hammerback:
If it was from 1903-1904, it should read: "BROWNING AUTOMATIC ARMS Co OGDEN, UTAH U.S.A." Also, did it have the "Cockerill Steel" stamp noting John Cockerill's blast furnace steel being used? Like MarketHunter stated, a tube stamped "BROWNING BROS. OGDEN UTAH U.S.A." hasn't surfaced to those who penned the latest Browning A-5 book. From 1923 - 1929, the stamp "Browning ARMS COMPANY OGDEN UTAH
BROWNINGS PATENT " was used.
An interesting point I've found was that FN was taking it on the chin and about to sink so they started making bicycles during the bicycle craze era. Hart O'Berg, a Hartford, Conn. native returned to the State of Conn. to see the latest US bicycle technology advances and bumped into John Moses Browning, who sent a prototype 1899 0.32 caliber back w/ O'Berg.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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Last edited by ellenbr; 07/15/08 04:39 PM.