Rifle
Winchester Model 1892 rifle. It has a walnut stock and all the furniture is steel. The tubular magazine is in the fore-end. An underlever lock, operated to cock on opening and supply round from magazine. The barrel is rifled. The calibre is 44/40 in. The serial number is 781429. 44WCF' (Winchester centrefire) is stamped on the rifle. The Winchester Model 1892 replaced the 1873 Model. Between 1903-1913, 533,793 rifles were produced. They ceased production in 1932. The Model 1892 was used by the Royal Navy in destroyers,minesweepers and miscellaneous craft during the First World War.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA3155 |
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Collection: | Weapons |
Type: | Rifle |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Winchester's Repeating Arms |
Date made: | circa 1914; 1915 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 130 x 950 x 40 mm |