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Browning Arms Company

Logo: Browning Arms Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American marketer of firearms and fishing gear

Browning Arms Company (originally John Moses and Matthew Sandefur Browning Company) is an American marketer of firearms and fishing gear. The company was founded in Ogden, Utah, in 1878 by brothers John Moses Browning (1855–1926) and Matthew Sandefur Browning (1859–1923). The company offers a wide variety of firearms, including shotguns, rifles, and pistols.2 It was founded by John Browning.1 It is part of FN Herstal.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1927Founded1
  • HeadquartersMorgan1
  • Founded inUtah1
  • Websitewww.browning.com
  • Legal formprivately held company1
  • LEI5493001WYN2737K3WJ803
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address60 E SOUTH TEMPLE, 84111 Salt Lake City, United States3
  • Registered withUtah Division of Corporations & Commercial Code (Department of Commerce), 571235-01423

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Browning Arms Company (originally John Moses and Matthew Sandefur Browning Company) is an American marketer of firearms and fishing gear. The company was founded in Ogden, Utah, in 1878 by brothers John Moses Browning (1855–1926) and Matthew Sandefur Browning (1859–1923). The company offers a wide variety of firearms, including shotguns, rifles, and pistols. Other products include fishing rods and reels, gun safes, sport bows, knives and bicycles.2

Corporate structure

Browning Arms Company is part of a group headed by FN Browning Group. 12 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • FN Browning Group Herstal, Belgium
    • FN Herstal Herstal
    • Winchester Repeating Arms Company Subsidiary · New Haven
    • CHEDDITE ITALY S.R.L. Subsidiary · Livorno, Italy
      • RC EXIMPORT - S.R.L. Subsidiary · Forli', Italy
    • HERSTAL GROUP SERVICES Subsidiary · Herstal, Belgium
    • NOBEL SPORT ITALIA S.R.L. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
    • NOBEL SPORT MARTIGNONI S.P.A. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
    • SOFISPORT Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • TEAM ITALIA S.R.L. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by John Browning in 1927, in Utah.1

Leadership

Who has led Browning Arms Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

Footwear

Browning introduced a line of hunting boots in 1968 and continued to design and manufacture footwear through outside vendors until 2001. In that year, Browning reached a license agreement with Connecticut-based H.H. Brown Shoe Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, to manufacture Browning Footwear.

The product line included the John M. Browning collection, Field and Game series, and sporting and waterfowl lines. The line has grown to include kangaroo leather boots, rubber boots and waders, and upland game boots.

Knives

In 1968, Browning introduced a line of cutlery in the form of three fixed-blade hunting knives and a folding knife designed by the custom knifemaker Gil Hibben. Over the years, the lineup has grown, and Browning has teamed up with other knifemakers such as Jerry Fisk, Bailey Bradshaw, John Fitch, Joseph Keeslar, and James Crowell of the American Bladesmith Society. In 2004 Browning partnered with several custom knifemakers to produce a series of "Living History Knives" honoring famous American generals and battles. The lineup included a Liberty Tree Knife made by Larry Harley; a Robert E. Lee Knife and an Alamo Knife honoring Jim Bowie designed by Jerry Fisk; an Ike Knife honoring Dwight David Eisenhower designed by Jim Crowell; and a Crazy Horse Knife by Brent Evans. Browning has recently partnered with big-game hunter, Russ Kommer as their knife designer.

From Wikipedia’s article on Browning Arms Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1927Founded Founded in Utah1

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