Taylor's & Company 1892 45 Colt Lever Action - 24" - Blued - Rifle

Taylor's & Company's 1892 reproduction in .45 Colt combines John Browning's strongest lever-action design with a 24-inch octagonal blued barrel, color case-hardened receiver, and straight walnut stock — the full-length rifle configuration that made the 1892 the preferred working lever gun of its era, in the chambering that pairs it with the most iconic single-action revolver cartridge in American history.

The Taylor's & Company 1892 Rifle is a lever-action rifle chambered in .45 Colt with a 24-inch octagonal barrel in blued steel, color case-hardened receiver, straight-grip walnut stock, buckhorn rear sight, and blade front sight. Capacity: 12+1 rounds. Manufactured by Chiappa to Taylor's specification.

John Browning designed the Model 1892 as a mechanical improvement over the 1873 — stronger action geometry, simpler lockwork, and a receiver that cost less to manufacture without sacrificing the reliability that lever guns needed in daily working use. The 1892 was mechanically stronger and less costly to produce than the 1873, and over one million were manufactured between 1892 and 1941. Taylor's reproduction preserves the original's straight-grip walnut stock and octagonal barrel profile that defined the rifle's classic appearance, while the color case-hardened receiver provides the mottled blue-gray-brown finish that was standard on working guns of the period — each receiver displaying a unique pattern from the case hardening process. The 24-inch barrel is the full rifle-length configuration, providing maximum velocity from the .45 Colt cartridge and a longer sight radius for deliberate accurate shooting at range compared to the carbine variants. .45 Colt chambering links the rifle directly to the single-action revolvers that defined the same era — a shooter running a Colt Single Action Army or similar revolver can carry one cartridge for both firearms, the practical ammunition flexibility that made pistol-caliber lever rifles so popular in the nineteenth century and that continues to make them compelling for cowboy action shooting and hunting today. Buckhorn rear sight and blade front provide period-correct iron sights. Capacity of 12+1 rounds provides a meaningful round count from the tubular magazine.

Caliber: .45 Colt. Barrel: 24-inch octagonal, blued steel. Receiver: color case-hardened. Stock: straight-grip walnut. Sights: buckhorn rear, blade front. Capacity: 12+1 rounds. Action: lever action. Manufacturer: Chiappa for Taylor's & Company.

Color case-hardened receiver produces a unique finish pattern on every rifle — no two are identical. 24-inch octagonal barrel delivers full .45 Colt velocity and a longer sight radius than carbine configurations. .45 Colt chambering provides single-cartridge compatibility with period-correct single-action revolvers. Browning's 1892 action geometry is mechanically stronger than the 1873 design it succeeded.

The right lever-action rifle for cowboy action competitors, hunters, and collectors who want the 1892's proven Browning action in a full-length 24-inch .45 Colt configuration with period-correct case-hardened receiver and octagonal blued barrel.