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PetahW · June 26, 2013, 03:49 PM

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Welcome to TFL, Batt.

If your barrel is marked ".32Spec" or ".32-40" you definitely have a Model 1894; if marked ".32WCF" you have a Model 1892 - but since you have the gun we can't see in your hands, and said "1894", I have to presume it's chambered in one of the two longer cartridges.

FWIW, There were no Model 94's prior to SN 950,000 - before that point they were all marked "Model 1894" on the top tang.

The Model 1892 likewise had a model name/designation change at some point to "Model 92".

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June 26, 2013, 03:49 PM	#3
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	. Welcome to TFL, Batt. If your barrel is marked ".32Spec" or ".32-40" you definitely have a Model 1894; if marked ".32WCF" you have a Model 1892 - but since you have the gun we can't see in your hands, and said "1894", I have to presume it's chambered in one of the two longer cartridges. FWIW, There were no Model 94's prior to SN 950,000 - before that point they were all marked "Model 1894" on the top tang. The Model 1892 likewise had a model name/designation change at some point to "Model 92". . Last edited by PetahW; June 26, 2013 at 03:55 PM.