| 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 36 |
| OCR Text |
Show KINGDOM OF BELGIUM ) City of Brussels EMBASSY OF ) THE UNITED ) STATES OF AMERICA of Guerre de d'Armes Nationale Herstal, Belgium, of Browning Fabrique of the Department Sales of the Chief MATTLET, Ernest a having sworn, duly been says: the Browning sells its sent are: United States of Arms Company, St. Louis, prices at which the Fabrique Nationale automatic pistols for home consumption - caliber 6.35 «- Caliber 9 mm automatic made to high one dummy cartridges model and three belgian jobber, All our pistols the Liége. Fres. per unit 2,240 belgian Frcs. per - for 2% for Schroeder Freres consumption are of firm the belgian of 21% plus a discount prices base central 1,060 9 ma. : From these per power - standard magazine spare with Simonon, 8 rue Parabellum pistol one unit Frese spare cartridges dummy three and © with models «- standard short magazine or caliber mm. 7.65 IO ~ caliber # Model d'‘Armes de Guerre in Belgiumat pre« S80 belgian model - standard Baby is buyer one Missouri. The base standard mm Parabellum This buyer. one to include pistols automatic and the 9 mm. short, America the to export the 9 mm the 7.65 mm, ing the 6.35 mm., for sales restricts factory My home cash payment (S.P.R.L.) sold through these automatic unit is of this firm. In turn pistols all to the gun belgian 14%, of varying discounts of the dealer. above less importance and dealers made by Schroeder transactions In addition have cash been deducted payment. The Fréree a deduction is 5% depending upon the Arms Company listed size and is I0%. any of the discounts Fréres to all dealers offer in the of 2% after by the accorded both from the point of view the point of view of the number of Schroeder offered Browning same prices at or offers base stores 10%, The discount most frequently of the number of pistols sold and from freely Fréres Schroeder firm of intends to near just in named return future for for sale on the U.S.A. market the same three types of standard automatic pistols specified hereabove, with the one difference however that the Model IO stand-= ard pistols (cal. 7.65 mm. or 9 mm. short) and standard High Power pistols (cal. 9 mm. three dummy nished with market. will be supplied Parabellum) without the spare magazine and the cartridges which, according to belgian custom, are asually fure the pistols of thewe same types offered for sale on the Belgian : The prices at which dummy cartridges) are offered Fréres ares said accessories (one spare magazine and three separately to the trade in Belgium by Schroeder | |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
194232 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6mmbx9n/194232 |