Browning Superposed

Belgian-produced over-and-under shotgun introduced to the United States two years after the Great Depression, in 1931. Despite its original high cost, it was regarded as a fine and valuable weapon by both shooting competitors and hunters.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CUunYRM8ttcC&dq=Browning+Superposed&pg=PA56 |title=Field & Stream |date= February 2005|language=en}}{{Infobox Weapon

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|origin=United States
Belgium

|type= Shotgun

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|designer= John Browning
Val A. Browning

|design_date= 1922–1931

|manufacturer= Browning Arms Co.
Fabrique Nationale

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|production_date=1931–1940
1948–1960

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|caliber=12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, and .410 bore

|action= Boxlock

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The Superposed introduced a wide variety of innovations including the single select trigger and over-under design.{{Cite book |last=Sadowski |first=Robert A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yy-CDwAAQBAJ&dq=Browning+Superposed+innovations&pg=PT328 |title=50 Guns That Changed the World: Iconic Firearms That Altered the Course of History |date=2015-09-15 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-63450-463-8 |language=en}} This design was considered revolutionary in the 1930s, but Browning had patents on the design long before that, as far back as 1923.{{Cite book |last=Haskew |first=Michael E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZFoqDwAAQBAJ&dq=john+Browning+over+under+design&pg=PT234 |title=Rifles & Muskets: From 1450 to the present day |date=2017-04-20 |publisher=Amber Books Ltd |isbn=978-1-78274-268-5 |language=en}}