THE levergun for me will forever be the Winchester 1892. Not the Marlin.
My late grandfather's diary had some references to his *lever-action .30 calibre Model 94* which I had always generally assumed was a Model 94 Winchester in the common .30-30 cartridge. You can imagine my surprise when I eventually learned it was a Model 94 Stevens, chambered for a sort of rimless variant of the .30-40 Krag cartridge that was a sort of forerunner of the .308 Winchester.
It was among the hardware Grandda had with him when he was caught up in Pancho Villa's March 9, 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico, during which he expended all 80 rounds he had for his lever rifle, then switched to an M1903 Springfield and his shotgun. Though the raid occurred during the early morning hours of darkness, I have good reason to believe that he didn't miss very often.
Pity his lever rifle wasn't chambered for the military .30-06. His diary entry from back then reflects that he thought he *must as soon as possible replace my double-gun with a repeater.* And indeed, a few weeks later, an entry mentions his acquisition of a new Winchester Model 1897 pump gun in 12 gage.