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Winchesters with octagon barrels

Matt Dillon
I'm thinking of purchsing a Winchester rifle with an octagon barrel. So far, all the ones I've been able to locate are commemeratives such as the Buffalo Bill and the Canadian Centennial. I'd like a list of all Winchester models with octagon barrels. Thanks in advance to any and all who reply.
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  • jaegermister
    need to refine your search. Repeating lever actions, old , new, single shot?
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  • Matt Dillon
    quote:Originally posted by jaegermister
    need to refine your search. Repeating lever actions, old , new, single shot?


    Lever action carbine (cowboy rifle). I wouldn't be particular about the gun's age as long as the condition and price were right.
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  • Grasshopper
    I wouldn't be particular about the gun's age as long as the condition and price were right


    Good luck with that. They are out there though/
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  • tsr1965
    There are lots of them on the auction side...lots of ORIGINAL's. Just register, then go to modern firearm's, and click on rifles, then lever action. When the results come up, in the search bos, next to the little "*" type in either of the following...1873, 1876, 1885, 1886, 1892, oe 1894. Those are most of the Winchester models that sported the octagon barrel options. If you need help on the originality of any rifle on the auction, re-post here, and I am sure you will get lots of help...make sure to leave an auction number.

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    The difference between a "rifle, and carbine", was for the most part distinquished by the configuration and features. Most carbines had the saddle ring, and the flip up rear ladder sight. Most carbines had shorter barrels, although not all did, as some special order short rifles had barrels as short as 16 inches. Carbines had a different butt plate than most rifles, and front sight also, along with the barrel band. Then there was the barrel length...if memory serves me, the majority of the carbines were 20-22 inches. I am sure the man, Bert H., will add onto, and correct this list.

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  • Spider7115
    Try searching for Winchester Hexagon Barrel, too. You would be amazed at how many people don't know the difference.

    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=206826121

    25-35 Winchester Model 94 Lever action Rifle with 20 inch hexagon barrel.
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  • Bert H.
    Just as an aside, Winchester never made a "Carbine" with an octagon barrel. True "carbines" were always manufactured with a round barrel, with a standard length of 20-inches.

    Winchester did manufacture "Short" Rifles, with octagon barrels as short as 15-inches, but they are quite rare (and spendy).

    The Models 1873, 1876, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1892, 1894, and 1895 were all manufactured with octagon barrels, in the Rifle variants only.
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  • Matt Dillon
    quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
    Just as an aside, Winchester never made a "Carbine" with an octagon barrel. True "carbines" were always manufactured with a round barrel, with a standard length of 20-inches.

    Winchester did manufacture "Short" Rifles, with octagon barrels as short as 15-inches, but they are quite rare (and spendy).

    The Models 1873, 1876, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1892, 1894, and 1895 were all manufactured with octagon barrels, in the Rifle variants only.


    I've always heard the only dumb questions are the ones not asked so here goes: I'm 66 years old and have been around guns all my life. I always thought all lever action repeating rifles were carbines. What's the difference between a carbine and a lever action repeater?
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  • vdms55
    barrel lenght distinguished the "carbine" from the repeater. i think the magazine lenght was also a factor. i bert revisits the post all our questions and guesses will be answered/corrected
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  • Bert H.
    quote:Originally posted by Matt Dillon
    quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
    Just as an aside, Winchester never made a "Carbine" with an octagon barrel. True "carbines" were always manufactured with a round barrel, with a standard length of 20-inches.

    Winchester did manufacture "Short" Rifles, with octagon barrels as short as 15-inches, but they are quite rare (and spendy).

    The Models 1873, 1876, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1892, 1894, and 1895 were all manufactured with octagon barrels, in the Rifle variants only.


    I've always heard the only dumb questions are the ones not asked so here goes: I'm 66 years old and have been around guns all my life. I always thought all lever action repeating rifles were carbines. What's the difference between a carbine and a lever action repeater?


    The "Carbine" is short barreled in relationship to the "Rifle" variation.

    To give you an example, the Model 1894 "Rifle" was standard with a 26-inch barrel (most often an octagon barrel, but a 1/2 octagon, or full round were available). The Model 1894 Carbine was offered with a round barrel only, and with a maximum barrel length of 20-inches. As it relates to Winchesters, the 1800s and early 1900s vintage Carbines were also equipped with a saddle ring as a standard feature.
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