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Unread 09-05-2009, 07:35 PM   #5
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Postie, glad to see you again. First, I applogize for some of my inappropriate posts in the past.

Browning's biggest contribution to automatic pistol design was the slide. Earlier autos, say Borchardt, Mauser, Bergmann, etc, were more like mini-rifles, bolt and receiver were seperate. Integrating them together was an important invention (wasn't it....). It happened way earlier than 1911 though. I would assume it's assciated with FN 1899-1900.

The ruler. All his pistols look like this
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