Subject Shop To Grant From M. F. Goddard Bigelow Browning Reference Date September On Page Brownell Firearms records 158, 137 of briefly Act. are he services sells new. permanently situation 1951 the He September reviews makes required by a the SPORTING GOODS requirements fairly definite a manufacturer on but be DEALER, the Federal much in the same manner as on guns which he I recall at one time the shop cards were not filed (at least for six weeks). I believe that was corrected, we might sure. Subject Federal Firearms To Mr. From Grant F. Goddard Reference July 23, 1951 Date July 30, 1951 Attached is Me Bigelow License Browning the Federal Firearms I have informed for this office Charlie to file that it will not be necessary in the future application for the J.M. & M.S. license, covering the period April 10, License 1951 for J.M. through April & M.S. 9, 1952. Browning Co., te whe easury Department eeouks x ai ge Lake An Setar Cit Service P10, Uta ah : voen f dev PS = ief cknowledge Wag your letter io Tax of July Division 20, 1951 ests that our St. Louis office transfer t redial firearms license to our 7. i | oe ye s@. We are requesting this. 4.transfer Utah We in note the your future. request the license Sincerely, dehy M., & Bigelow Vie ce MBB/co/awe Browning President in 2 Federal Grant M. Firearms F. Goddard Bigelow Browning duly 23, 1951 You will recall Miscellaneous office Salt your Lake License that Tax payment office upon Division for a approached one occasion transferred federal for the 1951 license although I indicated that this license by our St. Louis branch, us for the to firearms the St. the Louis Salt license. customary Lake $25 The fee they were late in doing so. had been renewed in April Attached please find a copy of their letter of July 20 from which I assume it will be adequate if you merely send my office the federal firearms license for 1951. We will teke the responsibility of renewing this license from the Ogden office in the future since itis the desire of the Treasury Department. TREASURY DEPARTMENT INTERNAL, REVENUE SERVICE DISTRICT OF UTAH IN REPLYING REFER TO Je WH:WES:aep Me Ogden, & Me Utahe Se Browning Co., Gentlemen: We are writing you in answer to your letter of July 4, and suggest that you contact your St. Louis office and have them transfer your federal firearms license which was paid This will take care of in that office to the Utah office. this license which we recently discussed with you over the telephone. We also suggest that pay next year you Very truly yours, WILLIAM.J. KORTH, Lloyd O.“Ivie the license in Utahe Chief Wage and COLLECTOR Excise Tax Division Office of the Collector Miscellaneous Federal Salt Tax Building Lake of Internal Revenue Division Gity, Utah Attention: Mr. Sparfford Gentlemen; ceived : under a business tick which is had 2$ a from Act renewal of the selling ae | completed rewith), your Firearms a oe of the of I license my to = ; ~~ office had completed i had made payment out a the staff was application our out that completed with pointed been & M.S. BROWNING M. Bigelow Browning President sent conduct shotguns, JM. Vice Application of the renewal fee of the $25 has registration in St. Louis. MBB/co/awe the assume sporting filling member office which this Form by check COMPAN? vT e., Rol A Ne NOT RECORDS REQUIRED BY to be kept by FIRBARMS DEALERS 1 e LAW Hach licensed dealer shall maintain compiete and adequate records of all firearms (not including parts of firearms but including firearms in an unassembled condition) acquired or disposed cf in the course of his business. The records shall show and include: (1) the number of the firearms of each type, of each person from together with a full and adequate description thereof, including the serial numbers if such weapons are numbered; (2) the name whom: firearms (3) the are and address acquired, and disposit:.on made the of the date of acquisition; firearms, including the name and principal address of each transferee, the address to which delivered, and date of disposition. The records prescribed by this section shall be in permanent form and shall be retained for a period of not less than six years from the date of the transactions to which the records relate. Such records must be held available for inspection during business hours by any authorized officer or agent of the United States engaged in the performance of his duties under the Act. FIREARMS LICENSES MUST BRE RENEWED ANNUALLY, (Excerpt from Treasury Decision 566, "Regulations relating to the Federal Firearms Act (1938)".) For further information consult: Investigator in Charge Alcohol Tax Unit 434 Federal Building Salt 13-101 Lake City 1, Utah oe > levee Wievence dav ace | LICENSE FEDERAL Jo Me & M. S. BROWNING FIREARMS &| Districr 157 MIS SOURI ACT no. ..3074 CO, (Name) Same (Trade name) LVL WASHINGTON AVE. ST, LOUIS (Street address or R. F.D.) (City or town) (County) MIS SOURI (State) In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Firearms Act, approved June 30, 1938, you are hereby licensed as a receive firearms year beginning and ammunition April 10th Manufacturer to transport, ship, and in interstate and foreign commerce fora period of one April §%th This license is subject to revocation at any time in the event the victed of a violation of the Act. By direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. | 7 D> LAAL2 Og U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16—37339-1 rae ed ) Tg e licensee is con- , OE se age f paeae } Collector of Internal Revenue. 1492 240th Street Ogden, Utah June 1, 1950 Munitions Department Washington, tT. ° , nite “a it is not possible country. JI understani ammunition can be ‘ sure whether it license to import a probably under 100 They are Toronto, 45 and rs M. Browning “4 ; es hy 4 Ontario, 50 caliber rifles. will you please forms license, and information sy S. x scessary for mé to get 2a small quantity of ammunition or 200 rounds for these hunting ary, Matt ey 5 incerely, Bigelow Browning forward June your letter of ndefur Browning, —. rting paler Gun has. 10 ibs., $27.50 ig shipment of : ~ to un M. MBB/co/aw Air Mail cc: Matt S. 4,50 Mode value.*® a week to meantime, Browning Bigelow Browning 1950 pias. 0 {A this him. Pia Pke « within im the absence requested L to ct the 2& at m In been May ch f* +4 to one 1, | TREASURY Office Collector of Salt hake Gity, MWamems office, Internal You of the first DEPARTMENT Collector of Internal District of Missouri St. Louis, Mo. Revenue Utah will find enclosed herewith listed below. It is sent to you as the taxpayer resides in your Name Jd. Revenue M&M, 3, Browning Form 7 xem to be placed on file Collection District. in your Comp any Address Ogden, Utah Amount of tax indicates Amount of remittance on return « enclosed Year Form NOTICE All «eo Ca gage Picert correspondence in regard or ef .$ 25.00 4/6/50 Collector, , ee roturn, 6 7 es TAXPAYER TO TAXPAYER: » No, Mitcceef TO « Sees Date filed in this office COPY « remittance in to payment this of be sent to the Collector of Intcrnal which the return has becn forwarded, yer income tax, tax should Revenuc to as indicated, ge (Firearms) Form 8 & | LICENSE FEDERAL & MS. IM. First BRO WNING Security Pcecice Sas eo FIREARMS ACT no. CO (Trade iaine) Bank Bldg. (Street address or R.'F. D.) Weber receive firearms ane ammunition in interstate and —— year beginning pri | This license is * sabioe’ to revocation at any time victed of a violation of the Act. _ By direction of the Secretary of the Tre U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE in ae 16—37330-1 to transport, ship, aa commerce for a period of one AS oan event the Ss is con- © IMPORTANT vo 7 RECORDS REQUIRED BY to be kept by FIREARMS DEALERS Rach records licensed of all dealer firearms including firearms disposed of in the show and include: shall (not LAW maintain including complete parts in an unassembled condition) course of his business. The (1) the number of the firearms and adequate of firearms but acquired or records shall of each type, together with a full and adequate description thereof, including the serial numbers if such weapons are numbered; whom (2) the name (3) disposit:.on made firearms the are and address acquired, of each person and the of the date of from acquisition; firearms, including the name and principal address of each transferee, the address to which delivered, and date of disposition. The records prescribed by this section shall be in permanent form and shall be retained for a period of not less than six years from the date of the transactions to which the records relate. Such records must be held available for inspection during business hours by any authorized officer or agent of the United States engaged in the performance of his duties under the Act, PIREARMS LICENSES MUST BE RENEWED ANNUALLY. (Excerpt from Treasury Decision 56:6, "Regulations relating to the Federal Firearms Act (1938)".) For further information consult: Inveetigntor in Charge Aiconol Tax Unit G3u Federal Building Salt Leke City 1, Utah 13-101 Subject Licenses To M. From Grant Reference March 15, 19)9 Date March The Bigelow F. Browning Goddard 17, 19h9 Browning expires Arms Federal March7, 199 License which expires tion filed each year. This office Application will take forms are in the Federal Firearms and the J.M. March ~~ Building 1), Manufacturerts License & M.S. Federal Firearms 1949 must be renewed by us the responsibility to file these obtained from the Federal Excise here in St. Louis, and a fee which Manufacturer's by applica- applications. Tax Department of $25.00 must be paid with the filing of each application. Application should be filed a few days before expiration of old license. Charlie Tanner will be responsible for obtaining these blanks around the first of April and filing them in advance of the expiration date. Insurance’ As to company/policies, between our records and the advance notices given by our agent, there should be no concern regarding any of these lapsing as they will be renewed at the proper time. Licenses Grant M. F. Goddard Bigelow Mareh 15% Browning 1949 We made an attempt with very poor cooperation from Ellis to set up a tickler file largely to cheek on his carelessness. This file was to inelude the expiration dates of the various licenses and insurance policies necessary to the conduct of both Browning Arms and J.M. & M.S. business. I do not consider that we have a complete tickler. It does, however, show the following: Browning JM. Arms & M.S. Federal No. Federal 2065 Firearms Firearms No. 2069 Manufacturers Expires 4/7/49 Manufacturers Expires 4/14/49 License License No statement is made as to possible necessity for applying for renewal at a certain time in advance of expiration in order te avoid a gap between M. the Bs Be new and old licenses. Charge to the account of CLASS OF SERVICE DESIRED DOMESTIC CABLE TELEGRAM DAY .< URGENT DEFERRED NIGHT LETTER NIGHT LETTER should check otherwise class of the message Fa eee ‘ ae . WwW — ——_— 2 sf u : | os ACCOUNTING INFORMATION TIME FILED service will be '. transmitted as a telegram or ordinary cablegram. >" | \: RATE SERIAL Patrons ; & ORDINARY LETTER desired; : a A. N. WILLIAMS PRESIDENT NEWCOMB CARLTON CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD J. Cc. WILLEVER FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to Pahwina tebe Nw? BS wks An CA pry ale & OF ; Pras ae & - MR LLL c/o BRO L718 WAS 2 or ip. e i Dp Be :2. ee ‘3 & \ des & « died fs ae AF abiee f SF LY wea r OS 2 i” A if S. re Y fet] obef 2.2 * 2 iy ~ t aww JSS A 1,7 S ¥¥ PWT ~~, a, | 4d 4 - Dic ad tO CT wet we Ge Ly — TTM ee ?. Poe Pi aA me x a a » ee A airy \ ey Aad LY + T ny VJ . Tt tJ bh ' on be BSESer j . a TD al eure & ae nD es % NS r 7) LS A ers ; BS eS Lieenses M. A. Browning M. Bigelow February Think because Browning 18, you it 1949 will want should iI know of no The attached to be write your personal. special copy of own letter to Marriner problems that need be explained to our application for export license self-explanatory. Eecles | him. seems Attaching along with the export license application Grant's letter of transmittal dated February 15. It points out specifically the Government office which handles the matter. This going specific information straight to the Conversation with our possible we will have (March 1). The St. will proper assist officials. 14 days. The attached It, again. of February and Form IT Louis office Marriner therefore, seems two each | 15, 116 anything copies Form need you Eccles in customs broker indicated that it this license in about two weeks indicated that they would be glad tion and try to expedite it if we track Marriner IT 419 not be want. M. of the Department of is Commerce to follow up our appliea-~ did not receive it within that Rafter of Grant's B. B. threw us transmittal (application for returned to us. off | the letter export license), You can send MEMORANDUM 5/4) 44, WB : ee | Wiss To /I Fs. A ICENSES ¢ 1 peARUs Feveras Ou FkCol>s THE Dea wn sas6- Hens Feder Fireatus U.M.+M.S This FEDERAL INEoRMATION To RENEW St Aours EXPIVA TION Wise Shoucp Ais FIREARMS Giver BE Now MADE ADVISE Soon Uds As The Fotlowme Affe HOour DUE For NENEWRL: Mee. A lcewse: whe Mee. Aicense Te 04 - Rherr AQovE CE AK Icewvse NMEw JWG kiCens&s 4h] LY Hf) ¥uuq Srhours BEFORE NEw Exrines Pipes So THAT EXPIRATION ARE 4g NUMGERS OCBTRINED, ARRRANGC MEN Ts DATES. FIEND DATES oF JOHN R. RAFTER $8 Bridge Street, February Mr. M. c/o J.M. Ogden, Dear Browning, & M.S. Browning Utah, Mr. Confirming to return obtainable on International black). form 4 1949 Co., for Belgium repairs for two lots should third that find shotguns of alterations. or require will you which These propose you use four of three two filled be copy 8 You should a iso properly filled (black) mail out. and out each of mailed set to should red) the be double the set each with and (green copies an are licenses of 25, Office application to the Department of Commerce, Trade, Requirements: and Supply Branch, Washington first The I telegram, today's of the each for your I am accordingly enclosing consisting set each of application, The 3, York Browning? license export to Bigelow New D.C. form of the required sets red and (green, copies this two sets of retained in your of above-mentioned addressee, files. enclosed, postcard (red) copy an extra enclosing I am also For your convenience, of such form of application and an extra copy of the double postcard extra copies I have On these which must accompany your application. in indicated the from Schedule by you. In Domestic and Foreign be the correct supplied be should which data peneil the red copy of each application you will note that that eonnection, You will also side. on its reverse must be signed by the applicant number, eall for your reference note that the application and postcard which may be any number which you wish to assign to it, so long as You will also note number. reference each application has a different and call for a "Schedule B number" and posteard that the application red extra the on in peneil which I have supplied Code", a "Processing namely, enelosed, copy of such application and on the extra postcard number This Code "CDGS", and Processing "947300" Schedule B number was obtained B, Classification issued January 1, 1949 Edition, Commodities, It of International Trade. Office Commerce, assembled, Schedule .60 and caliber number B applicable under" to and the of of by the Department to "shotguns, applies believed is in shotguns to question. Processing Code was obtained from Comprehensive Export issued October 1, 1948, by the Department of Commerce, Trade, International Processing Code. tT am and informed is that believed it will to be take the correct from ten to | The 26, Schedule No. Office of and applicable twenty days to s¥) [le pi ad a ind gelow Browning February obtain the required export licenses and that any the issuance of same may delay matters further. Trusting that this letter and its attempt enelosures to will 3, expedite be of assistance to you in this matter and that the delay in making your proposed exportations will not be a serious consideration, I am JRRIBL ENC. Sincerely yours, (Signed) John R. Rafter 1949