 Browning machine gun; U.S. patent 747,585 Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless automatic pistol; U.S. patent 781,765 U.S. patent 864,609 Stevens 520 pump-action shotgun
Colt and Browning responded to these criticisms with the introduction of the Colt Model 1905 pistol chambered in a new .452 in cartridge Browning designed—the .45 ACP. [1] European militaries generally opted for lighter calibers, with the exception of the British (a policy that may have reflected their extensive experience in colonial warfare).
M1895 operating mechanism showing the lever (P) in the forward (top) and rear (bottom) positions. Filed for patent in 1892, the M1895's operating mechanism is one of John and Matthew S. Browning's early patents for automatic rifles; [10] [11] they had previously been working on lever-action rifles for Winchester such as the Winchester 1886.
On October 16, 1900, John Browning was granted U.S. patent 659,786 for the rifle, which he then sold to Remington. [6] Outside the U.S., this rifle was made by Fabrique Nationale of Liege, Belgium, and marketed as the FN Browning 1900.
Browning's earliest 1895 pistol prototype. John Browning started his work on semi-automatic pistols in 1894, when he mostly finalized the M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun. [2] He initially tried to use the same gas action with a swinging piston, with a prototype ready to be shown to Colt in July 1895, [3] and applied for a patent [4] in ...
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The FN Model 1905 (from its patent date) or FN Model 1906 (in European countries due to its date of manufacture) was a pistol manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal from 1906 to 1959. [ 1 ] It is virtually identical to the Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket , which was based on the same John Browning prototype, and was the inspiration for FN's ...