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Excellent Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine

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Excellent Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine
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This is an excellent example of a Winchester Model 1892 Carbine that was manufactured during WWI in 1917. This standard production carbine has a full blue finish with oil-finished straight grain gumwood stock and forearm. The barrel has a block-mounted front sight with steel blade and folding adjustable leaf rear sight. A staple-mounted saddle ring is located on the left side of the receiver. The left side of the barrel is roll-stamped "MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO/NEW HAVEN. CONN.U.S.A. PATENTED OCTOBER 14.1884" in two lines between the lower barrel band and the rear sight. The caliber, ".38 W,C,F." is roll-stamped on the left side of the barrel between the rear sight and the receiver. The oval Winchester "W/P" proof mark is stamped on the top of the barrel and receiver. The serial number, "861059" is stamped on the underside of the receiver. The upper receiver tang is roll-stamped with the fourth style three-line marking "MODEL 1892/-WINCHESTER-/TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT OFF. & FGN.". The Model 1892 Winchester was a lighter simplified version of the Winchester Model 1886 designed for the same pistol caliber cartridges as the Model 1873 Winchester it was intended to replace. The Model 1892 was an immediate success. More than a million Model 1892 carbines, rifles and muskets were manufactured by Winchester before the model was discontinued in 1941. The Model 1892 Winchester Carbine was a working gun. Examples in excellent original condition are difficult to find.
BBL: 20 inch round
Stock: gumwood
Gauge: 38 WCF
Finish: blue
Grips:
Serial Number: 861059
Condition: Excellent. The carbine retains 90% plus of the original blue finish. Nearly all of the high polish blue is present on the barrel, magazine and the receiver top, sides and tang. The left side of the receiver has the usual minor scuff marks from contact with the saddle ring. There is minor high-point wear on the sides of the barrel bands and bottom of the loading lever. The blue finish on the underside of the receiver in front of the lever and the buttplate shows light-moderate handling wear. There are a few barely noticeable small areas of pitting present on the upper right edge of the receiver. The stock and forearm are both in excellent condition with a few scattered and very minor handling and storage marks. Nearly all of the original oil finish remains intact. The barrel and tang markings are very crisp. The action is tight and functions perfectly. This is an excellent original example of a Winchester Model 1892 Carbine.