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The Model 1892 was an improved version of the Model 1891. One of the improvements was a modification to the magazine that allowed the .32 Short and .32 Long cartridges to be used interchangeably. With the Model 1891, you had to choose one or the other.
Oct 8, 2022 · I was given a Marlin Model 1892 Serial 265xxx made in 1903 from what I've been able to find. I've been scouring the internet for detailed info on the working of the mechanisms to determine if the rifle is complete and operable or not.
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Marlin Model 1892. An improvement on the Model 1891, the Model 1892 (later called the Model 92) had an improved ejector, firing pin, trigger and safety mechanism. It was produced in .22 and .32 rimfire from 1895 to 1916. For a "time-line" on the evolution of the Marlin rimfire rifle CLICK HERE.
This is an early Model 1892 Marlin Lever Action Sporting Rifle with a pre-1898 serial number in the 144,000 range. Standard 24" octagon barrel, full magazine, and crescent buttplate. The Model 1892 was designed by Lewis Hepburn with some improvements over his Model 1891. The action is simple and can be field-stripped in seconds.
In 1892 Marlin introduced the side-ejection Marlin 1892 chambered for .22- and .32-caliber rimfire rounds, and in 1893 a larger centerfire version appeared, first chambered for the .32-40 and .38-55 and eventually several other rounds.
Sep 23, 2010 · Ultimately available in several styles and calibers (.32-40, .38-55, .40-60 and .45-70), some 20,000 were turned out before cessation of production in 1892. In the meantime, Marlin cataloged its Model 1888, which had the advantage of a shorter-throw mechanism to handle the pistol cartridges for which it was chambered: .32-20, .38-40 and .44-40.
The Winchester Model 1892 was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning as a smaller, lighter version of his large-frame Model 1886, and which replaced the Model 1873 as the company's lever-action for pistol-caliber rounds such as the .44-40.
