Browning with the Model 1917 water-cooled gun developed during the WWI. John Moses Browning (January 23, 1855 - November 26, 1926) was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of military and civilian firearms, cartridges, and gun mechan
Browning with the Model 1917 water-cooled gun developed during the WWI. John Moses Browning (January 23, 1855 - November 26, 1926) was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of military and civilian firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around the world. He made his first firearm at age 13 in his father's gun shop, and was awarded his first patent on October 7, 1879 at the age of 24. Browning influenced nearly all categories of firearms design. He invented or made significant improvements to single-shot, lever-action, and slide-action, rifles and shotguns. He developed the first autoloading pistols that were both reliable and compact by inventing the telescoping bolt, integrating the bolt and barrel shroud into what is known as the pistol slide. His telescoping bolt design is now found on nearly every modern semi-automatic pistol, as well as several modern fully automatic weapons. He also developed the first gas-operated machine gun, the Colt-Browning Model 1895 - a system that surpassed mechanical recoil operation to become the standard for most high-power self-loading firearm designs worldwide. He is regarded as one of the most successful firearms designers of the 20th century, and is credited with 128 gun patents. He did not retire from his career in his elder years, but dedicated his entire adult life to these pursuits. On November 26, 1926, while working at the bench on a self-loading pistol design, he died of heart failure, at the age of 71, in the design shop of his son.
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