John M. Browning Museum

[VitSports6]

So tonight a local group called Expedition Utah had their monthly meeting, Tonight we went to the John M. Browning Museum in Ogden UT. in the Union Building, All I can say is I wish I had a better camera...

http://theunionstation.org/index.php/mu ... rms-museum

We had a guide walk us through and tell us about all the rifles, Pistols and Shot guns that JMB and his son's had come up with over the last 120 years, I didn't know John's Father John was a gunsmith either, He came up with a 5 or 6 shot Kentucky style rifle back in the mid-late 1800's
Here are just a few of the pic's.

Some crazy stuff as well.

High Power

Pump Action Shotguns

BAR

First Browning Gas Operated Machine Gun

It may be hard to tell on some of the gun's, But some look silvery, Its because they were not finished, There was no need to put a finish on a mock up to show the people interested in what he could make for them.
The guide had all sorts of stories about how things came about, John M. made 61 Trans-Atlantic trips to Belgium for work for FN.
If any of you get a chance to stop in and have a look, I highly recommend it.

They also have a great little Train yard just outside the building.

 

[SHOOTER13]

Awesome pics Vit...thanks for sharing !!

 

[Spetsnaz Shovel]

Thats awesome the concealed hammer model and 1902 model look alot like the TT-33 Tokarev.

 

[LAZY EYED SNIPER]

GREAT post!

I'm more than a little jealous. Thanks for sharing.

 

[John A.]

Thats awesome the concealed hammer model and 1902 model look alot like the TT-33 Tokarev.

I thought the same exact thing when I was looking at the pictures.