US Patent: 580,923
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| Firearm
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Patentee:
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| John Moses Browning (exact or similar names) - Ogden, UT |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Sep. 14, 1895 |
| Granted: |
Apr. 20, 1897 |
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Description: |
| This patent is one of four issued to Browning on this date and they provide the ideas used by almost every modern pistol. The invention relates to "automatic magazine-firearms" that are operated by the explosive gases. The innovation is a means to disable the hammer after a single discharge until the trigger has been released, and to prevent the trigger release until the mechanism is in position to discharge the cartridge. |
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