March wr. John ¥. Mr, 1953 Browning, Browning Arms Ogden, Utah. Dear 3, Company, Browning: enclosing Thies is an answer to your a copy of an affidavit of dtarmes Guerre de of Belgium and letter of January 22nd, the Fabrique Nationale a copy of a letter to your company from the Appraiser at St. Louis, dated January 13th, all relating to the dutilable value of 11 samples of a new imported shotgun which your company recently type automatic from Selgium. Pollowins, I believe, are the closed by the affidavit of the Fabrique de Guerre}: essential Rationale facts digd'tarmes This new type shotgun is similar in many respects to the present Browning automatic shotgun, but it embodies new features as described in that affidavit. Only 100 “pilot models” been made, all of which poses and as samples. of were new type gun intended the for testing have pur-~ Because of the priority which it must accord ts the manufeeture of military weapons, the manufacturer will not make the new type shotguns in regular production until the middle It is impossible to ty of 1953. (in the opinion of the manufacturer ) estimate the cost of production of such a small of cuns which were produced in @ trial run. The manufacturer duetion of this new than that cause it The duced of is the ils sure that the cost of regular protype automatic shoteun will be less present the Grownine a simplification manufacturer to quanti- Growning solid 11 Arms of automatic the shoteun, Latter. be-~ | the new type so pro~ Company for experimental pur~ of guns