On this day in history; April 20, 1897, John Browning was issued patent 580923 for his semiautomatic pistol.
http://www.coltautos.com/images/patents/US580923.pdf

To: T.B. Yoits
Leftists try to make illegal designs from the 1800s.
2 posted on
04/20/2025 7:21:09 AM PDT by
Uncle Miltie
(My Bearded Lady neighbor is an "Intimacy Coach" from the shed w/ Palestinian & Gay flags.)
To: T.B. Yoits
3 posted on
04/20/2025 7:23:57 AM PDT by
exnavy
(See article IV section 4 of our constitution.)
To: T.B. Yoits
“21.6cm long, weighing 964g”
I would say that Mr. Browning did not use centimeters and grams.
4 posted on
04/20/2025 7:26:49 AM PDT by
caver
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To: T.B. Yoits
7 posted on
04/20/2025 7:33:48 AM PDT by
Carry_Okie
(The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
To: All
His prototypes were neither factory marked and had no serial numbers hence he made “ghost guns”. Food for thought.
8 posted on
04/20/2025 7:37:45 AM PDT by
BipolarBob
(Never attribute malice to that which can be explained by incompetence.)
To: T.B. Yoits
Have a FN 1900 in 32 auto currently illegally on loan to a forester friend. The 1900 was the first semi with a slide.
10 posted on
04/20/2025 8:02:38 AM PDT by
sasquatch
(Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit! c/o piytar)
To: T.B. Yoits
12 posted on
04/20/2025 10:24:08 AM PDT by
sauropod
(Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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