It’s tough to be as tough and reliable as your grandpa’s tough and reliable hunting gun. The Browning Grade 1 ten speed achieves its aim of being the toughest bike in town by using a Shimano Tourney derailleur - which is not a bad try.

Something about the whole spiel makes me think that the bike was manufactured in Japan, but if I’m wrong, please don’t shoot me.

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• Publisher: Boy’s Life
• Country: USA
• Date: December 1974
• Derailleur brands: Shimano, but see also Browning
• Derailleurs: Shimano Tourney