| Title |
Browning Arms Company Collection, Box 007, Folder 08 |
| Creator |
Browning, John; Steckel, H.; Russell, John E.; Browning, Ruby; Bigelow, Archie P.; Browning Arms Company; Endicott Johnson Corporation; Browning, Elizabeth; Browning, Marriner A.; J. M. & M. S. Browning Company; Bennett, Elbert G.; King, William H.; Crossman, Edward C.; Browning, Dorothea C.; J. A. Hogle & Company; Utah State Tax Commission; Browning, Rachel T.; Browning, Elsie; Anger, W. E.; Genter, Albert L. |
| Contributors |
Browning, John; Glassman, A. L. |
| Description |
Exchanges, predominately originating from John (Jack) Browning and John E. Russell, relating to business operations and client relations. Also includes some exchanges relating to personal matters. |
| 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 |
2026-03 |
| Date |
1933; 1934 |
| Medium |
correspondence; documents; financial records; memorandums |
| Spatial Coverage |
New York City, New York, United States; St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States; Washington, D.C., United States; Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States; Cambridge, Washington County, Idaho, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, United States; San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States; Baltimore, Maryland, 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 7, Folder 8, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6twn5wg |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
178903 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6twn5wg |
| Title |
Page 23 |
| OCR Text |
Show A f Loa, ma cael we ap arm 7-2 F Oh A 9 4 off y PA / _ Ayr Yn , y | f es vo) "A 4 ; fA v -* ets 4 © He suggests vossible changes might include undercutting the block factory. a so that each end of this retaining guide could be put into the cise ct this probably thinks he steel spring using By necessary. be so no screw would method would avoid the the hold satisfactorily in place action receiver of the out when He further suggests that possibly the Pater might thus be under-cut shell. S do not quite understand this I y oer the rear end e#@ made into a doll head. that this member might suggests also He will. method, though he thinks you > S sides and thus under-cut or sides grooved be slid forward in place through \2 <3 [” . though screw, this method would still require some means of holding offer a satis= is necessary ee 2 He did not the member in place when the gun was dismounted. member this factory solution though he thinks the purpose of SS but that well The firing pin assembly is very satisfactory, except that it would be if the firing pin proper did not have too sharp a shoulder where it joins present the is method satisfactory. not serves onto the larger part of the memberg, which as the weight or Automatic the firing pins break most frequently In the Colt's 25 hammer e He strongly urges that in this point, as well as,other Colt Automatic Guns. this sharp shoulder be rounded out to afford additional strength where this The rear portion of the firing pin, specially Imember breaks in the Colt Guns. should notch /the sear | The not balance break. be hardened of the firing The notch and so that it will not easily wear pin should be left with normal temper sear should be under-cut more and set so at angle so that the gun would not“double' when it gets a little old. justing of notch and sear will require attention when manufactured, other make of but gun he in thinks this caution should which a similar device was sun would off or double. jar the and, jar off. it will a safer This ad- gun is being He mentioned some be taken. used and where, after use, the The locks on both sides of the bolt are very satisfactory as opposed to locking the bolt only on one side, such as the Winchester Model 12 Gun is locked and one of the most common troubles had with that gun, though it is generally a satisfactory gun, is that the bolt will get off position and the This trouble can only be overcome firing pin will sometimes miss the primer. The double locks of the bolt. fitting Winchester Gun by very close in the necessary with be would as fitting, in your gun will not require such close the bolt locked but on one side. Your carrier block feed is exceptionally good and he has seen nothing He thinks it is satisfactory, though the part should be fitted more like it. accurately, which, of course, would be done in 4 model and in the manufactured vroduct, as he fully The action slide appreciates. He thinks with and will present type ammunition — there will be no trouble whatever with your method of feeding cartridges into He thinks this novel feature will attract considerable interest, the chamber. but better still is practical and sound from a gunsmithing standpoint and he can see no troubles that will likely develop from this source. lock is extra good withstand wear. It is |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
178926 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6twn5wg/178926 |