The End of the Winchester-Browning Alliance, Part 1

By Logan Metesh

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- The genius of John Moses Browning is universally understood among those in the gun world. In the related business world, it was the genius of one T. G. Bennett at Winchester and his decision to buy basically every patent Browning came up with (for a total of 44 guns in 17 years) made the company the powerhouse that it was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

That all changed in January 1902, when Winchester parted ways with Mr. Browning and his brothers. This was a big deal, and history would prove it to be even bigger, but how did it get to this point?

In March 1899, John Browning had his brother Matt write to Mr. Bennett about a new gun that they had been working on for some time. This time, things didn’t go as smoothly as they had for almost 20 years prior. Instead of jumping on the idea, Bennett drug his feet.

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