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Monday, January 23, 2017
Borrowing "You DO know who invented that, don't you?",
as this is his birthday. Some of his accomplishments listed here.
Mr. Browning, I own a couple of your developments; thank you.
5 comments:
Anonymous
said...
Tam missed SEVERAL browning weapons. Like the M1919 MG. Every Winchester after 1876 and about half of everything else made on earth. If JM Browning had wanted to, he could have stopped most of the firearms production on earth for 70 years just by enforcing his patents.---Ray
That was meant in no way to be a comprehensive list. For instance, it doesn't include the M4 37mm aircraft cannon, which I'm sure you left out of your comment by accident.
"Enforcing his patents"? He sold or gave away all his patents save one, the Superposed, which he licensed to FN and which guaranteed his kids would never have to work a day in their lives if they didn't want to.
BTW: He was also a fantastic patent troll. He sold bunches of patents to Remington and Winchester over the years for guns that were never produced, to keep them out of the hands of competitors.
5 comments:
Tam missed SEVERAL browning weapons. Like the M1919 MG. Every Winchester after 1876 and about half of everything else made on earth. If JM Browning had wanted to, he could have stopped most of the firearms production on earth for 70 years just by enforcing his patents.---Ray
Ray,
That was meant in no way to be a comprehensive list. For instance, it doesn't include the M4 37mm aircraft cannon, which I'm sure you left out of your comment by accident.
Now someone pass me my pedant rifle...
PS:
"Enforcing his patents"? He sold or gave away all his patents save one, the Superposed, which he licensed to FN and which guaranteed his kids would never have to work a day in their lives if they didn't want to.
BTW: He was also a fantastic patent troll. He sold bunches of patents to Remington and Winchester over the years for guns that were never produced, to keep them out of the hands of competitors.
To the anonymous asshat: don't come into my place and piss on the floor.
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