| Title |
Browning Arms Company Collection, Box 012, Folder 07 |
| Creator |
Birdsell, Wayne; Browning, Val A., 1895-1994; Rafter, John R.; FN (Firm : Belgium); Schroeder Freres; Zinn, Harry A.; United States. Bureau of Customs; Browning, John Val; Mattlet, Ernest; Briggs, William M.; Browning, Marriner Bigelow; Goddard, Grant F.; Kinkade, Byron; Senden, F. Raymond; United States. Embassy (Belgium); Union of Gunsmith Retailers of Belgium |
| Description |
Exchanges and documentation regarding customs and importation, with John R. Rafter as primary creator. Includes drafts of affidavits. |
| 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 |
2026-06 |
| Date |
1951; 1952; 1953; 1954 |
| Medium |
correspondence; documents; financial records; legal records |
| Spatial Coverage |
Washington, D.C., United States; New York City, New York, United States; Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States; Herstal, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Liège, Wallonia, Belgium; Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Type |
Text |
| 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 12, Folder 7, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6mmbx9n |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
194196 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6mmbx9n |
| Title |
Page 62 |
| OCR Text |
Show V. poses and as samples only; and, with that guns have pose. not been offered for sale anywhere 1l samples including gun, per a regular at Louis automatic the above-mentioned is 2, of that 3 and has kept samples, were f.0.b. of cost the entered at St. gun, but ap- receipt from the production", as per $150.- of pending of "cost their of Tariff Act of 1930, which will elements as described in items definition. statutory the that notes 13th January of letter appraiser's The manufacturer with the 100 question withheld being of the defined in Section 02(f) show separately each of its four 1, %150.- is packing, twice price a statement of manufacturer in guns sample 11 thereof type new the shotgun. The praisement pur- over is price which Belgium, Antwerp, such any for Company and coverings cases, exception, of Arms Browning the to sold were shotgun those which at price The 1953 3, March Browning John Mr. in connection cost records no separate came; samples the 11 imported from which and it suggests that the cost of producing this lot of 100 guns be computed by ascertaining actual costs, wherever possible, It also and by carefully estimating costs, wherever necessary. (regardless of origin) of designing and states that the costs developing this lot of 100 samples should be included in their of cost It seems to me, therefore, the attention of the appraiser not disclosed by the above-mentioned turer and, hence, were not known his letter of January 13th. welcome any new information carefully consider it. The which the were new not None be of the sold No more ported. are by ll as samples by of to you should facts affidavit the facts, the of appraiser as I bring which the manufac- when he sample guns have them, affidavit been or company. the new | type shotgun wrote the appraiser will offer and will understand above-mentioned to are follows: imported your that relevant I feel sure that which you have to additional disclosed manufacturer will or any the offers requirements legal the clarifying in also letter appraiser's The production. assistance of his office relating to this matter. will be im- of |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
194258 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6mmbx9n/194258 |