Zebulon said
Ben,  the " Browning Bros" marking and the good bore in an early rimfire are well worth the money you paid for that one!
Unless somebody knows something I don't know or the serial indicates a d.o.m. too late for the proposition, this rifle was likely part of the payment to Browning for one of the designs he sold to Winchester, although not necessarily for the Model 1890 design rights.
My understanding was Winchester paid Browning Bros for design rights with a combination of cash and merchandise, the latter of which was then taken into inventory and sold at retail by Browning Bros at their Ogden store. 
Your rifle really brings that history to life. 
Congratulations. 
  

It is indeed a "patent" payment rifle.  I have (3) Single Shot rifles and (1) Model 1873 rifle with the similar marking.  The early Winchester patent payment guns were marked "U.T." for Utah Territory.

After Utah became a state (in January 1896), the Browning brothers removed the "T." from the stamp;

Bert

Unless somebody knows something I don't know or the serial indicates a d.o.m. too late for the proposition, this rifle was likely part of the payment to Browning for one of the designs he sold to Winchester, although not necessarily for the Model 1890 design rights.

My understanding was Winchester paid Browning Bros for design rights with a combination of cash and merchandise, the latter of which was then taken into inventory and sold at retail by Browning Bros at their Ogden store. 

Your rifle really brings that history to life. 

Congratulations. 

https://www.antiqueguns.com/shop/gr-0526-6941-antique-winchester-model-1890-slide-action-browning-brothers-stamped-buy-now/

Will pay top dollar or trade NIB Boy Scout plus $$

Thank you 

Randy

JWA said
The Winchester Model 68 was a single-shot, bolt-action .22-caliber rifle produced from 1934-1945 (with some early post-war factory sales continuing into 1946).  Almost all of them came with a chrome plated bolt and trigger.  The rifles produced from 1934-1937 came with a finger-groove forend stock.
Best Regards,
  

Thanks Jeff . . . .

I really appreciate your timely response!  —Jim

Best Regards,

Were all the 68s’ this way, or only the late ones? (Makes it look very 1950’s, I think)

Can someone tell me the time frame of these M68s?

Thanks-a-bunch!  —Jim

Very Nice!!

For my late production Model 90 survey, what is the serial number on that rifle?  Also, Michael would like to know what the serial number is on the Model 61.

For a "sight" guy, you are acquiring some very nice .22 rim fire rifles.  If you get tired of that Model 61 22 Mag, let me now so that we can do some haggling & bartering.

Bert

Ben said;

 I don't know who the person was, but they liked good stuff. 

  That's the epitaph every WACA member strives for. 

Zebulon said
Ben, Do you have something on this guy? 
  

Could be the other way around, dealer seems to know his customer.

Mike

BRP

Zebulon said
Ben, Do you have something on this guy? 
  

I have done the shop owner some favors (took several high-end antique pistols to shows in Las Vegas, Tulsa & Reno last year... sold most at prices he never dreamed).  So it's a "quid-pro-quo" thing.... plus, I bring cash...lots of cash.  I've done business at the shop for almost 20 years.  Still, it's been an amazing estate that he is selling.  I don't know who the person was, but they liked good stuff.