FN is Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre who built shotguns for John Browning of Ogden,Utah. FN was formed from a syndicate of several small arms mfrs located in Liege. In addition to arms, FN started building bicycles around 1898,and also built motorcycles and cars until 1935. When I was a little kid my dad belonged to a local Belgian club, the Rik Van Looy Supporters Club and I remember seeing there the most beautiful bike I had ever seen, labeled a Groene Leeuw. It was a fully chromed bike with a thin green top coat. Anybody have any info regarding this brand? Jay "who sold a highly engraved Browning Superposed, among other shotguns,when my son was born at the wife's request" Van De Velde Seal Beach, CA --
On Fri, 04 Apr 2003 09:09:57
Mara & Steven Maasland wrote:
>Back at the turn of the 20th century, the belgian FN was supposedly one
>of the largest bicycle manufacturers (they also made rifles etc...) in
>the world.
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>Steven Maasland
>Moorestwon, NJ