John Moses Browning (January 21^[1] or January 23,^[2] 1855 – November 26, 1926), born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed myriad varieties of weapons, cartridges, and gun mechanics, many of which are still in use around the world. He is arguably one of the most important figures in the development of modern automatic and semi-automatic firearms and is credited with 128 gun patents — his first (for a single shot rifle) was granted October 7, 1879. John Browning (died 1926; lets call this fair use until 2007 to be on the safe side) This work is copyrighted. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ogden sign over Washington Boulevard at the Ogden River; toward downtown Overlooking Ogdens George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park Ogden is the county seat of Weber County,GR6 Utah, United States. ... A Glock 22 hand-held firearm with internal laser sight and mounted flashlight, surrounded by hollowpoint ammunition. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a patentee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an invention. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

One significant contribution is the pistol slide design, found on nearly every modern automatic handgun, developed in the 1890s and introduced on Colt and Fabrique Nationale (FN) pistols such as the M1911, He also developed the first gas-operated automatic machine gun, the Colt-Browning Model 1895 — a system that would surpass recoil-actuated in popularity. Other successful designs include the Browning .50 caliber machine gun, the Browning Automatic Rifle, and a ground-breaking semi-automatic shotgun, the Browning Auto-5. In firearms the slide is the upper half of a semi-automatic pistol. ... Colts Manufacturing Company (CMC--formerly Colts Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is a United States firearms manufacturer founded in 1847. ... Company logo Cypriot National Guard with a FN P90 at a parade in Larnaca Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often abbreviated as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a Belgian manufacturer of firearms. ... The M1911 is a single-action, semiautomatic handgun chambered for the . ... The gas-actuated system for implementing automatic reloading of a firearm is one of three such systems, the others being recoil-actuated and blowback. ... Polish soldiers with the M1895/M1914 The Colt-Browning M1895 was one of the first successful gas operated machine guns designed by John Moses Browning. ... It has been suggested that K6 HMG be merged into this article or section. ... The Browning Automatic Rifle (more formally the Browning Automatic Rifle, Caliber . ... The Browning Auto-5 was a recoil-operated autoloading shotgun designed by John Browning. ...

History

From 1883, Browning worked in partnership with the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, and designed a series of rifles and shotguns, most notably the Winchester Model 1887 and Model 1897 shotguns and the lever-action Model 1886, Model 1892, Model 1894 and Model 1895 rifles, most of which are still in production today in some form. The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American maker of repeating firearms during the late 19th Century and the early 20th Century. ... The Winchester Model 1887 and Winchester Model 1901 are a series of lever-action shotguns that were produced by Winchester Repeating Arms during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. ... Winchester Model 1897 The Winchester Model 1897 is a pump-action shotgun with an external hammer and tube magazine. ... The Winchester Model 1892 is a lever-action repeating rifle that is much like the earlier 1866 & 1873 models, except for a stronger receiver and smoother action. ... A Winchester Rifle, Model of 1894 Winchester Model 1894 (also known as Winchester . ...

Perhaps the most infamous singular Browning-designed firearm was a FN Model 1910 handgun, serial number 19074. In 1914, the pistol was used by Gavrilo Princip to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie. This event arguably sparked World War I. The pistol was rediscovered in 2004.^[3] The FN Model 1910 was a blowback-operated, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium. ... Gavrilo Princip (Serbian Cyrillic: Гаврило Принцип, IPA: ) (July 25, 1894) – April 28, 1918) was an ethnic Yugoslav[1] with links to a group known as the Black Hand (Црна Рука or Crna Ruka) and Mlada Bosna, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. ... A plaque commemorating the exact location of the Sarajevo Assassination On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg were shot to death in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

Browning belonged to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a two year mission in Georgia beginning on March 28, 1887. His father Jonathan Browning, who was among the thousands of Mormon pioneers in the mass exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois to Utah, had established a gunsmith shop in Ogden in 1852. The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Jonathan Browning (October 22, 1805 – June 21, 1879) was an American inventor and gunmaker. ... According to Latter Day Saint belief, Mormon is the name of the compiler of the book of scripture known as the Book of Mormon. ... A family of Russian settlers in the Caucasus region, ca. ... , There is also a Nauvoo, Alabama, and a Nauvoo, Pennsylvania Nauvoo (נָאווּ to be beautiful, Sephardi Hebrew NÃ¥vu, Tiberian Hebrew Nâwû) is a city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  Ranked 13th  - Total 84,889 sq mi (219,887 km²)  - Width 270 miles (435 km)  - Length 350 miles (565 km)  - % water 3. ... A gunsmith is a person who designs, builds, repairs or modifies firearms to blueprint and customer specifications, using hand tools and machine tools such as grinders and lathes. ...

A Winchester Rifle, circa 1894.

On November 26, 1926, while working on a self-loading pistol design for FN in Liege, he died of heart failure in the office of his son Val. The 9 mm self-loading pistol he was working on when he died was eventually completed in 1935, by Belgian designer Dieudonne Saive. Released as the Fabrique Nationale GP35, it was more popularly known as the Browning Hi-Power. The Superposed shotgun was completed by his son Val A. Browning Image File history File links Winchester_rifle_grko474_rifle. ... Image File history File links Winchester_rifle_grko474_rifle. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liège (Dutch: Luik, German: Lüttich; before 1946, the citys name was written Liége, with the acute accent) is a major city located in the Belgian province of Liège, of which it is the capital. ... Val Browning with 3 of the Browning Arms Companys most important shortguns in 1955. ... Dieudonne Saive was a Belgian small arms designer who designed FN-49 and FN-FAL. This Belgian biographical article is a stub. ... The Browning Hi-Power is a semi-automatic, single-action, 9 mm pistol. ... Val Browning with 3 of the Browning Arms Companys most important shortguns in 1955. ...

Until his death, Browning designed weapons for Colt, Remington, his own company and Fabrique Nationale of Belgium. In 1977, FN acquired the Browning Arms Company which had been established in 1927, the year after Browning's death. Colts Manufacturing Company (CMC--formerly Colts Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is a United States firearms manufacturer founded in 1847. ... Remington Arms is a major American manufacturer of rifles, shotguns, other firearms, revolvers and ammunition. ... 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. ... Company logo Cypriot National Guard with a FN P90 at a parade in Larnaca Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often abbreviated as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a Belgian manufacturer of firearms. ... Browning Arms Company was founded in Utah in 1927. ...

Products

Several of his designs are still in production today. Some of his most notable designs include:

Firearms

Mid-1945 produced US.M1911A1 U.S. Army Colt.

.30 cal air-cooled machine gun on display at the John Browning home and gun shop museum in Nauvoo, IL.

• M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun
• Colt Model 1897
• FN Browning M1899/M1900
• Colt Model 1900
• Colt Model 1902
• Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer (.38 ACP)
• Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless (.32 ACP)
• Colt Model 1905, the first .45 ACP
• Remington Model 8 (1906), a semi-automatic rifle
• Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket (.25 ACP)
• Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless (.380 ACP)
• FN Model 1910
• U.S. Model 1911, the first .45 ACP military handgun
• Winchester Model 1887 lever-action repeating shotgun
• Winchester Model 1894 lever-action repeating rifle
• Winchester Model 1897 pump-action repeating shotgun
• Browning Auto-5 semi-automatic shotgun
• U.S. Model 1917 water-cooled machine gun
• Model 1919 air-cooled machine gun
• Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) of 1917
• Browning M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun of 1921
• The Browning Hi-Power, the last firearm Browning developed

Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 390 KB)Mid 1945 produced US M1911A1 US Army 45 Colt by Remington Rand, photograph 3rd February 2004, by Lasse Jensen. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 390 KB)Mid 1945 produced US M1911A1 US Army 45 Colt by Remington Rand, photograph 3rd February 2004, by Lasse Jensen. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Polish soldiers with the M1895/M1914 The Colt-Browning M1895 was one of the first successful gas operated machine guns designed by John Moses Browning. ... Colt Model 1897 is a rifle made by Colts Manufacturing Company. ... The FN Browning M1900 is a single action, semi-automatic handgun designed ca. ... Colt Model 1900 Photo by Adam Guns The Colt Model 1900 was a self-loading semi-automatic . ... The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer was a blowback-operated pistol, designed by famous American arms designer John Browning in 1902. ... Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless is . ... Colt Vest Pocket model 1908. ... Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless is . ... The FN Model 1910 was a blowback-operated, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium. ... The M1911 is a single-action, semiautomatic handgun chambered for the . ... The Winchester Model 1887 and Winchester Model 1901 are a series of lever-action shotguns that were produced by Winchester Repeating Arms during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. ... A Winchester Rifle, Model of 1894 Winchester Model 1894 (also known as Winchester . ... Winchester Model 1897 The Winchester Model 1897 is a pump-action shotgun with an external hammer and tube magazine. ... The Browning Auto-5 was a recoil-operated autoloading shotgun designed by John Browning. ... For other uses, see Shotgun (disambiguation). ... The Browning Model 1917 Machine Gun is a heavy machine gun used by the United States armed forces in World War I, World War II, Korea, and to a limited amount in Vietnam and by other nations. ... The Browning M1919 was a . ... The Browning Automatic Rifle (more formally the Browning Automatic Rifle, Caliber . ... It has been suggested that K6 HMG be merged into this article or section. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... The Browning Hi-Power is a semi-automatic, single-action, 9 mm pistol. ...

Cartridges

In addition, the cartridges he developed are still some of the most popular in the world. They include:

• .25 ACP
• .32 ACP
• .38 ACP
• 9mm Browning Long
• .380 ACP
• .45 ACP
• .50 BMG

The . ... The . ... The . ... Yugoslavian 9 mm Kratak (9 mm Short) cartridges, FMJ. The . ... .45 ACP cartridges .45 redirects here. ... .50 BMG rounds and 20MM Vulcan round, with a golf ball and a stick of RAM posed to provide scale. ...

Military weapons

Browning M1918A2 (BAR).

The Colt 1911, Browning 1917, and the BAR saw action in World War I, World War II and the Korean War, with the 1911 going on to serve as the U.S.'s standard military side arm until 1986; a variant, the m1991a1 pistol, is still used by special operations units of the USMC and FBI's Hostage Rescue Team, and the design remains very popular amongst civilian shooters. The Browning Hi-Power would have a similarly lengthy period of service outside the United States, and remains the standard sidearm of the United Kingdom's armed forces. The M2 heavy machine gun is still in widespread use throughout the world. Image File history File links Source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Source: http://www. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea,  Australia,  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Canada,  Colombia,  Ethiopia,  France,  Greece,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Philippines,  South Africa,  Thailand,  Turkey,  United Kingdom,  United States Medical staff:  Denmark,  Australia,  Italy,  Norway,  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,  Peoples Republic of China,  Soviet Union Commanders... A side arm is a small personal weapon that is typically worn on the body in a holster in such a way to permit immediate access and use. ... Special forces or special operations forces is a term used to describe relatively small military units raised and trained for reconnaissance, unconventional warfare and special operations. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... The Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations Counter-Terrorism tactical unit. ...

Selected patents

• U.S. Patent 220,271  Winchester 1885 single-shot, Browning’s first patent
• U.S. Patent 306,577  Winchester 1886 and Model 71 lever action rifles
• U.S. Patent 336,287  Winchester Model 1887/1901 lever action shotgun
• U.S. Patent 385,238  Winchester 1890 pump action rifle
• U.S. Patent 441,390  Winchester 1893 and 1897 pump action shotguns
• U.S. Patent 465,339  Winchester 1892 lever action rifle
• U.S. Patent 524,702  Winchester 1894 lever action rifle
• U.S. Patent 544,657  Colt-Browning Model 1895 machinegun
• U.S. Patent 549,345  Winchester 1895 lever action rifle
• U.S. Patent 580,924  Colt 1900 automatic pistol
• U.S. Patent 632,094  Winchester 1900 bolt action single shot .22 rifle
• U.S. Patent 659,507  FN/Browning Auto-5 shotgun, also Remington Model 11
• 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  Stevens 520 pump action shotgun
• U.S. Patent 808,003  Colt Model 1905 in 45 ACP (predecessor to the M1911)
• U.S. Patent 947,478  FN Model 1906 and Colt 1908 Vest Pocket in 25 ACP
• U.S. Patent 984,519  Colt 1911
• U.S. Patent 1,065,341  Browning .22 Automatic Rifle
• U.S. Patent 1,143,170  Remington Model 17 and Ithaca 37 pump action shotguns
• U.S. Patent 1,276,716  Colt Woodsman
• U.S. Patent 1,293,022  Browning Automatic Rifle Model of 1918
• U.S. Patent 1,424,553  FN "Trombone" pump action .22 cal repeater (Rare in USA)
• U.S. Patent 1,525,065  37 mm automatic cannon
• U.S. Patent 1,578,638  Browning Superposed over/under shotgun
• U.S. Patent 1,618,510  FN and Browning Hi-Power pistol
• U.S. Patent 1,628,226  M2 Browning machine gun in 50 caliber

The Winchester Model 1887 and Winchester Model 1901 are a series of lever-action shotguns that were produced by Winchester Repeating Arms during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. ... Winchester Model 1897 The Winchester Model 1897 is a pump-action shotgun with an external hammer and tube magazine. ... Polish soldiers with the M1895/M1914 The Colt-Browning M1895 was one of the first successful gas operated machine guns designed by John Moses Browning. ... Colt Model 1900 Photo by Adam Guns The Colt Model 1900 was a self-loading semi-automatic . ... The Browning Auto-5 was a recoil-operated autoloading shotgun designed by John Browning. ... The Browning Model 1917 Machine Gun is a heavy machine gun used by the United States armed forces in World War I, World War II, Korea, and to a limited amount in Vietnam and by other nations. ... Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless is . ... The M1911 is a single-action, semiautomatic handgun chambered for the . ... // Description The Ithaca 37 is a pump-action shotgun made in large numbers for the civilian, military, and police markets. ... The Browning Automatic Rifle (commonly known as the 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. ... The Browning Hi-Power is a semi-automatic, single-action, 9 mm pistol. ... It has been suggested that K6 HMG be merged into this article or section. ...

Trivia

Hermann Göring often remarked, "Whenever I hear the word 'culture', I reach for my Browning," a misquote from Hanns Johst's play Schlageter(1933): "Wenn ich Kultur höre ... entsichere ich meinen Browning" - "Whenever I hear the word culture... I release the safety-catch of my Browning!" (Act 1, Scene 1) Hermann Wilhelm Göring ( ) (also Goering in English) (January 12, 1893 – October 15, 1946) was a German politician and military leader, a leading member of the Nazi Party, second in command of the Third Reich, and commander of the Luftwaffe. ... Look up Browning and browning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hanns Johst (July 8, 1890 - November 23, 1978) was a German playwright and Nazi Poet Laureate. ...

References

• John Browning & Curt Gentry. John M. Browning, American Gunmaker. NY: Doubleday, 1964. OCLC 1329440

1. ^ http://p2.www.britannica.com/eb/article-9016723/John-Moses-Browning
2. ^ Pelley, Doug (2004-07). Pictures of Headstones: John M. Browning. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.
3. ^ Connolly, Kate. "Found: the gun that shook the world", The Telegraph, 2004-06-21. Retrieved on 2007-1-23. 

Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Winchester Repeating Arms Company
• Browning Arms Company
• Remington Arms
• Fabrique Nationale de Herstal
• Val A. Browning
• John Moses Browning House

The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American maker of repeating firearms during the late 19th Century and the early 20th Century. ... Browning Arms Company was founded in Utah in 1927. ... Remington Arms is a major American manufacturer of rifles, shotguns, other firearms, revolvers and ammunition. ... Company logo Cypriot National Guard with a FN P90 at a parade in Larnaca Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often abbreviated as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a Belgian manufacturer of firearms. ... Val Browning with 3 of the Browning Arms Companys most important shortguns in 1955. ... Located at 505 27th Street in Ogden, Utah was built between 1890 and 1900. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

John Browning

• The Ogden Union Station Browning Museum
• M-1911 Pistol History