Browning Arms Company was founded in Utah in 1927. It offers a wide variety of firearms, including shotguns, rifles, pistols, and rimfire firearms. The company is based on the designs of John Browning, one of the more prolific firearms inventors. Nearly all of Browning's designs have been manufactured by other companies, including Winchester, Colt, Remington, Fabrique Nationale, and Miroku. Browning is currently a fully-owned subsidiary of Fabrique Nationale de Herstal of Belgium. Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 13th 219,887 km² 435 km 565 km 3. ... John Moses Browning (January 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926), born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of weapons which were used in the U.S. military for decades in the 20th century. ... Winchester rifle refers to an early family of repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company that was used widely in the United States during the latter half of the 19th century. ... The term Colt, when used by itself, can refer to: A firearm produced by Colts Manufacturing Company, founded by Samuel Colt. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often known as Fabrique Nationale and abbreviated simply as FN, is a well-known firearm manufacturer that originated in the Belgian city of Herstal, near Liège. ... Miroku Corporation is a japanese firearms manufacturer located in Nangoku, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. ... Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often known as Fabrique Nationale and abbreviated simply as FN or FN Herstal originated in the Belgian city of Herstal, near Liège. ...

Browning is best known for the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), the Auto-5 semi-automatic shotgun, and the Hi-Power 9mm pistol. The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR, properly pronounced bee ay are) is a family of automatic rifles (or machine rifles) and light machine guns used by the United States and other countries during the 20th century. ... Browning Hi-Power Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Browning HP The Browning Hi-Power is based on a semi-automatic 9mm pistol conceived and patented in the United States in 1922 by American John Browning, who eventually took his ideas to Belgium and the arms manufacturer Fabrique Nationale de... ball and hollowpoint 9mm Luger rounds are popular handgun ammunition. ...

See also

• Browning 1919A4
• FN 1910
• List of modern armament manufacturers

The Browning M1919 is a light infantry unit machine gun manufactured by the Browning Arms Company (who also produced the famed Browning Automatic Rifle). ... FN Model 1910 The FN 1910 was a Blowback (arms) operated, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and manufactured by FN of Belgium. ... The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions. ...

External links

• Browning Gun Reviews and Reference Guide

• Official site
• Browning Firearms question and answer forum