His inventions expanded from there to include all facets of firearms and dominated the field up to the present day.īrowning designs have been the basis for many of the models manufactured by Winchester, Colt, Remington, Stevens, and Fabrique National (FN) of Belgium. The initial effort was to improve the firearms that were used for hunting the big game that was plentiful and a large component of early western life.
The family background and inventive ability were brought to bear on a new field opened by the recent invention of the metallic cartridge. His father Johnathan had been a gunsmith with many original designs. John M.Browning was well prepared for his chosen field. The basic mechanisms of many modern firearms were first invented by John M. Most familiar firearms, both sporting and military, are included in these inventions. These include rifles, shotguns, pistols, machine guns, and cannons. Original models of firearms designed by John M. Browning, inventor of many sporting and military firearms.
The Browning Firearms Museum celebrates the genius of John M.
