The .32-40 and the .38-55. It stands as the pioneering American-made repeating rifle tailored for smokeless powder rounds, marking a revolutionary advancement in 1895, coinciding with the introduction of nickel steel barrels and the 30 WCF or .30-30 cartridge. Revered as the quintessential embodiment of lever-action ingenuity, firearms historians have bestowed upon the model 1894 the honorable title of the ultimate lever-action design.