Originally Posted by rockinbbar
It appears to have been an 1894 rifle rather than a carbine.

The dovetail (that is tweaked to the left side) was to accommodate the magazine tube. How it got tweaked is anyone's guess...

In my opinion, it was like this rifle.

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I am sure it isn't an 1894. It looks like a model 1892...


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