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John Browning Patent 544658

| John Browning | August 12, 2011

A Gas Operated Machine Gun.

John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 544658 on August 20th, 1895.

He had applied for this patent on March 15th, 1893.

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John Browning Patent 544657 – Colt-Browning M1895, The Potato Digger

| John Browning | August 9, 2011

The Colt M1895 Automatic Machine Gun was a gas operated machine gun.  This was one of John Browning’s first Automatic Firearm Designs.

Reviewing his patents it is technically his second Automatic design, but the first to be produced and used in service.

The Colt M1895 was also known as The Potato Digger and the Browning Peacemaker.

John Browning was granted US Patent 544657 on August 20th, 1895 for the Model 1895.

He had applied for this patent on November 7th, 1892.

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John Browning Patent 543567

| John Browning | August 9, 2011

John Moses Browning was granted a very unique patent (US Patent 543567) on July 30th, 1895.

It’s design pertained to a “Means for Automatically Removing Unconsumed Products From Gun Barrels”.

He had applied for this patent on April 16th, 1895.

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John Browning Patent 524702 – Winchester Model 1894

| History, John Browning | August 8, 2011

The Winchester Model 1894 or Model 94 Lever Action Rifle was a product of US Patent 524702, which was designed by the great John Browning.

The major advancement with this firearm was that it was the first repeating rifle to handle smokeless powder cartridges.  This made for a more reliable, dependable and quick rifle.  To this very day, the Model 94 is one of the most popular firearms in the world.  There are more than seven million Model 94 rifles out there.

US Patent 524702 for the Winchester Model 1894 was applied for by John Moses Browning on January 19th, 1894 and granted that same year on August 21st, 1894.

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John Browning Patent 513301

| History, John Browning | August 8, 2011

This patent was another of his breech loading gun designs.

US Patent 513301 was granted to John Moses Browning on January 23rd, 1894.

John Browning applied for this patent on March 31st, 1893.

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John Browning Patent 511677

| History, John Browning | August 8, 2011

John Moses Browning had applied for US Patent 511677 on December 23rd, 1892 and was later granted this patent on December 26th, 1893.

This breech loading firearm appears to be a .22 LR.

This US Patent was for a breech loading firearm.

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John Browning Patent 502549

| History, John Browning | August 8, 2011

US Patent 502549 was for a Gas Operated Breech Loading Gun.

John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 502549 on August 1st, 1893.

He had applied for this patent on July 11th, 1892.

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John Browning Patent 499007

| History, John Browning | August 4, 2011

John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 499007, a Magazine Firearm, on June 6th, 1893.
He had applied for this patent on October 15th, 1892.

Like many of his patents right around this time period he was using the stacked clip he patented a few patents earlier.

This clip was inserted completely into the firearm.

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John Browning Patent 499006

| John Browning | August 4, 2011

On June 6th, 1893 John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 499006 with a classification of a Magazine Catch for Magazine Firearms.

This firearm uses a stack mag with clip insert.

John Browning had applied for this patent on September 19th, 1892.

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John Browning Patent 499005

| John Browning | August 4, 2011

On June 6th, 1893 John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 499005 within the Magazine Firearm classification.

The patent involved a cylinder magazine with a lever action mechanism.

John Browning had applied for this patent on September 19th, 1892.

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John Browning Patent 492459 – Winchester

| History, John Browning | August 4, 2011

This design for a .30 caliber lever action rifle was not manufactured, but Winchester did purchase the rights to the design.

You can see US Patent 487660, which was granted just prior to this one, being used within this patent design.

This US Patent, number 492459, was granted to John Moses Browning on February 28th, 1893.
It had been applied for on March 22nd, 1892, which is the same application date as US Patent 487660.

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John Browning Patent 487660

| History, John Browning | August 4, 2011

This Holder for Cartridge Packs design was very similar to what we would recognize as stripper clips today.

It was used in conjunction with his box magazine firearm designs.

On December 6th, 1892 John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 487660.

He had applied for this patent on March 22nd, 1892.

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John Browning Patent 487659 – Winchester

| History, John Browning | July 31, 2011

This design was for a 12 gauge pull apart shotgun. It was sold to Winchester, but did not get produced.

On December 6th, 1892 John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 487659, which he had applied for on March 7th, 1892.

The patent was in the Magazine Firearm category.

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