John Moses Browning's
1895 Gas-Lever Pistol

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Specifications:

  • Designer(s):  John Moses Browning
  • Manufacturer:  John Moses Browning
  • Model:  1895
  • Caliber:  Unknown .38 Rimless or Semi-Rimmed Cartridge (similar to .38 Automatic Colt Pistol)
  • Capacity:  7+1
  • Operation:  Gas Lever
  • Action:  Semi-automatic
Early in his firearm designing career, John Moses Browning designed three semi-automatic pistols of unique functionality, at a time when semi-automatic pistols were just being invented.

Publications:

"Browning's First Pistol" by Robert N. Sears
American Rifleman, June 1975 Issue

"John M. Browning: The Man and His Patents" by D. A. Tomlinson
Gun Digest, 1985 Annual

US Patent 580,923

https://www.google.com/patents/US580923