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Winchester 1892 short barrel carbine
Guns International #: 101588758 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Rifles - American Lever Action - Winchester Rifles - Model 1892
Seller's Information
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Seller: Double Haul
Member Since: 1/19/20
First Name: Jack
Last Name: Thompson
State: Oregon
Zip: 97846
Country: United States
Phone: (541) 577-3214
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
USPS registered mail
Payment Types Accepted: cashiers check, money order
Description:
Up for consideration is a very nice old short barreled 44/40 WCF 92 carbine which has tollerated the years pretty well since its birth in 1912. It shows the usual amount of wear with loss of its bluing most especially from the receiver which according to stamping on the undersurface of the upper tang indicates this part of the rifle was made from the softer Carpenter steel. It was heat hardened before the bluing was applied and because the coloring did not penetrate as deeply in this hardened surface most of these old guns saw receiver fading rather quickly under the influence of time as this one has. The non Carpenter steel barrel and magazine tubing has kept a lot of its original bluing. The rifle also had a gumwood stock and forearm applied during its manufacture which felt good in the hand but wasn't as hard as the walnut stocks so it was a bit easier to abuse. This one however remains in very good shape for a rifle that was purchased in the pistol caliber to used under harsh conditions during our later frontier days. The action is smooth and the ladder barrel sight along with the front post appear to be original. The front blade however as indicated by George Madis' three page hand written letter was probably replaced at at earlier time perhaps by the original owner in an effort to make the gun shoot to point of aim at closer distances. All of these "Trapper style" rifles that I've had anything to do with tended to shoot high at 25 to 40 yards. Most likely because when they were special ordered Winchester simply put their standard 20 inch barrel front sight on these shortened barrels which actually caused them to shoot point of aim out around 125 yards. This wasn't good for the close in shooting required by the frontier trappers of the day. Those who wanted more accurate rifles at 25 yards had to raise the front sight just a bit which was done to this rifle. The bore is quite good and it will pattern five shots off a bench right at one inch at 50 yards using cast bullets and 7 grains of Unique powder. The gun handles well as most short carbines do and this one retains its original 16 inch barrel avoiding the need for an ATF letter. More than a million of the 92 carbines were made between 1892 and the early part of World War II. The exact number of these shorter versions that came into being during this period is not known for sure but certainly they were more rare than the standard twenty inch barreled variety. Also the gumwood stocked versions are bit harder to come by than the walnut stocked ones especially if someone wanted one with out the usual cracks and wood gouges seen in many of these early rifles. All considered this is an excellent well preserved example of an 1892 short barreled carbine. Hopefully my pictures will support my contentions but if additional information is needed I'll try and answer any and all questions posed. Thanks for taking a look. Jack
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Antique: Yes
Rifle Caliber: .44-40 Winchester