I recently got a call from a friend of mine who told me his neighbour had just discovered a rifle in his closet. I was contacted to see if I might be interested so I contacted the person with the gun, it turned out to a Winchester Model 1892. The man told me his father gave him this rifle wrapped up in a blanket about 45 years ago and told him to look after it as his father had given it to him some 40 to 45 years prior to that. Neither one of these gentlemen ever used the gun as a matter of fact the owner hadn’t even taken it out of the blanket and didn’t really know what it was. He had just forgot about it for all these years until he decided to clean out his closet. I talked to the owner and discussed purchasing the rifle based on a couple of pictures my friend had sent me. I asked him if there was anyone else in the family that may want the rifle and he said no one was interested. The story was that his Grandfather purchased the rifle upon returning from the Great War in 1918 and used it very little. I made an offer and it was accepted and my friend picked the rifle up for me and put it in storage for me. He just recently delivered it to me. I was more then impressed, it is a Model 1892 , round barrel, full magazine, crescent butt in .25-20. The rifle is almost like new and sports a Lyman No 5A front sight which may have come with the gun but likely added at time of purchase. Some of you may recall another 1892 rifle that I found earlier this year in new like condition, well this is like lightening striking the same place twice.

I guess all I can say is ” That they are still out there.” Keep hunting my friends. 

Brian