Beschreibung:

.30-40 Government caliber, 30" round barrel, S/N 23495. Blued finish, walnut stock. Receiver marked US / 1894 SPRINGFIELD ARMORY 23495. Restoration of an arsenal-altered M-1892 to M-1896 standards back to M-1892 Second Type specifications. Flat buttplate without trap door conceals cleaning rod cut in buttstock, crowned muzzle. Second Type front band with hole for cleaning rod, cleaning rod present, hand guard only covers barrel and not receiver. 1896 cocking piece and magazine door, 1892-type extractor and safety. 1895 dated cartouche appears freshened or hand-applied, rather than stamped. Firing proof P appears similarly freshened. Sling swivels, stacking swivel, bayonet lug. Condition: Good, retaining some hints and traces of finish, mixed with a mostly mottled plum brown patina. Receiver with more prominent mottling. Mechanically functional, bore with good rifling, but dirty and lightly pitted. Stock with wear and dings, possible light sanding and freshened cartouches. A reasonable representation of a very scarce rifle to fine, made with an original 1894 dated, Model 1892 barreled action.