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  2. Safety (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Safety (firearms) Close-up shot of a safety of an M16A2 rifle. In firearms, a safety or safety catch is a mechanism used to help prevent the accidental discharge of a firearm, helping to ensure safer handling. Safeties can generally be divided into subtypes such as internal safeties (which typically do not receive input from the user) and ...

  3. Browning Arms Company - Wikipedia

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    Browning Arms Company (originally John Moses and Matthew Sandefur Browning Company) is an American marketer of firearms and fishing gear. The company was founded in Ogden, Utah, in 1878 by brothers John Moses Browning (1855–1926) and Matthew Sandefur Browning (1859–1923). The company offers a wide variety of firearms, including shotguns ...

  4. FN Model 1910 - Wikipedia

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    FN Model 1922 7.65mm. A variant of the Model 1910 was known variously as the Model 1922 or 1910/22. This was a larger model with a longer barrel (113 mm), slide extension, and a longer grip frame to accommodate an extra two rounds. This model was aimed at military and police contracts and many examples were produced for various agencies.

  5. FN Model 1903 - Wikipedia

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    7-round (9mm) box magazine, 9×19mm m/39B (Trials with the m/1907) [5] Sights. Iron sights. The FN Model 1903 ( M1903, FN Mle 1903 ), or Browning No.2 is a semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and manufactured by Belgian arms manufacturer Fabrique Nationale (FN). It was introduced in 1903 and fired the 9×20mmSR Browning Long cartridge.

  6. Val A. Browning - Wikipedia

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    Order of Leopold. World War I Victory Medal. Relations. John M Browning (father) Jonathan Browning (grandfather) Other work. industrialist, philanthropist, gun manufacturer. Val Allen Browning (August 20, 1895 – May 16, 1994) [1] was an American industrialist, philanthropist, and third-generation gunmaker. He was president of the Browning ...

  7. Browning Auto-5 - Wikipedia

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    Feed system. Two or four round tubular magazine, plus 1 in the chamber. 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.

  8. M1919 Browning machine gun - Wikipedia

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    The M1919 Browning is a .30 caliber medium machine gun that was widely used during the 20th century, especially during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The M1919 saw service as a light infantry, coaxial, mounted, aircraft, and anti-aircraft machine gun by the U.S and many other countries.

  9. Browning Hi-Power - Wikipedia

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    20 or 30 rounds made by Rhodesia ( 9mm) [1] 10 rounds ( .40 S&W) The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol available in the 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W calibers. It was based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at FN Herstal. Browning died in 1926, several years ...