When first introduced, the Model 1892 retailed in the US for $18 (about $A620 today) while a takedown version was available for $25 (about $A850 nowadays). The Model 1892 rifle was a huge success for Winchester and went on to sell just over one million units before production was discontinued in 1932, with the rifle still appearing in their catalogues up until 1941.
(Image courtesy Winchester Repeating Arms) Actor John Wayne was particularly fond of this style. Some Model 1892 rifles were fitted with Large Loop levers. The ring was retained well after horses stopped being a primary transportation method, largely because people liked the way it looked and it fitted in with the Wild West aura. The carbine versions came with a saddle ring on the left-hand side of the action, which was designed to help secure the rifle while being carried in a scabbard on horseback.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 VALUE FULL
The Model 1892 was offered in four significant configurations: a Sporting Rifle with 24-inch barrel a Carbine with 20-inch barrel a Trapper’s Carbine with a range of barrel lengths between 14 and 18 inches and a Musket with a 30-inch barrel and full wood fore-end. He’d already drawn up preliminary plans by the time his train got him back to Utah, and two weeks later Browning had made a functioning prototype, with the production model ready to go well before the 30-day deadline arrived – and Winchester duly wrote Browning a cheque for $20,000. If he did it, Winchester would pay him $20,000 (about $A750,000 today) for the rifle if not, Browning would give Winchester the design for free. Original patent drawings for the Model 1892 rifle.Īs part of a bet between Browning and Winchester vice president Thomas Bennett, Browning reckoned he could design the new rifle in 30 days. 44-40, with a very few also chambered for the. It was a success, particularly with big game hunters, and 160,000 of them were made before production ended in 1935.īy 1892 there were considerably more cartridges on the market than in 1873 and Winchester felt it was time for a new rifle chambered for the sort of rounds which had made their Model 1873 such a resounding success.īrowning designed the Model 1892 using a scaled-down version of the Model 1886 action, and chambered it for several popular handgun cartridges of the era – generally. The Model 1886 had a completely redesigned locking action and block, and was designed for powerful hunting cartridges such as. A modern Winchester Model 1892 rifle with half-stock “button” magazine, the style most commonly found on vintage Model 1892 rifles in Australia. The beefier Model 1876 was introduced to fill the gap, and ten years later Browning made his mark on Winchester’s history by creating the Model 1886, which superseded the 1876. 44-40, was for many years the definitive Winchester rifle, but it had a drawback – it was suitable for pistol cartridges, nothing that could handle buffalo, moose, bear, or other dangerous game.
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