Posted August 20, 2019 3:00 pm by Comments

By Logan Metesh

John M Brownings Workshop
John M. Browning’s Workshop

U.S.A. / Belgium -(Ammoland.com)- Despite the unpleasant mood he was undoubtedly in upon leaving the Winchester factory without a contract in hand, John Moses Browning was undeterred. His confidence in the design of the semi-automatic shotgun was high, and he knew that another manufacturer would be happy to produce it. Exactly what manufacturer, though, was yet to be determined.

Even though Fabrique Nationale had already been producing his semi-automatic pistols with great success, John’s preference was to keep production of the shotgun on this side of the Atlantic.

On January 8, 1902, John reached out to Marcellus Hartley, president of Remington, to gauge his interest in what John called an automatic shotgun. Hartley was so enthused that he asked Browning to come by the factory that very afternoon.

Browning arrived a bit early for his meeting and was told to have a seat; Mr. Hartley would arrive shortly. After an hour of waiting, the telephone rang and George Bingham, Mr. Hartley’s secretary, took the call. When George hung up the phone, Browning noticed that he was as white as a ghost.

“I have sad news for you, Mr. Browning. Mr. Hartley died of a heart …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand

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