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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.
The Golden Model 39A started life as the Marlin Model 1891, the first lever-action rifle ever chambered in .22LR and the magazine was loaded through a conventional side gate in the receiver. The tubular magazine was changed to front-loading with the Model 1892, due to the difficulties of receiver feeding the small rimfire round.
The .25-20 Winchester, or WCF (Winchester center fire), was developed around 1895 for the Winchester Model 1892 lever action rifle. It was based on necking down the .32-20 Winchester. In the early 20th century, it was a popular small game and varmint round, developing around 1,460 ft/s with 86-grain bullets.
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.
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.
Sep 23, 2010 · Anticipating the famed Model 39, which would appear few decades later, the firm came out with a .22 and .30 Model 1891 lever gun, which the firm manufactured for six years, turning out almost 19,000 of the rifles in several variations. This was followed by a Model 1892, made from 1895 to 1916.
The sights for a 1891, 1892, or 1897 are not correct for a lot of other Marlins. That's simply an Ebay sales pitch to gather in more buyers. Marlin lever actions 1870's-WWI, Ballards, and single shot rifles!
