| Title |
Browning Arms Company Collection, Box 008, Folder 09 |
| Creator |
Browning, Val A., 1895-1994; Laloux, Rene; Browning, John Val; FN (Firm : Belgium); Smith, Walter H. B.; Joassart, Gustave; Murphy, Robert; Ford, E. L.; Fédération des industries belges; Perry, Emmett; Browning, Marriner Bigelow; Browning Arms Company |
| Contributors |
Browning, Val A., 1895-1994 |
| Description |
Exchanges, primarily between the Brownings and Fabrique Nationale, including a significant amount regarding American trials of F. N.'s F. A. L. (Fusil Automatique Leger) battle rifle. Also includes documentation of the same. |
| Subject |
Fabrique Nationale automatic rifles; Firearms industry and trade--United States; Firearms industry and trade--Utah; Browning Arms Company; Business enterprises--Utah--Ogden--History |
| Digital Publisher |
Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date Digital |
2026-04 |
| Date |
1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954 |
| Medium |
correspondence; documents; financial records; memorandums; postcards; publications |
| Spatial Coverage |
Herstal, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium; Washington, D.C., United States; Arlington County, Virginia, United States; Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States; New York City, New York, United States; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Brussels, Belgium; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; London, England, United Kingdom; Lisboa, Estremadura, Portugal |
| Type |
Text; Image/StillImage |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 13000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. |
| Language |
eng; fra; por |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. For further information:  |
| Sponsorship/Funding |
Funding generously provided by the Val A. Browning Charitable Foundation. |
| Source |
Browning Arms Company Collection, MS492, Box 8, Folder 9, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s611vxxy |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
179371 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s611vxxy |
| Title |
Page 19 |
| OCR Text |
Show r of all rights to the Yabrique Nationale being the owne of granting to the Government gadject rifle, and being desirous manufacture and to use said ef the United States, rights to s, while at eonsistent with ite military need manufacture, to use, : following the proposes rifle, ite sell to and to rights othex all itself nt the y.3. grants to the U.S. Governme a. or to have it manufactur ed right to mamfacture the rifle, of the U.S. for the use within the continental limits in the world without ef ita military ferces anywhere : uneration whatsoever. eoet or the payment of any remi February ( Letters 1951 and constituting circumstances of event the In dv. & ). 1952 May 12 dated Ambassador, to U.S. F.N. from &. Gevernment determines an emergency in whioh the U. es the use of the rifle that military necessity requir engaged in military action vy troops of other countries es +o suppert, or in the whieh the U. 8. Government wish prevent F.¥. from s event that emergency condition s, then, the U. 3. trie coun supplying rifles to such other than those provided Government (@) under may below supply to ¥.H. of & royalty the rifle at that rifles equal to % % of time until such time at any ef $.1.500.000- countries those the during the life acorue no royalties Thereafter, agreement. provision. upon to payment the market value of payments reach a total of this under this Government At any time that the U. 8. cS. country for er to any oth wishes to furnish said rifles rifles to the r ive to del any reason, and F.¥. ig unable time of iod per reagonable the other country within & sons rea er oth for Load or because of its factory work above, to ed err ref s condition not constituting emergency ply rifles other than those the U. S&S. Government may sup other countries under the provided under (oe) delow to eph th in the foregoing paragr game provisions &8 get for of t men pay limit upon the with the prevision that the shall be $.2.000.000-, this n royalties under this seotio payment made under section 8 pa +o include however any b). a. te furnish reagon, and wishes any At any time said ¥.N. is that the U. Government S. other rifles to any ready and able to country for deliver the seal ores |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
179390 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s611vxxy/179390 |