| 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 193 |
| OCR Text |
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| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
179564 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s611vxxy/179564 |