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by Nathan Gorenstein. This is a new book that came out in 2021, about 300 pages. A good book that's easy to read. Like most biographies, it is a good history lesson as well as a recount of someone's life. He did much more than build our pistol.

Happy Birthday to James Moses Browning, the inventor of the 1911 and many other legendary firearms. https://www.browning.com/news/articles/happy-birthday-john-moses-browning.html

Had an inquisitive mind today so I thought I’d do a little reading. Some of you may know and some my not. JMB (1911 creator) was one of 22 children born of his father Johnathan Browning who was also a gunsmith and converted to The Church of Later Day Saints (Mormon)and had three wives, or as we...

There is an old Marine that lives right across the street from me. He has taken note of my affinity for the 1911 and occasionally gives me little niceties from his life long collection. Last weekend he gave me an Army Technical Manual for the M1911A1 Automatic Pistol. This little manual is...

Gents - FS 1400.00 shipped to your FFL - email or PM if interested. I have for sale an early manufacture PC1911 with serial number JMB0081 (170243 ) These were hand built guns from a diferent era of the PC, I had one years ago that was a trade show model with no FCS and a novak rear sight, very...

John Moses Browning was best known for being a firearms designer. He had been more committed on developing a wide range of firearm mechanisms, cartridges and weapons. And, many of those fire mechanisms were used in the United States’ military. Truly, he was the competent and famous gun maker...