FN Browning. 100 Years of Sport and Military Firearms. Francotte, Gaier.
Secondhand, some slight scuffing to dustcover. G Cond.
This is one the best books to have been written about the FN-Browning industry. Early photographs show the company installation at the beginning. High quality photographs show some of their best firearms and other items that were manufactured in their facility
The Browning High Power Automatic Pistol. Stevens
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An in-depth chronicle covering over ninety years of High Power history, beginning with John M. Browning's original 16 shot prototypes of 1922. Profusely illustrated with rare original photos and drawings from the FN Archive to describe virtually every sporting and military version of the High Power. The numerous modifications made over the years to the basic design are accurately arranged in chronological order, to aid in dating any FN High Power to within a few years of its production. Includes a full chapter on the WWII Canadian made Inglis Browning High Power.
The First Edition of this popular book appeared in 1984, and over the years it has been reprinted numerous times. The expanded 1990 edition contained 30 new pages on the interesting Argentine selective fire (PB a Ráfaga), the FN ’K3' and BDA9 pistols, plus FN's revolutionary P90 5.7x28mm Personal Defence Weapon, an Index, and more.
This 2014 Limited Edition reprint includes everything from previous printings plus a further brand new, full colour 12 page section covering events such as the 1973 establishment of the FN Viana sporting arms assembly facility in Portugal, and High Power models introduced in more recent years, such as the FN .40 calibre HP, the apparently unauthorised Indian MK IA (clone) of the Inglis No. 2 Mk. I* pistol produced by RFI (Rifle Factory Ishapore), and the Bulgarian ARCUS 9mm High Power copy.
FN Browning Pistols Side Arms that Shaped World History - Expanded 3rd Edition, 2-Vol Set
FN Browning Pistols, Side Arms that Shaped World History - Expanded 3rd Edition, 2-Volume Set
FN Browning Pistols, Side-Arms that Shaped World History is the quintessential reference book on FN Browning pistols and reflects the continued work of Anthony Vanderlinden on the topic. Work started on the third edition of FN Browning Pistols in January 2020 and has taken 2.5 years to complete. This is the fourth book on FN Browning Pistols, an evolution of research that started in 1996 (Belgian Browning Pistols released 2001 + FN Browning Pistols in 2009 and 2013).
This third edition is significantly different with major expansions in almost every chapter. The entire book utilizes colour in order to make it more user friendly. This third edition has 840 pages in 2-volumes, compared to 368 pages in the second edition. Not only did the page count more than double, this edition has 2,790 colour and period black and white photos. Many historic photos have never been published in an English language book.
The third edition contains the following major expansions:
- Expanded biographies of key individuals
- New information on John Browning and FN
- Expanded information on FN's dealer network and agents, including biographies on those agents
- Expanded and detailed coverage of grip variants as well as manufacturing and marking details.
- Expanded information on pistol models, variants, and contracts.
- Expanded information on FN during World War II: the occupation and resistance activities
- More than 120 pages are dedicated to accessories. For the first time ever in print, reference guides will help collectors identify magazine production time frames, help identify and date presentation cases, and identify shoulder-stocks.
The holster section has vastly been expanded to include many rare holsters.
- Counterfeit warnings throughout the book: alerting collectors what has been reproduced, so they can be better informed.
- and much more
Collectors should be aware that older editions are now totally outdated and that those editions are obsolete. We opted to eliminate the small Browning Arms Company chapter as the subject merits more accuracy than what we had in the second edition.
Browning Superposed: John M. Browning's Last Legacy. Schwing.
Secondhand, V G Cond.
The Book chronicles the history of North America's best selling over and under gun. There are serial numbers, sales figures, and total number of guns sold by gauge. Many rare photographs are included. There are also sections on the Browning family business history and the engraved, deluxe and custom Browning Superposed shotguns. Very comprehensive. An outstanding and important reference.
