Excerpt from this Guide:
Brief History of the Browning Buck Mark 22
1914 John M Browning invents the Colt Woodsman or Colt
.22
1969 Bruce Browning produces the Browning Nomad .22
1976 Introduction of the Challenger. Later, the
Challenger II and III are developed.
1985 Buck Mark 22 Pistol. Made in the USA.
1987 Grade VI Semi-Auto 22. Buck Mark Plus, Silhouette
and Varmint models added.
1991 New Buck Mark pistols include Standard Nickel,
5.5 Gold, 5.5 Field and Unlimited Match.
1992 Buck Mark Micro Standard Nickel, Buck Mark Micro
Plus and Buck Mark Micro Standard added to the line.
1996 Buck Mark Plus Nickel, Micro Plus Nickel,
Bullseye with rose wood grips, Bullseye with rubber grips.
1999 Buck Mark pistol offered in two new models,
Challenge and Micro Challenge.
2003 Browning celebrates 125 years. Commemorative Buck
Marks.
2005 Buck Mark Camper and Standard Stainless offer a
stainless steel tapered bull or flat-sided bull 5 1/2” barrel.
They have a matte finished slide. New Cocabolo grips adorn the Buck Mark
5.5 Target and 5.5 Field models.
2006 New models include URX , UDX, MicroBull, Damascus
and Bullseye Target Stainless.
