1892 winchester

AUSTOUSA

Is it possible that Winchester made the 1892 in stainless steel? If so how many were made in which model and caliber? Thanks for the info.

AUSTOUSA

OK now about the stainless steel 1892 Winchester rifle. The one in question has a threaded muzzle in 9/16 thread. It is threaded for a Maxim silencer. It may be a replacement barrel as it has a stamping on top with a P inside a circle. Another oval has an upside down T with a W over it. What do you know about this particular weapon? There are winchester stampings on the barrel. It is marked stainless steel on the barrel. There are black spots, like pitting on the barrel. It is in 32 WCF. The barrel length is proper for the rifle. What can you tell me??

AUSTOUSA

I recently purchased an 1892 Winchester SRC that has no visable serial number. There is no evidence that the number was removed. The caliber is 25-20. The barrel is 20" and the magazine is 10"
Can anyone tell me what I have and the approximate value.
Thanks Joe in Texas

AUSTOUSA

I have an 1892 winchester 44-40. It has a 20 inch barrel and the button or short magazine. My question is why was the short magazine made and is it common. Thanks

AUSTOUSA

I have a 1892 round barrel 25 20. At some time in it's life it had sling installed. It has one of those heavy duty drill in ones with the screw threads and would make a really ugly repair to fill it in. It has the bottom sling but the top is gone. I would guess they had some king of magazine mount for the front one. Any of you guys know what it might have had and maybe I can find one.

AUSTOUSA

Can someone confirm 581990 was made in 1910. Thanks

AUSTOUSA

I just recieved a 1892 winchester and was wondering when it was made
the serial # is 643*** does anyone know when it was made.


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AUSTOUSA

I have a Winchester model 1892 carbine in 38-40 cal. The serial No. indicates that it was made in 1894. Since I figure that this was a black powder era would this gun be safe to shoot with modern ammo.? The rifle seems to be in pretty good shape. I know it should be checked by a smith ect. I guess my question is would it be safe to shoot it with modern ammo if it passed that test.

BigLoop22

AUSTOUSA,

With Winchester, anything is possible.[:D]

Seriously, I believe that they ran off a few stainless steel barrels at one point. These barrels were not blued, but were somehow painted. The coloring would, eventually, come off.

Now, a lot of the old Winchester receivers would shed their blue, sometimes called "flaking", and many people have mistaken the silver color of the steel for stainless.[;)]

Bert H.

As BigLoop22 pointed out, Winchester made stainless steel barrels for the Model 92 (1926 - 1929), but they were not a big seller. Initially Winchester charged an extra $6 for the stainless barrel, but by 1929, they were selling them for the same price as the regular barrels (in an attempt to get rid of their inventory). Because they could not blue them, they were painted with a black lacquer that was similar to a "japanned" finish. Unfortunately, when exposed to gun cleaning solvents, the paint did not fair so well. Additionally, the paint chipped and flaked off through normal use.

The receiver frames were always made of a steel alloy. Shortly after WW I, Winchester increased the nickel content in the steel alloy, and as a result, the old style bluing did not adhere to the steel very well. The result was a "flaking" of the blued finish. Winchester eventually corrected the problem in the early 1930s with another change to the steel alloy and a new bluing solution & method.