Soon after, Browning created a model of his rifle and submitted it to Winchester, allegedly with the following note:
Īfter receiving the design drawings, Winchester attempted to dissuade Browning from continuing with the project as they felt that his new creation would not work.
This time, however, he would instead submit design drawings for his new weapon. Before he designed this weapon, Browning would turn in a model of a gun to Winchester for them to evaluate and put into production. Designed in 1888 by John Browning and his brother Matthew, the Model 1890 was conceived as a replacement for the rimfire Model 1873 which had not been selling as well as the company had expected.
