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He is regarded as one of the most successful firearms designers of the 19th and 20th centuries and a pioneer of modern repeating, semi-automatic, and automatic firearms. [4] Browning influenced nearly all categories of firearms design, especially the autoloading of ammunition.
John Moses Browning (born January 23, 1855, Ogden, Utah, U.S.—died November 26, 1926, Herstal, Belgium) was an American designer of small arms and automatic weapons, best known for his commercial contributions to the Colt, Remington, and Winchester firms and for his military contributions to the U.S. and Allied armed forces.
Apr 1, 2022 · Discover the remarkable life of John Moses Browning with host Fess Parker as he spans three generations of the Browning family to tell this fascinating story. With over 100 firearms patents...
More than a gunsmith, John Moses Browning was also an inventor, an innovator, and perhaps one of the most successful firearm designers the world has ever seen. Learn his forgotten history and legacy of 128 firearm patents, including iconic lever-action and pump-action weapons.
Oct 20, 2023 · The Old West wouldn’t have been the Old West without John Browning — or at least without his rifles. Dubbed the “Father of Modern Firearms,” John Browning is synonymous with the guns that built the Old West.
In 1917, prior to America's entry to the war, John Browning personally brought to Washington, D.C. two types of automatic weapons for the purposes of demonstration: a water-cooled machine gun (later adopted as the M1917 Browning machine gun) and a shoulder-fired automatic rifle known then as the Browning Machine Rifle or BMR, both ...
May 25, 2021 · His firearms have figured significantly in history for more than a century, but John Moses Browning had a method of inventing that is only now being fully understood—and may come as quite a ...
