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John Browning Patent 486272 – Winchester

| History, John Browning | July 29, 2011

This .30 Caliber lever action rifle was purchased by Winchester. Like many other designs Winchester purchased, they did not manufacture this one.

John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 486272 on November 15th, 1892.  He had applied for this patent on June 6th, 1892.

This patent was referenced to a Breech Loading Firearm.  The firearm used a stacked magazine that cycles through the use of a lever action mechanism.

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John Browning Patent 471784

| John Browning | July 29, 2011

On March 29th, 1892 John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 471784 for a gas operated machine gun.
This Machine Gun Patent was applied for on August 3rd, 1891.

This particular machine gun design is extremely unique. Based on the drawing it is using a rotating cylinder that moves in the opposite direction of what we are used to seeing in revolvers.

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John Browning Patent 471783

| John Browning | July 29, 2011

John Browning US Patent 471783 Drawing 1

On March 29th, 1892 John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 471783.
This patent for a Machine Gun was applied for on August 3rd, 1891.

It was not long after this that Browning started to roll out what would become some of the most popular and most trusted machine guns the military has ever had. I try to remind people that not only did John Browning revolutionize the firearms industry, but had a big hand in arming our troops with cutting edge firearms that helped to protect our freedoms.

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John Browning Patent 471782

| John Browning | July 29, 2011

John Browning US Patent 471782

On March 29th, 1892 John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 471782.
This patent was applied for on January 6th, 1890.

The patent was for an Automatic Magazine Gun.
This was part of a trio that were all approved on March 29th of 1892.

This patent design had a very unique look to it. It was quite a bit different than Browning’s other guns. There is very little information available on this particular patent, but it appears this was his design that harnessed the expanding gas from the end of the barrel and converted that energy into a mechanical cycling system

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John Browning Patent 465340 – Winchester

| History, John Browning | July 29, 2011

John Browning US Patent 465340 Drawing 1

On December 15th, 1891 John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 465340.
He had applied for this patent on August 3rd, 1891.

The patent was for a magazine firearm.  The patent drawings for 465340 are extremely nice ones.

This design was chambered in .22 and sold to Winchester, but not produced.

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John Browning Patent 465339 – Winchester Model 1892

| History, John Browning | July 28, 2011

John Browning Winchester Model 1892 US Patent 465339 Drawing 1

John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 465339 on December 15th, 1891.
He applied for this patent on August 3rd, 1891.

The patent category was for a Magazine Gun.

This lever action rifle design became the Winchester Model 1892.

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John Browning Patent 441390 – Winchester Model 1893 & Model 1897

| History, John Browning | July 28, 2011

John Browning Winchester Model 1893 1897 US Patent 441390 Drawing 1

John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 441390 on November 25th, 1890.
He had applied for this patent on June 30th, 1890.

This patent was in the category of Magazine Gun.

This pump action repeating shotgun design became the Winchester Model 1893 and even later the Winchester Model 1897.

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John Browning Patent 436965

| John Browning | July 28, 2011

John Browning US Patent 436965 Drawing 1

John Moses Browning was granted an extremely important US Patent on September 23rd, 1890.

It was US Patent 436965 which was his first gas operated firearm patent. Try to imagine where the firearms industry would be without John Browning… It’s honestly impossible to quantify his impact on the design and progression of firearms design.

He applied for this Breech Loading Firearm patent on January 20th, 1890.

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John Browning Patent 428887 – Winchester

| History, John Browning | July 28, 2011

John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 428887 back on May 27th, 1890.
He had applied for this patent on November 18th, 1889.

It was a very interesting lever action magazine firearm.
It used a spring loaded magazine and was a change from the cylinder type of magazine.

This patent design was purchased by Winchester, but would not be manufactured. It was chambered for the 45 70.

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John Browning Patent 421663

| John Browning | July 28, 2011

Back on February 18th, 1890 John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 421663.
He had applied for this patent on June 4th, 1889.

This particular patent is another one in the Magazine Firearm category of patents.
It is another one of his shotgun patents.

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John Browning Patent 409600

| John Browning | July 27, 2011

On August 20th, 1889 John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 409600.
He applied for this patent on May 21st, 1888.

US Patent 409600 is in the category of Magazine Firearms.
Specifically this firearm is a Shotgun which has a tubular magazine.

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John Browning Patent 409599

| John Browning | July 27, 2011

On August 20th, 1889 John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 409599.
He had applied for this patent on May 21st, 1888.

This patent was dealing with a Magazine Firearm.
The particular magazine firearm is a shotgun with a tube magazine and a hammer firing mechanism.

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John Browning Patent 385238 – Winchester Model 1890

| History, John Browning | July 26, 2011

John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 385238 on June 26th, 1888.
He applied for this Patent on December 13th, 1887.

The patent was categorized as a Magazine Firearm, which used a pump action.  More specifically it was a .22 Caliber pump action rifle, and may be the most famous .22 pump action repeater ever designed.

This design was for a .22 Caliber pump action rifle.
It was purchased by Winchester and manufactured as the Model 1890.

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