Squarebutt
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William Edward "Ed" Brown Obituary (2024) - Center, MO - Bienhoff Funeral Homes, L.C. - Perry
RIP. Hopefully his sons will continue to build his great guns.
RIP. Hopefully his sons will continue to build his great guns.
Ed Brown Has Passed Away
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Rest in peace. An icon within the 1911 community.
Ed was an icon in the firearms industry, known for quality and functional beauty. I am a proud owner of a few of his 1911s. RIP Mr. Brown
It sounds like his sons.....
...are well established in the business. Tool and die maker, CNC, Cad/Cam, Gunsmith. He had some qualifications, didn't he?
...are well established in the business. Tool and die maker, CNC, Cad/Cam, Gunsmith. He had some qualifications, didn't he?
Ivan the Butcher
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My F-I-L went NRA Distinguished Markman with two 1950's Gold Cups reworked by Ed Brown. The overhaul was almost twice the cost of the Colts! (He didn't tell my M-I-L about the second one until halfway through Church one Sunday! By the time Church was over, she had cooled off, and it was "old news" by then!)
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squirrelnest
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RIP ... 
……..RIP…….
The .38 Super was introduced in 1929. Its popularity waned with the introduction of the .357 Magnum in 1935, although it was much admired south of the border, where military rounds such as the .45 ACP were forbidden for civilian ownership.
The Super .38 came into its own with the combat shooter competitions, especially when barrels were built with the headspace on the case mouth, as opposed to using the small semi-rim as a headspace point. This much improved the accuracy of the round.
Model 15-4ever
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RIP Mr. Brown. Have 2 by Ed one stainless 45ACP and a 9mm. Never a hic up.
RIP Mr. Brown...I always lusted over his 1911's, never bought one. I did install one of his beavertail safety kits and complete innards on a 1911 I traded into that already had been monkeyed with by installation of a Barsto match barrel and adjustable rear sight. It turned into a very nice pistol but I traded it off for my first "collectable" Smith and Wesson revolver a very nice '53 38/44 Outdoorsman, I still own.
A major, major understatement.
I know he despised the Baer guns, he was happy to tell people that.
Also known for not suffering fools, and general irascability. I like mine
RIP
That's very true, a quality known to most in the 1911 world and beyond. Saw it on display a few times at SHOT and NRA.
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