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Winchester 1894
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The Winchester Model 1894 rifle (also known as the Winchester 94 or Win 94) is a lever-action repeating rifle that became one of the most famous and popular hunting rifles. It was designed by John Browning in 1894 and originally chambered to fire two metallic black powder cartridges, the .32-40 Winchester and .38-55 Winchester. It was the first rifle to chamber the smokeless powder round, the .30 WCF (Winchester Center Fire, in time becoming known as the .30-30).
The 1894 was produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company through 1980 and then by U.S. Repeating Arms under the Winchester brand until they ceased manufacturing rifles in 2006. Reproductions are being made by the Miroku company of Japan and imported into the United States by the Browning Arms company of Morgan, Utah.
The Model 1894 has been referred to as the "ultimate lever-action design" by firearms historians such as R. L. Wilson and Hal Herring. The Model 1894 is the rifle credited with the name "Winchester" being used to refer to all rifles of this type and was the first commercial sporting rifle to sell over 7,000,000 units.
Different Grades of the Model 1894 Pre 1964
Grade |
Barrel (inches) |
Remarks |
Winchester 1894 Trapper's Carbine |
- Round
- 18, 16, 15, 14
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Gun is Blued, Plain Walnut Stock and Forearm, Carbine Style Buttplate
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Winchester 1894 Carbine |
- Round
- 20
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- Gun is Blued, Plain Walnut Stock and Forearm, Carbine Style Buttplate, Uncapped, with a Single Barrel Band.
- Those made prior to 1925 will be fitted with a Saddle Ring on the left receiver side and worth a premium.
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Winchester 1894 Sporting Rifle
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- Round
- 26
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Plain Walnut Stock and Forearm, NOT Checkered, Crescent Buttplate Serial numbers less than 11,453 are "First model" Sporting Rifle Serial numbers higher are later "Sporting Rifle." There is also a takedown version.
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Winchester 1894 Extra Lightweight Rifle |
- Round
- 22, 26
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Half Magazine, Plain Walnut with a Straight Grip, Forearm is Plain and Capped. The Buttplate is a Shotgun Type
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Winchester 1894 Fancy Sporting Rifle |
- Round
- 22, 26
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- Fancy Walnut Stock and Forearm, ARE Checkered, and a Crescent Metal Buttplate.
Serial numbers less than 11,453 are "First model" Fancy Sporting Rifle. Serial numbers higher then that are "Fancy Sporting Rifle." There is also a takedown version.
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YEAR |
SERIAL NUMBERS |
YEAR |
SERIAL NUMBERS |
YEAR |
SERIAL NUMBERS |
YEAR |
SERIAL NUMBERS |
1894 |
1 TO 14579 |
1924 |
953198 |
1954 |
2071100 |
1984 |
5309432 |
1895 |
44359 |
1925 |
978523 |
1955 |
2145296 |
1985 |
5362944 |
1896 |
76464 |
1926 |
997603 |
1956 |
2225000 |
1986 |
5409249 |
1897 |
111453 |
1927 |
1027571 |
1957 |
2290296 |
1987 |
5463790 |
1898 |
147684 |
1928 |
1054465 |
1958 |
2365887 |
1988 |
5517897 |
1899 |
183371 |
1929 |
1077097 |
1959 |
2410555 |
1989 |
5574822 |
1900 |
204427 |
1930 |
1081755 |
1960 |
2469821 |
1990 |
5615397 |
1901 |
233975 |
1931 |
1084156 |
1961 |
2500000 |
1991 |
6008296 |
1902 |
273854 |
1932 |
1087836 |
1962 |
2551921 |
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1903 |
291506 |
1933 |
1089270 |
1963 |
2586000 |
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1904 |
311363 |
1934 |
1091190 |
1964* |
2700000 TO 2797428 |
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1905 |
337557 |
1935 |
1099605 |
1965 |
2894428 |
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1906 |
378878 |
1936 |
1100065 |
1966 |
2991927 |
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1907 |
430985 |
1937 |
1100679 |
1967 |
3088458 |
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1908 |
474241 |
1938 |
1100915 |
1968 |
3185691 |
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1909 |
505831 |
1939 |
1101051 |
1969 |
3284570 |
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1910 |
553062 |
1940 |
1142423 |
1970 |
3381299 |
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1911 |
599263 |
1941 |
1191307 |
1971 |
3557385 |
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1912 |
646114 |
1942 |
1221289 |
1972 |
3806499 |
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1913 |
703701 |
1943 |
NO RECORD |
1973 |
3929364 |
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1914 |
756066 |
1944 |
NO RECORD |
1974 |
4111426 |
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1915 |
784052 |
1945 |
NO RECORD |
1975 |
4277926 |
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1916 |
807741 |
1946 |
NO RECORD |
1976 |
4463553 |
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1917 |
821972 |
1947 |
NO RECORD |
1977 |
4565925 |
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1918 |
838175 |
1948 |
1500000 |
1978 |
4662210 |
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1919 |
870762 |
1949 |
1626100 |
1979 |
4826596 |
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1920 |
880627 |
1950 |
1724295 |
1980 |
4892951 |
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1921 |
908318 |
1951 |
1819800 |
1981 |
5024957 |
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1922 |
919583 |
1952 |
1910000 |
1982 |
5103248 |
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1923 |
938539 |
1953 |
2000000 |
1983 |
UNKNOWN |
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*THE POST-64 MODEL 94 BEGAN WITH SERIAL NUMBER 2,700,000.SERIAL NUMBER 1,000,000 WAS PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE IN 1927.SERIAL NUMBER 1,500,000 WAS PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN IN 1948.SERIAL NUMBER 2,000,000 WAS PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT DWIGHT EISENHOWER IN 1953.SERIAL NUMBERS 2,500,000 AND 3,000,000 WERE PRESENTED TO TOO WINCHESTER GUN MUSEUM, NOW LOCATED m CODY, WYOMING.SERIAL NUMBER 3,500,000 WAS NOT CONSTRUCTED UNTIL 1979 AND WAS SOLD AT AUCTION IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.
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