JOHN MOSES BROWNING
Name: John Moses Browning
Born: 21 January 1855
Died: 26 November 1926
John Moses Browning (January 21 1855 - November 26, 1926),
born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many
varieties of firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are still
in use around the world. He is the most important figure in the development of
modern automatic and semi-automatic firearms and is credited with 128 gun
patents his first was granted October 7, 1879.
Browning influenced nearly all categories of firearms design. He invented or
made significant improvements to single-shot rifles, lever action rifles, and
slide action firearms. His most significant contributions were in the area of
autoloading firearms. He developed the autoloading pistol by inventing the slide
design found on nearly every modern automatic handgun. He also developed the
first gas-operated machine gun, the Colt-Browning Model 1895 a system that
would surpass recoil operation 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.
Name: John Moses Browning
Born: 21 January 1855
Died: 26 November 1926
John Moses Browning (January 21 1855 - November 26, 1926),
born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many
varieties of firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are still
in use around the world. He is the most important figure in the development of
modern automatic and semi-automatic firearms and is credited with 128 gun
patents his first was granted October 7, 1879.
Browning influenced nearly all categories of firearms design. He invented or
made significant improvements to single-shot rifles, lever action rifles, and
slide action firearms. His most significant contributions were in the area of
autoloading firearms. He developed the autoloading pistol by inventing the slide
design found on nearly every modern automatic handgun. He also developed the
first gas-operated machine gun, the Colt-Browning Model 1895 a system that
would surpass recoil operation 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.