Lets get a some lever action #### going

Yes it is. Like I said, I am real partial to 94 TD rifles. Just a real neat configuration on a fine rifle. I bet it does shoot like a dream. I have found most of the 94s I have had do shoot real well. I carried one of my 38-55s dear hunting several years, a real pleasure to carry, and like yours, a tack driver.
Matt
 
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JM stamped Marlin 45-70

Henry Mare's Leg with full stock in 45 colt
 
This is not factory engraving or refinishing. It was done by a Master engraver. The previous owner has tried to find out who did the job but has determined it wasn't done by a Winchester engraver. Apparently there are two of these guns that were done by the same person.
 
Awesome looking 94. Whoever did the engraving was a true artist. The previous owner just sold another i see on here the other day. Maybe not Winchester, but damn fine looking. Real nice gun. Real nice scabbard too.
Matt
 
Here is a real nice Classic Winchester Model 1892. This early gun I recently uncovered and was able to acquire it. The gun is still in it's original configuration and retaining a fair amount of it's original finish. The gun has a beautiful shiny bore showing well cared for sharp rifling. The information from Cody Museum confirms this gun as second year of production. It will be celebrating it's 120th birthday in just a few days. :)

WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 - SERIAL NUMBER 13037
Serial number applied on April 20, 1893
Type: Rifle
Caliber: 44
Barrel Type: Octagon
Trigger: Plain
Received in warehouse on May 04, 1893
Shipped from warehouse on May 15, 1893, Order number 18610






 
Road King, those are some very nice photos, as usual. That is also a fine looking 44. That wood looks especially nice.
 
Yes Kirk, this is another Winchester that has survived being used but not abused condition. I agree the wood is very nice and there is a good percentage of bluing left on the receiver, photos don't really show the condition very good, kind of overexposed.
 
Here's my latest Ranch Hand fix-up into a Baby Carbine.
She's in .45 Colt and will be a great tree stand gun.
I fitted her with a PGW Rossi Carbine stock, made and fitted a
1/8" thick brass butt plate to 'er as well as made a brass cartridge
follower and installed a Steve's Guns ejector spring.
I installed Marble's front and rear sights and altered the front for
a good sight picture and resized the big loop lever to better fit
a gloved hand.

I'm almost finished the conversion of this little rifle and can hardly
wait to get 'er to the range to sight it in. I still have to get a
couple of steel, oval head screws to replace the brass wood
screws that are temporarily holding the butt plate. A couple
more coats of Tru Oil to the stocks will finish that bit.
I love tinkerin' on these rifles.;)

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These rifles do shoot high with the factory sights, so I changed them out for Marbles.
My .357 RH has the same sights on 'er and it shoots under 2" at 50 yds. with 158 gr.
cast. I'll try this latest baby carbine out on the weekend.
 
Found this nice old Model '97 Marlin the other day and hadn't posted anything for a while thought I would share with members. This Marlin has original special ordered sights which left the factory with them, No. 1 Lyman combination tang sight , H-code, Lyman Folding No. 6 Leaf sight (rear barrel sight) and Lyman No. 5 combination front sight. The rifle is in good condition with good traces of case coloring on the frame and protected areas. The barrel and mag tube have a high percentage of it's original bluing. The one thing that makes this find exciting for me is that it has a 28" barrel which is the longest barrel offered for the '97 rifle. The serial number puts in the mid 1912 production.











 
A 16" Rossi '92 in .38/.357. My first lever and I like it, but the pitiful finishing it came with was a bit too much to take so it had to go;)

Rounded out with an Steve's ejector Spring and Stainless follower as well as installing a saddle ring and some baseball stitched leather on the lever to save the wife's nails:)

 
Beautiful 97 Brian. Especially nice with that extra long 28" barrel. The fellow that ordered that rifle knew what he wanted. Thanks for sharing.

Mat
 
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