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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
John Browning filed a patent for a “hammerless” shotgun with a unique take-down barrel and locking breech block on 10 Jul 1903. It was approved on 7 Feb 1905 , and along with a separate 27 Aug 1907 patent that applied to the connection between the slide arm and the fore-end, became the Stevens Model 520.
Colt M1902 patent drawing. The M1902 was a short recoil operated pistol derived from the Model of 1900 by the simplification of its internal mechanism and a reduction in the number of internal parts. Browning and Colt also adopted the suggestion of the U.S. Military to add a slide stop to the design.
The FN Browning Trombone is a pump-action long takedown rifle designed by John M. Browning in 1919. [1] It was produced by FN Herstal , who made a total of 150,000 from 1922 to 1974. [ 1 ] It was imported into the U.S. by Browning Arms. [ 2 ]
It reopened in May of 1948 at its current location in Building 60. The museum was renamed the John M. Browning Memorial Museum on November 4, 1959, in “recognition of Mr. Browning’s contributions to ordnance technology and the armed forces.” During this time, the museum became known for its arms collection, a diverse collection of foreign ...
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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.
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 ...