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John Browning Patent 632094 – Winchester 1900 .22 Bolt Rifle

| History, John Browning | August 29, 2011

The Winchester Model 1900 was a bolt action .22 caliber rifle. The rifle was only capable of single shot use. To keep cost down Winchester made sure to keep it simple and even made some adjustments to John Browning’s original design. The production rifle was capable of firing both .22 Short and .22 Long. The Winchester Model 1900 Single Shot 22 Rifle design was granted US Patent 632094 on August 29th, 1899. John Moses Browning applied for this patent on February 17th, 1899.

John Browning Patent 619132 – Winchester

| History, John Browning | August 29, 2011

This design was for a .30 caliber rifle. Knowing the time period this was in and knowing that the design was sold to Winchester I assume you could guess the mechanics of the firearm. Like his other dealings with Winchester this design of John Browning’s was for a lever action rifle. Like the Winchester Model 1895 this used a box magazine. The design is more compact than the 1885, but the same movement away from the tube magazines, which was due to an increase in the size and power of the rounds to be used. Unfortunately, Winchester did not manufacture this design. Regardless, the design earned John Moses Browning US Patent 619132 on February 7th, 1899, almost one year after applying for it on February 21st, 1898.

John Browning Patent 599595

| History, John Browning | August 26, 2011

This Lever Action rifle was designed by John Browning and purchased by Winchester. It was designed around a .236 caliber round. Unfortunately, Winchester never produced this design. Regardless, it did receive US Patent 599595 on February 22nd, 1898. John Moses Browning had applied for this patent on May 5th, 1897.

John Browning Patent 549345 – Winchester Model 1895

| John Browning | August 15, 2011

This patent would become the Winchester Model 1895.

The Model 1895 was another one of John Moses Browning’s lever action repeating rifle designs. This particular one had a non detachable box magazine.

This design is absolutely beautiful and was offered in numerous calibers, including:
– .30-40 Krag (30 Army / 30 U.S.)
– .38-72 & .40-72 & .35 & .405 W.C.F.
– .303 British
– 7.62 Russian
– .30-03 & .30-06 Springfield

The Model 1895 is one of my favorite lever action designs.

It would also be the final John Browning design that Winchester produced.

This design was granted US Patent 549345 on November 5th, 1895. John Browning had applied for this patent on November 19th, 1894.

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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 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 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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John Browning Patent 486273 – Winchester

| History, John Browning | July 29, 2011

This design was for a .30 caliber pull apart repeating rifle that was purchased by Winchester. It was never manufactured.

John Moses Browning was granted US Patent 486273 on November 15th, 1892.  Patent 486273 was applied for by John Browning on June 27th, 1892.

The firearm referenced is another Breech Loading Firearm.

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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 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 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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