Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Winchester Model 1892 carbine, .30 WCF, 14-inch

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. 47 ↗

Winchester, Model 1892 or 92 carbine, cal. .30 WCF, S/N 211284, having a 14-inch barrel.

Representative line. ATF lists each serial number on its own line. 2 entries cover this 14-inch .30 WCF configuration across 2 barrel phrasings of the same wording.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having a 14-inch barrel”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 211284”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1903–1927.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States²
Manufacturer
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
Type
Rifle
Action
Lever¹
Caliber
.30 WCF
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1903–1927production; ATF states no date³⁴
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 47 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
2 lines
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, “Winchester Model 1892” ↗, action: Lever-action repeating rifle by Winchester
  2. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1892” ↗, country: infobox origin United States; made by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
  3. proofhouse.com ↗, years: Proofhouse Model 1892 serial table: S/N 211284 falls in the 1903 block (208872–253935) and S/N 961385 in the 1926 block (954998–973896)
  4. winchestercollector.org ↗, years
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
2 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passYears: 1892–1941 → 1903–1927. The two listed serials dated by the Proofhouse Model 1892 table and the WACA lookup (1903, 1927); widened to 1927 where they disagree
  2. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

All corrections · How corrections work

Historical context

Winchester Model 1892 (base model shown for Winchester Model 1892 carbine, .30 WCF, 14-inch)
Shown: a Winchester Model 1892 short rifle, not this 14-inch-barrel carbine.

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.