I'm surprised (and pleased) that, some time in the last 100 +/- years, somebody didn't take a foot or so off that barrel to make it "handier". shocked I once had a Winchester '76 45-60 that had the original 28" barrel cut to 20" to make it into a "carbine". That's a beautiful one-of-a-kind weapon and a Model 1895 collection all by itself.
yooper