![]() ![]() ![]() Production was not resumed after the war. The Depression greatly affected sales of the Winchester '92, and at the start of World War II, Winchester dropped production when it retooled for the war effort. The original Winchester company made 1,007,608 Model 1892 rifles. The Royal Navy used 21,000 examples during World War I. Famous Amazon explorer Percy Fawcett carried a Winchester '92 on his expeditions and the famous jaguar hunter Sasha Siemel also used a short-barreled Winchester '92 carbine (with a bayonet attached). Peary carried an 1892 on his trips to the North Pole, and Secretary of War Patrick Hurley was presented with the one millionth rifle on December 13, 1932. The Winchester Models 53 (1924) and 65 (1933) were relabeled Model 1892s. 44-40 proved to be most popular, far outstripping sales of the other chamberings. 44-40 Winchester centerfire rounds, followed in 1895 by the new. Calibers for the rifle vary and some are custom-chambered. Within two weeks, Browning had a functioning prototype of the '92. Thank you for the info.I can't find any other info on the Marlin 37.I'll see if I can pickup that book somewhere.When asked by Winchester to design an improved lever action to compete with a recent Marlin offering, John Browning said he would have the prototype completed in under a month or it would be free. Also, his broken butt plate is a later style butt plate as used after 1921. These are the real manufacturing dates, 1923 to 1932. It is NOT in the 1913, 1914 or 1915 Marlin catalog, and the 1916 catalog is the 1915 catalog with a new price sheet and announcing the Model 32 is not available at this time. If the Model 37 would have been made between 19 as the video states, it would have been listed in those catalogs. I have a near complete collection of Marlin catalogs from 1883 to present, and the Model 37 is not shown in any catalog until 1923. That trademark item did not come into use until 1923. If you pay attention to the youtube video, you will see that his Marlin Model 37 has the Marlin trademark Bullseye in the toe of the stock. ![]() Brophy's book, Marlin Firearms, A History of the Guns and the Company that made them. A real source of information is William S. ![]()
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