| Title |
Browning Arms Company Collection, Box 009, Folder 07 |
| Creator |
J. M. & M. S. Browning Company; Browning, Marriner Bigelow; Goddard, Grant F.; Browning, John Val; Delvaux, Charles; Browning Arms Company; FN (Firm : Belgium); Leininger, C. |
| Contributors |
J. M. & M. S. Browning Company; Browning Arms Company; FN (Firm : Belgium); Stoeger Arms Corporation |
| Description |
Correspondence between Grant F. Goddard, Marriner Bigelow Browning, and John Val Browning about gun parts. Additionally this folder contains documentation of the gun parts such as quantity and types. |
| Subject |
Fabrique Nationale automatic rifles; FN (Firm : Belgium); 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 |
2026-05 |
| Date |
1950; 1951 |
| Medium |
correspondence; documents; financial records |
| Spatial Coverage |
Liege, Wallonia, Belgium; Herstal, Liege, Wallonia, Belgium; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; St. Louis, Missouri, United States; New York City, New York, United States |
| Type |
Text |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 13000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. |
| Language |
eng |
| 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 9, Folder 7, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6btryy6 |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
185309 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6btryy6 |
| Title |
Page 74 |
| OCR Text |
Show Grant F. Goddard FNB Defects is the classical Point out that if is 10 to the they have "stamped It ~2second guess that there shop criticisms carrier January upon the are number two types stamped 31, 1951 carrier latches; and latch, to of of carrier the of a imperative along with the above the problem a stamped carrier example latch which is that may sent to factory. of being defective again shape is a part with a complicated shape. Whatever the which permits the defective performance, the part in two order major il. Failing 2. Permitting during the Other matters of review every in to such they the shell emerging the carrier to feeding cycle. undue move resistance time. The hole might become conceivably become eliptical provide suggestive Upon basis the the that we suspected of This variation will fail in functions. stop as be from the magazine. prematurely off to breakage, loading, wear, et cetera are obvious. Opinions on hole appearing occasionally in this latch considerable mention latch," obtain primarily above. the cause should be eliptical when through wear. the latch excessive for the eliptical evaluated at this drilled, or it could Careful examination should evidence. of Harry's difficulty comment with to shells the effect passing that the guns, I am immediately asking John Val to tighten up upon this point. As soon as our review of the whole complete, we can follow Although, ness just of as course, soon as up with we carrier have had latch in new the inspection latch problem is him, one wishes to catch possible, it may be matters of mechanical defective~ a good thing that we have had recently several examples of suspected defects that were known in the organization and which yet were not properly reported to you for special comment. Nothing is more difficult than the evaluation of the significance of defects as they come in, The fellows do not like to yell too soon; and minimize and wait everything to you at the same time, it too long. The safest so that there will be information from every source; in for some subordinate to formulate without your knowledge, is easily possible thing will be that one individual who this manner, basic policy it on for them to they report can correlate will not be possible defect evaluation |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
185383 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6btryy6/185383 |