Answers.com ® Categories Hobbies & Collectibles Firearms Browning Firearms Where can you find information about a Jonathan Browning Mountain Rifle? Browning.com for a manual and serial number. The Jonathan Browning Mountain Rifle is of extremely high quality and is one of the most historically accurate Hawken-type rifles ever made. It is also praised for.
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This is not a legal document in any way and in no way is it definitive. 23, 1855 Birth of John Moses Browning in Ogden, Utah. 1869 John assembled a slide rifle out of spare parts for his brother's birthday. Spring, 1878 John Browning begins work on his first single shot rifle. April 10, 1879 John Moses Browning married Rachel Teresa Child. May 12, 1879 The application for patent on the single shot rifle was filed.
220,271 was granted to the single shot rifle. 1880 With the aid of his brothers, John Browning established his arms factory. 20, 1882 Patent application was filed on bolt-action repeating rifle with a tubular magazine. July 25, 1882 U.S.
261,667 was granted to the bolt action repeater. 13, 1882 Patent filed on lever action, exposed hammer, tubular magazine rifle. Spring, 1883 Mr. Bennett, Vice-President and General Manager of Winchester Repeating Arms Company, comes to Ogden, Utah Territory and forms an alliance that is to last nineteen years and is to change the course of firearms development. As part of the transaction, the Single Shot is sold to Winchester, and Mr. Bennett is assured of first rights on a new repeater. The Single Shot becomes the Winchester Model 1885.
I would say if you put it up for sale for $500.00 It would not take long to sell. I looked at one on gunbroker that was starting out at $750.00. I think they are very pretty guns.From what I understand, Browning made this rifle in the late 70's, and I think early 80's. This was at a time when a lot of cheap muzzleloaders were being made. I don't think people wanted to pay for the extra quality. At that time Thompson Center sold the other quality gun which was the famous T/C Hawken, and it sold for less than the Browning. This is about the time I got into black powder.
I still use the T/C Hawkentoday.Back then, in-lines were under car hoods and the goodoneswere six cylinders. It looks to me like Track of the wolf is doing a little false advertising. They say the rifle was made by Browning in Utah. Browning does not have a factory in Utah.
I do not even think they were in Utah in the 70's(I may be wrong about that). Browning is simply a trade name. I do not know for sure who manufactured the rifle. My guess is CVA or possibly an Italian import.
IMO some one would have to be very gullable to pay a premium for the Browning name. If I remember correctly this rifle was an inexpensive rifle that did not sell very well. At least that is what the Browning dealer's I used to work with told me.
Is the country of manufacture marked on the rifle?? Look under the barrel. I am guessing Spain or Italy, but certainly not Browning, in Utah.