| Title |
Browning Arms Company Collection, Box 008, Folder 09 |
| Creator |
Browning, Val A., 1895-1994; Laloux, Rene; Browning, John Val; FN (Firm : Belgium); Smith, Walter H. B.; Joassart, Gustave; Murphy, Robert; Ford, E. L.; Fédération des industries belges; Perry, Emmett; Browning, Marriner Bigelow; Browning Arms Company |
| Contributors |
Browning, Val A., 1895-1994 |
| Description |
Exchanges, primarily between the Brownings and Fabrique Nationale, including a significant amount regarding American trials of F. N.'s F. A. L. (Fusil Automatique Leger) battle rifle. Also includes documentation of the same. |
| Subject |
Fabrique Nationale automatic rifles; 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 |
2026-04 |
| Date |
1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954 |
| Medium |
correspondence; documents; financial records; memorandums; postcards; publications |
| Spatial Coverage |
Herstal, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium; Washington, D.C., United States; Arlington County, Virginia, United States; Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States; New York City, New York, United States; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Brussels, Belgium; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; London, England, United Kingdom; Lisboa, Estremadura, Portugal |
| Type |
Text; Image/StillImage |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 13000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. |
| Language |
eng; fra; por |
| 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 8, Folder 9, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s611vxxy |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
179371 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s611vxxy |
| Title |
Page 57 |
| OCR Text |
Show increase your retail price, the F.N. prices will be reconsidered in fair play For example, in the event that an increase of commercial prices at this time. in the United States would be accompanied by an increase of the elements of the Belgian manufacturing costs, the prices to F.N. in principle would be augmented by the same percentage as the American retail prices. We are accepting lations: this a) The 50,000 specified. The b) quantity will reduction of in 1952 for delivery include the 1,000 $2.50 will delivers 45,000 guns within completion of the '5l order not plus 450 be with guns Automatic foreseen in the twelve months and at the latest the stipu- following the already that case F.N, which follow the the end of December 1952.5 } As to the matter of the division of the guns manufactured to the Browning Company and others, F.N. engages itself: 1) To deliver to Browning as & minimum. 2) To not exceed your % of its production is not ie F nes.) @ as long as completed. Coming back again to the possible reduction in price, F.N. should find itself in presence of characteristic would not be applicable. awe of Automatics 15,000 guns for others than Browning for 50,000 order 75 and destined it is understood act of God, this that if reduction Se The order for 6,500 guns to be delivered in twelve months does not call for any special effort beyond what we are now doing, and the order for 1952 will simply follow after the order for 1951 without change in cadence. If the sale of a certain quantity of these guns should appear to be difficult, we set down here our agreement to carry over into the year 1953 @ part of the order for 1952 providing you give us sufficient advance notice. Autoe I wo ShOtS + Under the actual circumstances you the delivery of these guns dates foreseen originally. it is unfortunately impossible with a retardation of one year for us to promise in the delivery |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
179428 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s611vxxy/179428 |