John Moses Browning
John Moses Browning is known as one of the most prolific firearms designer with hundreds of designs and a total of 128 patent. He has worked with companies such as Winchester, Remington, and FN to name a few.
History
John Moses Browning was born on January 23, 1855 and died on November 26, 1926.
Awards
- John Scott Medal - 1905
- Order of Léopold - 1914
Notable Designs
- Cartridges
- .25 ACP
- .32 ACP
- .38 ACP
- .380 ACP
- .45 ACP
- .50 BMG
- 9mm Browning Long
- Pistols
- FN M1899/M1900 (.32 ACP)
- Colt Model 1900 (.38 ACP)
- Colt Model 1902 (.38 ACP)
- Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer (.38 ACP)
- FN Model 1903 (9mm Browning Long)
- Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless (.32 ACP)
- FN Model 1906 Vest Pocket (.25 ACP)
- Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket (.25 ACP)
- Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless (.380 ACP)
- FN Model 1910 (.32 ACP, .380 ACP)
- FN model 1922 (.32 ACP) and (.380 ACP)
- U.S. M1911 pistol (.45 ACP)
- Browning Hi-Power (9mm Parabellum)
- Colt Woodsman pistol (.22 LR)
- Shotguns
- Savage Model 720 long-recoil semi-automatic shotgun
- Ithaca Model 37 pump-action repeating shotgun
- Stevens Model 520/620 pump-action repeating shotgun
- Winchester Model 1887 lever-action repeating shotgun
- Winchester Model 1893 pump-action repeating shotgun
- Winchester Model 1897 pump-action repeating shotgun
- Winchester Model 1912 pump-action repeating shotgun
- Browning Auto-5 long-recoil semi-automatic shotgun
- Browning Superposed over/under shotgun
- Remington Model 17 pump-action repeating shotgun
- Rifles
- Winchester Model 1885 falling-block single-shot rifle
- Winchester Model 1886 lever-action repeating rifle
- Winchester Model 1890 slide-action repeating rifle (.22 LR)
- Winchester Model 1892 lever-action repeating rifle
- Winchester Model 1894 lever-action repeating rifle
- Winchester Model 1895 lever-action repeating rifle
- Winchester Model 1900 bolt-action single-shot rifle (.22 LR)
- Remington Model 8 semi-auto rifle
- Browning 22 Semi-Auto rifle (.22 LR)
- Remington Model 24 semi-auto rifle (.22 LR)
- FN Trombone pump-action rifle (.22 LR)
- Machine guns
- U.S. M1895 air-cooled gas-operated machine gun
- U.S. M1917 water-cooled recoil-operated machine gun
- U.S. M1919 air-cooled recoil-operated machine gun
- U.S. M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR)
- U.S. M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun
- U.S. M4 37mm Automatic Gun
Patents
- U.S. Patent 220,271 (10-07-1879) - Winchester 1885 single-shot rifle, Browning's first patent
- U.S. Patent 306,577 (10-14-1884) - Winchester 1886 and Model 71 lever-action rifles
- U.S. Patent 336,287 (02-16-1886) - Winchester Model 1887/1901 lever-action shotgun
- U.S. Patent 385,238 (06-26-1888) - Winchester 1890 pump-action rifle
- U.S. Patent 441,390 (11-25-1890) - Winchester 1893 and 1897 pump-action shotguns
- U.S. Patent 465,339 (12-15-1891) - Winchester 1892 lever-action rifle
- U.S. Patent 524,702 (08-21-1894) - Winchester 1894 lever-action rifle
- U.S. Patent 544,657 (08-20-1895) - Colt–Browning Model 1895 machine gun
- U.S. Patent 549,345 (11-05-1985) - Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle* U.S. Patent 580,924 Colt 1900 automatic pistol
- U.S. Patent 632,094 (04-20-1897) - Winchester 1900 bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle
- U.S. Patent 689,283 Browning Auto-5 shotgun, also Remington Model 11 and Savage 720
- 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 781,765U.S. Patent 864,609 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 Model 1908 Vest Pocket in .25 ACP
- U.S. Patent 984,519 Colt 1911
- U.S. Patent 1,065,341 Browning 22 Semi-Auto rifle and Remington model 24
- 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 caliber repeater (Rare in USA)
- U.S. Patent 1,525,065 37 mm automatic cannons, M1 and M4
- 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 BMG
- These are just a few of the many patents he was awarded. You can view many more here