Gun Collectors Dream Auction #72 Collectible Guns
Lot 675:
Wow! Up Next We Have a Rare Winchester Model 1892 Rifle Chambered in .25-20, Serial # 628986 Dates to 1911, straight gripped smooth walnut stock, smooth forend. Standard barrel and tang markings, Open Front Sight, Buckhorn Rear Sight, Appears in All Original and in Great Condition For Age, With a Nice Patina, a Real Collectors Piece!
The Model 1892 was another fine John M. Browning design, closely following the lines of the successful Model 1886, and was intended to replace the Model 1873.
Compact, light weight, handy, and with a smooth action; the ‘92 is a pleasure to shoot. It was offered in rifle, carbine and muskets configurations. The musket configuration is considered rare, with only 574 produced of a total 1,004,675. Manufactured from 1892 through 1941, in solid and take down variations, many special order options were available making this model popular with collectors.
The 1892 was initially offered in the same shorter length pistol cartridges as the Model 1873 with the .25 W.C.F. caliber being added in 1895.
Model 1892 Calibers: .25 W.C.F., .32 W.C.F., .38 W.C.F., .44 W.C.F.
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