| Title |
Browning Arms Company Collection, Box 012, Folder 07 |
| Creator |
Birdsell, Wayne; Browning, Val A., 1895-1994; Rafter, John R.; FN (Firm : Belgium); Schroeder Freres; Zinn, Harry A.; United States. Bureau of Customs; Browning, John Val; Mattlet, Ernest; Briggs, William M.; Browning, Marriner Bigelow; Goddard, Grant F.; Kinkade, Byron; Senden, F. Raymond; United States. Embassy (Belgium); Union of Gunsmith Retailers of Belgium |
| Description |
Exchanges and documentation regarding customs and importation, with John R. Rafter as primary creator. Includes drafts of affidavits. |
| Subject |
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 |
2026-06 |
| Date |
1951; 1952; 1953; 1954 |
| Medium |
correspondence; documents; financial records; legal records |
| Spatial Coverage |
Washington, D.C., United States; New York City, New York, United States; Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States; Herstal, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Liège, Wallonia, Belgium; Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Type |
Text |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 13000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. |
| Language |
eng; fra |
| 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 12, Folder 7, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6mmbx9n |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
194196 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6mmbx9n |
| Title |
Page 3 |
| OCR Text |
Show oe JOHN R.RAFTER COUNSELOR AT af s ; ¥= * i i! ar : i : re TELEPHONE: WHITEHALL 4-5094 $ LAW , # ay oS aT gst a 4 ee, 5 Paraye Loreet, Neue December 20, Yor 4 195) Mr. Val A. Browning, Browning Arms Company, Ogden, Utah. Dear Mr. Browning: Supplementing my letter to you of November 30th and in reply to your letter of December 2nd, regarding the current tariff hearings before the U.S. Tariff Commission and the Committee for Reciprocity Information: I ordered a transcript of relating to either shotguns and ings 365) or pistols have not yet and revolvers received a copy each of the above hearparts (tariff paragraph (tariff of any paragraph such 366), but hearing. I According to my present information, there was no appearance before either the Tariff Commission or the abovementioned Committee relating to shotguns or parts, but a representative of Colts Manufacturing Company was scheduledto appear before each pistols and revolvers. est, if any, there appears As Statement on I of them believe your in the rate to be no that on December of need subject. company has duty pistols of on your making after Sincerely es in relation only Sometime shall endeavor to ascertain whether statement relating to shotguns, and ingly. JRRsb1L llith a and and slight inter- revolvers, filing December anyone has filed shall advise you yours, to a written 27th, I a written accord- K. Raflber |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
194199 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6mmbx9n/194199 |
