Very unusual Winchester 1892 carbine
A friend picked p an 1892 carbine that appears to be rebarrel .
Except for flaked receiver finish the carbine is in excellent condition with excellent original finish .
Has ramp front sight with hood , last type barrel markings but receiver has 1892 tang mark late 800,000 sn range.
Proof marks on receiver and barrel match perfectly and appear to be same die stamp.
Whelen fluted comb ,shotgun buttplate eastern carbine configuration.
Some of the deepest forging grain lines I've seen on such a late receiver.Is it possible this receiver was'nt built until 12 years after production?
Except for flaked receiver finish the carbine is in excellent condition with excellent original finish .
Has ramp front sight with hood , last type barrel markings but receiver has 1892 tang mark late 800,000 sn range.
Proof marks on receiver and barrel match perfectly and appear to be same die stamp.
Whelen fluted comb ,shotgun buttplate eastern carbine configuration.
Some of the deepest forging grain lines I've seen on such a late receiver.Is it possible this receiver was'nt built until 12 years after production?
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looks like someone used course sandpaper on it 0 -
The lines are the end grain of the coarse grained steel. The forging process influenced how they flow.The bluing scale has flaked along them. 0 -
There are 2 members here Bert H that works closely with CODY that have the records on Winchester and another that does a study on model 92's
look at the STICKY the top post on this forum and they will both have contact information0 -
Those are the forging lines typically seen on early Winchesters. Cody will not have the configuration information on that gun, they only go up to 379,999. They will only have the date the serial number was applied to the receiver.
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Pull the magazine tube and forend stock off, and look for the barrel date. That will give you an idea when the barrel was manufactured and installed.
I have seen the forging striations on Winchester receiver frames as late as WW I.0 -
I think it fairly common that carbines especially were rebarreled and mag tube replaced. I have had several where the finish on the barrel band was no where near the condition on the barrel. Maybe because carbines were used a lot and carried in the field on horses. It would make sense to send it back for a new barrel. 0 -
I think that is an accurate statement , receiver was made in 1918 on this carbine .We know that hooded ramp front sights did'nt come out until 1932. It also has model 1892 on tang and barrel model 92 so probably a Winchester rework .Barrel and receiver only have a single W/P proof . All finish is 100% original and very interesting pleasing configuration.If he will let me I'll see later if I can check the barrel underside. 0
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