(U.S. Patent 984,519 was awarded to John Moses Browning on February 14, 1911. The U.S. Military would adopt this design a month later as the M1911 pistol.)
(U.S. Patent 4,539,889 was awarded to Gaston Glock on September 10, 1985. This was the dawn of the Glock pistol in America. For a more familiar-looking design, check out Fig 24 of the same patent.)
(U.S. Patent 632,094 was awarded to John Moses Browning on August 29, 1899. This design would become the Winchester Model 1900 bolt-action .22 rifle, forerunner of my trusty Winchester Model 67.)
