Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Browning Model 92, Centennial

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 3 ↗

Browning, Centennial Model 92 lever action rifle, cal. .44 Magnum.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Centennial Model 92 lever action rifle”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1978.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Japan
Manufacturer
Miroku for Browning
Type
Rifle
Action
Lever
Caliber
.44 Magnum
Made
1978production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 3 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. browning.com ↗, years: Browning (manufacturer) dating page: the B-92 "was introduced in 1978 as a limited edition B-92 Centennial in .44 Mag. caliber only"; standard B-92 from 1979
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
None

Historical context

Winchester Model 1892 (base model shown for Browning Model 92, Centennial)
Shown: a Winchester Model 1892 rifle, not the Browning Model 92 Centennial.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Winchester 92 short rifle transparent.png” by Hmaag, CC0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1892”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Winchester Model 1892 is 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.