Owned both a Browning Hi-Power and numerous 1911s........
Current carry is a .45 but no longer a Browning design.....I think Browning would be delighted to see the advances in materials and machining available today...
Owned a Remington Model 11 with Browning patent 12 gauge. Had the telltale square back. Sold it for $100 back in the 80’s. Sigh.
Am I mistaken remembering that I fired a Navy BAR in boot camp weapons training? (1971)
John Moses Browning: my favorite Mormon.
My father gave all of us kids a Belgian made browning sweet 16 when we turned 11.
I have one of the early ones from the Belgium factory. It’s the same model that was used to kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand prior to WWI.
I’ve packed the same Commander for 37 years. Good weapon.
The amazing thing is how durable his guns were despite the fact he didn’t spend years or even months endurance testing designs. He just had a knack for eyeballing a design and knowing that it was durable.
Just last summer Anniston Army Depot received Ma Deuce #324, sent from an active duty unit for a rebuild. When they checked the serial number they found that machine gun had never been rebuilt before. It had been in service for 87 years running on nothing but cleaning and lubing.