Browning Grade 1 Semi Automatic Takedown Rifle

This Browning semi-automatic, which could be disassembled into two sections for storage or transport, has a tubular magazine fitted into the buttstock. SN 03326PK-146

1956 Browning Grade One Take Down Semi-automatic Tube-magazine Rifle (repeater/ breech-loading/ smokeless powder/ cartridge ammunition) This specimen is a semi-automatic rifle that is loaded through a tube in its butt. It can be taken apart for easy packing. John Browning designed this gun to suit people who travel for business or pleasure and who want to do some plinking or varmint hunting during their trips. It expresses a need of Americans to enjoy themselves, whether at work or at play. Many people from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico like to turn business into pleasure. This small rifle makes it possible for vacationers or business people to chase tin cans instead of golf balls, if they so desire. It also demonstrates yet again the genius and versatility of John Browning as a firearms inventor and designer. - Dr. William L. Roberts, THE AMERICAN LIBERTY COLLECTION; #151