FN Herstal probably would not exist today if not for John Browning. The factory was originally built to fulfill a contract for Mauser Rifles in the late 1800s.
After the contract was filled, the factory had nothing to do. They tried building other products to keep the doors open but the company was saved by John Browning’s .32 auto which they built literally in the hundreds of thousands. FN and Browning began an association which eventually resulted in what I guess is the largest arms manufacturing facility in the world.
Amazing how europeans can be good for something when one old grey haired american tells them what to do and they do it.
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