C&R · IIIA · 052
Winchester Model 1892 carbine, .44 WCF, S/N 901389
Section IIIA: removed from the NFA, classed as an antique (outside the GCA)
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IIIA · VERBATIM · PDF P. 81 ↗
Winchester, Model 1892 carbine, cal. .44 WCF, S/N 901389.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 901389”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1898 or earlier (ATF’s dates)
- INFOAn antique under federal law, outside the GCA.
Editorial facts · Our research
Low editorial confidence. Some details below couldn’t be confirmed from independent sources. The ATF wording is unaffected. About confidence
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Winchester Repeating Arms Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- LeverBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .44-40 WCFBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- S/N 901389 only · c. 1892–1898ATF: made in 1898 or earlier; start year approximateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IIIA · PDF p. 81 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Low · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1892” ↗, years: 1,007,608 Model 1892s made; the one-millionth rifle was presented on December 13, 1932
- 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
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.