![]() ![]() ![]() The story begins with John Browning who filed several long-recoil patents not just those in the United States. Even still, compared to other European firearms of the day, this rifle was fast shooting and elegantly built. So distinct and intriguing were these rifles that around 100 saw front-line service in aircraft with the French Aeronautique Militaire in the early days of WWI. On one hand the FN encountered very little genuine competition but on the other hand its high price and yet-proven mechanics paved the way for poor sales right from the beginning. This worked to the Modele 1900’s advantage and disadvantage respectively. In Europe during the early 20 th century, the autoloading platform was seen more as a novelty than something of actual usefulness. Produced by the legendary Fabrique Nationale de Armes de Guerre (FN) in Belgium, this rifle officially labeled as the “Browning Patent Modele 1900” was a near identical copy of the American made Autoloading Rifle. If the Remington Model 8 is the grandfather of American semi-automatic sporting rifles, the F.N. In Belgium it was known as “La Carabine Automatique Browning”, in Germany it was the “Selbstladebüchse Browning Kaliber 9mm”, but in the United States we know it simply as the F.N. ![]()
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