Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Marlin Model 1892, 15-inch barrel

Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 26 ↗

Marlin, Model 1892, cal. .44-.40, S/N 386485, with 15-inch barrel.

ATF prints the caliber as .44-.40. Marlin’s Model 1892 was made only in .22 and .32 calibers, and ATF also lists S/N 386485 with a 15-inch barrel as a Model 1894 or 94 carbine in .44-40, so this line most likely describes that carbine.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 15-inch barrel”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 386485”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1892–1915.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Marlin Firearms Co.
Type
Rifle³
Action
Lever
Caliber
.44-40 WCF²
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1892–1915production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 26 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
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Verbatim check
Checked against the PDF text before every release
Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Marlin Model 1892” ↗, years: Production began 1892; sold 1895–1915
  2. Wikipedia, “Marlin Model 1892” ↗, calibers: Model 1892 made in .22 rimfire and .32 calibers
  3. Wikipedia, “Marlin Model 1892” ↗, type: infobox type rifle, action lever
  4. ATF P 5300.11 (2018), Section III: "Marlin, Model 1894 or 94 carbine, cal. .44-40, S/N 386485, with 15-inch barrel." (also in the April 2025 edition), note on the ATF wording: same serial and barrel length listed as a Model 1894 carbine in .44-40 (grouped in marlin94)
  5. Wikipedia, “Marlin Model 1894” ↗, note on the ATF wording
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
3 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passNote on the ATF wording updated. ATF's own Model 1894 .44-40 S/N 386485 15-inch line
  2. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  3. Data-trust reviewNote on the ATF wording added. Wikipedia lists the Model 1892 in .22 and .32 only, so the ATF caliber is unusual

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Historical context

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Summary: Wikipedia, “Marlin Model 1892”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

Marlin Model 1892 is a lever action rifle that was manufactured in the United States by the Marlin Firearms Company. Production began on the Model 1892s in 1892, and they were sold from 1895 to 1915.