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'''John Moses Browning''' ( | {{Image|John M Browning and a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR).jpg|right|350px|John M Browning and a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR).}} | ||
'''John Moses Browning''' (1855-1926) was an [[American]] [[gunsmith]] and [[inventor]].<ref name=LegacyOfInnovation> | |||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
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| date = 2011-01-27 | | date = 2011-01-27 | ||
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| | }} [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hill.af.mil%2Fnews%2Fstory_print.asp%3Fid%3D123241197&date=2011-05-28 mirror] | ||
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| | | url = http://www.ogca.com/guns_of_john_m_browning.htm | ||
}} | | title = The Guns of John M. Browning | ||
| author = Richard L. Baird | |||
| accessdate = 2011-05-28 | |||
}} [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ogca.com%2Fguns_of_john_m_browning.htm&date=2011-05-28 mirror] | |||
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He invented many weapons that influenced the design of other weapons, or that remain in use today. | He invented many weapons that influenced the design of other weapons, or that remain in use today. | ||
The [[M2 machine gun]], a heavy machine gun, firing half inch bullets, remains widely used. | Browning was the principal designer for [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company]] from 1883 to 1902.<ref name=Ogca/> | ||
Browning designed the [[M1911 pistol]], a earlier automatic pistol design that has influenced the design of many automated pistols that followed it.<ref name=M1911> | |||
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| url = http://www.browning.com/library/infonews/detail.asp?ID=301 | |||
| title = The History of the 1911 Pistol: A detailed look into the history of John M. Browning's classic design | |||
| accessdate = 2011-05-28 | |||
}} [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.browning.com%2Flibrary%2Finfonews%2Fdetail.asp%3FID%3D301&date=2011-05-28 mirror] | |||
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The [[M2 machine gun]], a heavy machine gun, firing half inch bullets, remains widely used.<ref name=Ogca/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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John Moses Browning (1855-1926) was an American gunsmith and inventor.[1][2] He invented many weapons that influenced the design of other weapons, or that remain in use today.
Browning was the principal designer for Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1883 to 1902.[2]
Browning designed the M1911 pistol, a earlier automatic pistol design that has influenced the design of many automated pistols that followed it.[3]
The M2 machine gun, a heavy machine gun, firing half inch bullets, remains widely used.[2]
References
- ↑ Stacy Glaus. A legacy of innovation, United States Air Force, 2011-01-27. Retrieved on 2011-05-28. mirror
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Richard L. Baird. The Guns of John M. Browning. Retrieved on 2011-05-28. mirror
- ↑ The History of the 1911 Pistol: A detailed look into the history of John M. Browning's classic design. Retrieved on 2011-05-28. mirror