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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 ...
The Colt Model 1900 is a short-recoil operated "self-loading", or semi-automatic.38 caliber handgun introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company at the turn of the 20th century. The M1900 was the first firearm to be chambered in .38 ACP (not to be confused with the shorter-cased .380 ACP ) and was the first handgun to utilize short-recoil operation.
The .38 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as the .38 Auto, .38 Automatic, or 9×23mmSR, is a semi-rimmed pistol cartridge that was introduced at the turn of the 20th century for the John Browning-designed Colt M1900. It was first used in Colt's Model 1897 prototype, which he did not produce.
Browning Arms Company (originally John Moses and Matthew Sandefur Browning Company) is an American marketer of firearms and fishing gear. The company was founded in Ogden, Utah , in 1878 by brothers John Moses Browning (1855–1926) and Matthew Sandefur Browning (1859–1923).
Browning BDA: FN Herstal: 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm Belgium: 1983–1987, 1990-1999 Browning BDM: Browning Arms Company: 9×19mm Parabellum United States: 1991-1998 Browning Buck Mark: Browning Arms Company FN Herstal.22 Long Rifle United States: 1985-present Browning Hi-Power: FN Herstal, others 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W Belgium: 1935–2018 ...
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).
M1919 Browning machine gun. M1919 Browning; Mitrailleuse d´Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm
FN M1900 or Browning M1900, pistol; Colt M1900, pistol; 76 mm gun M1900; Mannlicher M1900, a rifle, see Ferdinand Mannlicher; M1900 variant of the Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun; 5-inch gun M1900, a US Army artillery piece; 6-inch gun M1900, a US Army artillery piece