Winchester 1890
John
Browning designed that gun.
On June
26, 1888, a patent for this weapon was issued to John and Matthew Browning.
Under
this patent, Winchester created the second repeating slide action .22 rifle ever
successfully developed and manufactured, being narrowly edged out by the Colt
Lightning small frame carbine.
The Model 1890 proved to be the
most successful repeating rim fire rifle for general all around shooting ever
made by Winchester.
Approximately 849,000 Model 1890 rifles were produced between 1890 and 1932,
after which the Model 1890 was replaced by the Winchester Model 62 rifle.
For many
years, the Model 1890 was considered to be the standard for use in shooting
galleries, hence its nickname of "gallery gun."
Alain
