Winchester's saddle ring carbines were popular guns for those traveling on horseback, and these shorter carbines would have been even handier and easier to carry and draw from a scabbard. This short barreled carbine was manufactured in 1907 and is listed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms in an included copy of a January 31, 1983, letter as being removed from the purview of the National Firearms Act and thus classified as a curio or relic. Aside from the special 14 inch barrel, the carbine has the standard markings and features, including the Winchester factory oval proofs on the barrel and receiver at the breech.

Good with gray and brown patina, mild pitting, and general moderate overall wear commonly scene on these rare short barreled carbines. The wood is very good and has mild dings and scratches, some small flakes at the edges, and generally mild overall wear. Mechanically fine. This carbine definitely has the attractive "frontier issued" look to it!