Browning Superposed

Browning Superposed
Type	Shotgun
Place of origin	United States Belgium
Production history
Designer	John Browning, Val A. Browning
Designed	1922-1931
Manufacturer	Browning Arms Co. Fabrique Nationale
Produced	1931-1940, 1948-1960
Specifications
Barrel length	20", 26", 28", 30"

Caliber	12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge and .410 bore
Action	Boxlock

The Browning Superposed was one of the first over and under shotgun designs to be produced. The Superposed introduced a wide variety of innovations including the single select trigger and over-under design. This design was considered revolutionary in the 1930s, but it was later found that Browning had already made a model of this design in the 1880s.

History

It was the last firearm to be designed by John Browning. After Browning's death, the design work was completed by his son Val A. Browning.^[1] Original production dates were 1931-1940.^[2] Original production grades were Grade I (Lightning/Standard), Pigeon, Diana and Midas.

Post World War II production began in 1948 and lasted until 1960 when the model underwent major changes.^[2]

References

↑ Hawks, Chuck. "Browning Superposed Shotguns", chuckhawks.com
1 2 Superposed Shotgun dates and serial numbers on browning.com Archived June 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

John Browning

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Rifles	Winchester Model 1885 Winchester Model 1886 Winchester 1892 Winchester Model 1894 Winchester Model 1895 Remington Model 8 Remington Model 24 FN Trombone

Shotguns	Winchester Model 1887 Winchester Model 1897 Browning Auto-5/Remington Model 11 Remington Model 17 Stevens Model 520/620 Browning Superposed Ithaca 37

Machine guns	Colt–Browning M1895 Browning M1917 Browning Automatic Rifle Browning M1919 M2 Machine Gun

Cartridges	.25 ACP .32 ACP .38 ACP .380 ACP 9mm Browning Long .45 ACP .50 BMG

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