Winchester Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle with Cody Firearms Museum letter that states this rifle was shipped from Winchester on August 11, 1892. The letter describes the rifle features as: "44 caliber, Barrel Shape: Octagon" and "Plain trigger". The rifle has a blued barrel, full-length magazine, forearm cap and receiver. The hammer, lever, trigger and crescent buttplate are color case-hardened. The stock and forearm are straight grain American walnut with a semi-gloss oil finish. The barrel has a standard sporting style front sight with nickel-silver blade and buckhorn, sporting style rear sight with screw-adjustable center piece and serrated edges. The upper tang is factory drilled and tapped for a tang sight. The top barrel flat is roll-stamped with the two-line legend: " -MANUFACTURED BY THE-/-WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.-" ahead of the rear sight. The caliber designation: "44 W.C.F." is roll-stamped on the top barrel flat between the rear sight and the receiver. The upper tang is roll-stamped: "MODEL 1892./-WINCHESTER-/ PAT. OCT. 14. 1884." in three lines. The serial number, "931" is roll-stamped across the underside of the receiver.

Excellent. The rifle is all original and in outstanding condition with minimal finish wear. The barrel and magazine retain nearly all of the blue finish; with some very minor edge wear on the magazine retaining band. The forearm cap has 98% of the high polish blue finish. The receiver has 97% plus of the original blue; finish wear is limited to some thinning on the upper right edge of the receiver. The bolt has 98% of the original finish. The niter blue of the loading gate has faded to a blue brown patina. The hammer, lever, trigger and crescent buttplate retain 98% of the casehardened finish with strong case colors. The barrel and receiver markings are perfect. The stock and forearm are both in excellent condition and retain all of the original oil finish; wear is limited to several very minor storage marks. It would be nearly impossible to find a better example of a first year production Winchester Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle.