Even 21st Century handguns have replaced 1911 from Military market, there is no other handgun with such great history.
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Although I don’t like referencing Wiki, here’s the link on John Browning that you might find interesting.
Wiki’s list of cartridges and firearms designed by Browning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Browning
Cartridges
Firearms
Pistols
- FN M1899/M1900 (.32 ACP)
- Colt Model 1900 (.38 ACP)
- Colt Model 1902 (.38 ACP)
- Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer (.38 ACP)
- FN Model 1903 (9mm Browning Long)
- Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless (.32 ACP)
- FN Model 1906 Vest Pocket (.25 ACP)
- Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket (.25 ACP)
- Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless (.380 ACP)
- FN Model 1910 (.32 ACP, .380 ACP)
- U.S. M1911 pistol (.45 ACP)
- Browning Hi-Power (9mm Parabellum)
- Colt Woodsman pistol (.22 LR)
- Browning BDA Handguns (.38 ACP) (.45 ACP)
Shotguns
- Savage Model 720 long-recoil semi-automatic shotgun
- Ithaca Model 37 pump-action repeating shotgun
- Stevens Model 520/620 pump-action repeating shotgun
- Winchester Model 1887 lever-action repeating shotgun
- Winchester Model 1893 pump-action repeating shotgun
- Winchester Model 1897 pump-action repeating shotgun
- Winchester Model 1912 pump-action repeating shotgun
- Browning Auto-5 long-recoil semi-automatic shotgun
- Browning Superposed over/under shotgun
- Remington Model 17 pump-action repeating shotgun
Rifles
- Winchester Model 1885 falling-block single-shot rifle
- Winchester Model 1886 lever-action repeating rifle
- Winchester Model 1890 slide-action repeating rifle (.22 LR)
- Winchester Model 1892 lever-action repeating rifle
- Winchester Model 1894 lever-action repeating rifle
- Winchester Model 1895 lever-action repeating rifle
- Winchester Model 1900 bolt-action single-shot rifle (.22 LR)
- Remington Model 8 semi-auto rifle
- Browning 22 Semi-Auto rifle (.22 LR)
- Remington Model 24 semi-auto rifle (.22 LR)
- FN Trombone pump-action rifle (.22 LR)
Machine guns
- U.S. M1895 air-cooled gas-operated machine gun
- U.S. M1917 water-cooled recoil-operated machine gun
- U.S. M1919 air-cooled recoil-operated machine gun
- U.S. M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR)
- U.S. M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun
- U.S. M4 37mm Automatic Gun
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Just think Mr. Browning did this without an MBA or an Engineering degree.
Thank GOD for Mr.Browning and for people like him that provide equipment to maintane our freedom.
Larry
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The Prophet, JMB was wise. 
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All Hail the Prophet. A giant of a man. 
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