| Title |
Browning Arms Company Collection, Box 010, Folder 08 |
| Creator |
Browning, John Val; Browning, Val A., 1895-1994; Browning, Ann; Browning, Carol Dean; Browning, Bruce W.; Browning, Judy; Williams, Harmon G.; Goesset, C.; DuFrasne, L.; Browning, Marriner Bigelow; Hoffschmidt, Edward J.; Schroeder, C. Edouard; Stephenson, W. S.; Dejace, P. |
| Description |
Exchanges, primarily between John Val Browning and Val Allen Browning. Includes correspondence regarding Belgian production as well as business strategy. |
| 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 |
2026-05 |
| Date |
1954 |
| Medium |
correspondence; documents; ephemera |
| Spatial Coverage |
Liege, Wallonia, Belgium; Herstal, Liege, Wallonia, Belgium; Seraing, Liege, Wallonia, Belgium; New York City, New York, United States; New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States |
| 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 |
| 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 10, Folder 8, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65tj323 |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
187580 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s65tj323 |
| Title |
Page 82 |
| OCR Text |
Show Double Automatics John Val Browning Val A. Browning Yours October November S, 28 1954 I note what you the quantities. of the great say about spare parts and have no suggestion Your experience is better than mine in this to make respect in because now on you should bear of amount From done. have you firing the spare parts problem very much in mind before making any changes in the dimension of parts because various types of parts for various guns can cause You will have to let a terrifically complicated and expensive situation. on numbers the us know other they can be identified receivers will you parts in changes any the 4,000 have a special give serial numbers to have to customers. parts shipping when which stock, and guns of so I emphatically Be agree that in every possible case rust proofing of parts is advisable. very careful, however, about increasing tolerances on the carrier latch shank If it always has because we certainly do not want any wobble of this part. wise in inare you think I right. all is that then pins, the on bearing warning, and one is There tube, spring recoil the of creasing the strength or relationship weight the that sure be that is in reducing the diameter, changed. materially not is stabilizer ratio between the carrier latch and its If so, the stabilizer could possibly be made of bronze or brass to increase its weight relative to the latch. Changing the angle on the hammer notch is all right so long as there is enough angle so that when the trigger moves the sear, this movement will This is a safety measure so that the slightly compress the main springs. hammer The and Double case of I had time weight just perfectly jar not will so as Automatics yesterday they far. | off. shipped air to f1i1 afternoon of their came out I will continue 1@ : | as trials arrived 6S e yesterday, here light standard gun and one of the guns functioned Both time permits and plan to go to [If all goes as I do the same. St. Louis when the 30 guns arrive there In the meantime we will have to anticipate, I will cable you to go ahead. have instructions placed in each carton, and I will try to have such copy rushed to you so that you can have them printed up over there. to i 0 V e Daddy a |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
187662 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s65tj323/187662 |