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4 days ago · Designed by John Browning, the M1911 is the best-known of his designs to use the short recoil principle in its basic design. The pistol was widely copied, and this operating system rose to become the preeminent type of the 20th century and of nearly all modern centerfire pistols.
4 days ago · The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by John Browning. While similar to Browning's M1919 Browning machine gun , which was chambered for the .30-06 cartridge, the M2 uses Browning's larger and more powerful .50 BMG (12.7 mm) cartridge.
4 days ago · The Browning Automatic 5, most often Auto-5 or simply A-5, is a recoil-operated semi-automatic shotgun designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. It was the first successful semi-automatic shotgun design, and remained in production until 1998.
Jul 3, 2024 · It describes the history of the army's research and development with Colt and John Browning. The author provides specifications and technical details, and pictures of the different iterations of the 1911, including variations from around the world.
Jul 1, 2024 · All the way back in 1917 John Browning decided a high-capacity 9mm pistol with a locked breech design was the future when FN commissioned him to create a new military sidearm. Say what you like, that man was a visionary and this went on to become one of the most revered pistols of all time.
Jul 7, 2024 · Any movie, tv show, video game, where someone grabs the top of the handgun and slides it back to let it snap forward, ready to fire…that’s all due to John Moses Browning. In March 1897 Browning made his first trip to Liege Belgium, where the Fabrique National d’Armes de Guerre factory was located.
1 day ago · What is a 1911? The history of the 1911 is well known. Developed by John Browning, the Colt 1911 and the .45 ACP cartridge developed to go with it were the result of the US Army needing a more powerful sidearm.
