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Winchester 1892

wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
edited July 2013 in Ask the Experts
I received a model 1892 in 38wcf from a friend who passed away recently. Very smooth lever action, octagon barrel, full magazine, solid frame, metal crescent butt plate, lots of scratching on the wood, the finish on the receiver is good, the rifle could use some good cleaning overall, manufactured in 1897. Any idea what this is worth?

Thanks in advance.

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  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i am building a winchester 1892 and have an antique receiver. how can i tell the calibur of this receiver? i had a spare 25-30 1892 round barrel and it fits on the receiver. please educate me a little so i know what parts to buy to finish this project. thanks
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hi I just bought a winchester 1892 serial # 255** the top of the barrel says WCF 44 but then a 2 is stamped over the 44 and 45 long colt is added is there any way I can tell what was done was the barrel bored out?? a new barrel put on?? there is rifleing in the barrel the barrel is 20" long with a full mag tube there is no saddle ring on but I like to put one on if I can find someone to do it I dont know how the stud ones go on or do you think thats a bad idiea Thanks for any help you can give me trainman
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    A customer wants to know how to price his Winchester
    Model 1892, 90% plus, with gold or brass colored receiver
    and band front of fore grip. Any ideas? Jerry
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hi. I am new here so I hope I am posting in the right forum. I have an old gun I inherited from my Grandfather. I would like to know more about this gun and some others I got from him as well. Any info will be appreciated.
    The gun is winchester 1892. On the barrel is the markings 25-20 WCF. Under the action is the number 672428. The only other markings are on the barrel and say, Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. New Haven Conn U.S.A. Pateneted Oct14,1884.
    I would like to know as much as possible about this gun. Everything from should I ever attempt to shoot it to the proper care and storage of it. I do know it has only been shot once since 1969 so it probably needs some cleaning and maintenance.
    I also have another gun I would like info on but I will do a different post for it. Thanks for any help
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bert, let me start off by saying I'm sorry for the two crummy pictures and lack of details. Thought they were better, now I don't have the rifle in front of me at the moment.

    Lady wants to sell and I'll get my hands on it later I suppose. Here is what I have. I just need you to verify this for me.

    Winchester 1892?? Model was wore off
    44WFC
    18" +/- barrel. Quickly measured before she left. Did they make any this short? Mag tube stops about an inch from the muzzle.

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    James
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have an 1892 Winchester 44 SWC octagon-shaped barrel trapper carbine. It has the shorter barrel (hence the trapper) but I cannot find the serial number anywhere on this model.

    Under the receiver, there are letters there, no numbers. I will post pictures as soon as I get them.
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Have a newer 92 win in 45lc takedown. When loading, the first round to chamber from the magazine will not load into the chamber without jamming. After that round the rest chamber fine.
    What do I need to look for?
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have found a 1892 that the receiver has been drilled, one for a scope once for a receiver sight which they screwed up. The gun is in really good shape otherwise, shoots good, smooth action and really nice wood. It was a family gun passed down to somebody that had no idea what he had and he and a fellow mechanic became gunsmiths.
    If I could find a receiver of the same caliber would it be illegal to build a gun around a different receiver?
    My learning process has cost me money before and I thought I would ask before making another mistake. If it is legal, is there any major problems I could run into as long as I stay near the same year group?
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    how can i tell caliber of a receiver. is it by serial or mag tube size
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've come across a Winchester 1892 receiver serial number 71xx. Is this considered an antique or should I require an ffl to ship it?
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a Winchester 1892 receiver, ser. # 7182. How would I be able to tell if it's for the large or small calibers, or is there any difference in the receiver itself.
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a winchester 1892 octagonal barrel 25-20 serial # 536XXX. What is the approximate date of MFG? I appeciate this forum and everyone sharing their knowledge. I searched, but could not find an answer, so my apologies if this has been answered before. I'm hoping to sell or trade the gun for a hunting rifle.

    thank you
    pb
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Looking for an approximate value, & year of manufacture for:
    1892 Winchester, 25-20 Cal, S/N 230XXX, 24" octagon barrel,
    looks to be about 85% in the pics.
    Thank You,

    CROTRA
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    How long is a 2/3 magazine on a 1892 Winchester?
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just received a winchester 1892 that I bought. The barrel is drilled and tapped for a scope which the pictures didn't show and buyer failed to mention. None of them came from the factory like that did they.
  • fordsixfordsix Member Posts: 8,554 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    look at where the feed tube enters the reciver
  • wizbangerwizbanger Member Posts: 119 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The opening measures approx. 5/8".
  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Per the original factory records, serial 7182 was a 44 WCF.

    WACA Historian & Life Member

  • Mod1892Mod1892 Member Posts: 120 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello,

    You can also easily tell if the receiver is a small caliber (25-20 & 32 WCF) versus a large (38 & 44 WCF) by looking at the cartridge lifter. It is curved in the smaller calibers and flat in the larger.

    Michael

    Model 1892 / 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
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