| 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 99 |
| OCR Text |
Show Mr. John R. Rafter According June to your request, we have 6, requested Freres to furnish us a complete set of the retail prices mailed since March 1, 1948. available, they will be sent on to yous “ following is a list of the circulars sent first circular dated of Schroeder Fréres. a4. reular dated G un: Dealers. f Union of April. 15, 1948 is It concerns Only October 1, 1948 under 4. The circular dated Freres deals only with May 24, 1951 under the automatic shotguns. : Md % B et ay bs ‘, 8 gtin airy May Bi 1950 4 : 30, under the heading of heading heading of of the dp the Schroeder fs 1951 OF ante gan i septembe r 3 made under the automatic shot~ the March 25, Schroeder ciralars suggesting As soon 2s they are ake meanwhile, the ice that date 30 The circular dated Union of Gun Deslers. 2 1952 under So 26, the heading VO8% 1951 under L 3. of the i swe pS i neaaqing the of % Dealers, A opy and a translation of the circular enclosed ne poet 10 and 104A). That ae exactly the same except for the ori ces circulars under the Union's headin if for the suggested prices involved, letter of a 2488 exhibit 7 and Witt 7 May %, > Next, I wish to outline the developments which Since last writing you. As ‘eéinid be expected from exhibi my letter of May 24 to you, both the F.N. and myself rece letters from the Vice-Consul in Brussels, T enclose ¢c each as exhibit ii are also. enclo ft arranzed bas to obtain more and ee i ete n informant of F.N.'s reply ~~ ea in day addition in order las neerning aha and by if m : teleph possible situation. | explained to Mr. Senden that we were naturall y intere sted in this matter since the guns are etered by our firm into the unneee EMS and inked him to explain how it was that the a Custec 3 Bureau had decided to ask for cost of production data, bnat naturally our firm was not ignorant of the daw investigated several times to ascertain if a proper foreign market vrice existed “a Belgium upon whichwe could base our declaration. These i vestigations convinced us that |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
194295 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6mmbx9n/194295 |