Browning's 1897 rotating barrel pistol
n 1897, John M. Browning was awarded four consecutive patents, which covered a big swath of possible automatic pistol designs. The one weāre looking at today (pointed out to me by Rufus at SHOTāthanks!) is number 580,925, which pertains to a rotating-barrel lockup system. Yep, Browning patented that 15 years before theĀ rotating-barrel SteyrĀ went into production. It never went into production, but is definitely worth a look anyway.
Check it out over at Forgotten Weapons.
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