Serial Number info for Winchester Model 94

[texas94]

my model 94

#1053137 would love any info... i think it is a 27' or 28' also anyway to find the value... anything to know if it is a long or short rifle version...it's pretty average quality for a gun sitting in the attic for 40 years and was used before then... seems like it would fire fine, 25-35 w.c.f. if I wanted to. Also any good place to sell down in Austin, TX area. Would like to sell to get a gun I can get ammo for easily. thanks!

 

[PetahW]

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1928; not enough info and/or pics to determine the model or assess a value.


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[rfrank]

late model 94?

# 6059223
I can't find anything on this. I think its a late'90s or early '00. Also it has a gold trigger. Is that of any importance? Thank You in advance.

 

[Scorch]

Just to brag, I just picked up a Model 1894 rifle, 26" round barrel, 30 WCF, serial number 175XX. Yep, 1895 production, mostly un-tampered with, pretty clean. This one goes into the safe, with the 1908 vintage 1894 rifle I am going to restore.

 

[PetahW]

# 6059223
I can't find anything on this. I think its a late'90s or early '00. Also it has a gold trigger. Is that of any importance? Thank You in advance.

Welcome to TFL !

In case you didn't read a previous reply I made on this subject:

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Outside of Winchester, there's no SN listing for the later AE models, mostly because there's little collector interest in them, unless they're the first/last of whatever change.

The CBS (crossbolt safety) was instituted in 1992 at approx SN 6,000,000, and discontinued in favor of the tang safety around SN 6,450,000 in 2003.

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[Deke66]

carbine?

How can I tell whether or not I have a model 94 carbine?

 

[PetahW]

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Welcome to TFL, Deke !

Excepting "Special Orders", M94 Standard Carbines were issued with 20" bbls & forend wood held in place with a barrel band.

Besides different sights, "Rifle" models usually have longer barrels and will always have a forend cap secured by one screw on each side.

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[Deke66]

Thank you

Thats great information Petah, does this apply to post 64 94s as well? I am looking to replace the sights with something more visible, my eyesight isn't what it used to be. It appears the front sight on my post 64 is not dovetail. Most of the aftermarket sights I am seeing say does not fit carbines. This is what leads me to believe it is a carbine since the front sight appears to be a challenge to get off.

 

[PetahW]

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I've never seen a post-64 M94 Standard Carbine with a front sight blade that wasn't in a dovetail - all are AFAIK mounted in either a sight ramp dovetail, or directly in a barrel dovetail.

OTOH, many Model 92's, like gennie Winchester Model 1892's & the recent Browning/Miroku's, are pinned to a square post that's soldered to the bbl.


I'd recommend a fiber-optic front sight like the Williams FireSight as solution to your sighting issue.

The rear bbl iron/open sight can also benefit from a replacment FO sight which typically has a FO dot on each side of the sighting notch; or remove it entirely & install a receiver peep sight.

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[Deke66]

Thanks Petah, Maybe I should put my glasses on and look closer. I was looking for FO for both front and rear. I like the looks of that peep however. I may go that route.

 

[Deke66]

M 94 Sights

Petah I have attached some pictures of my M94. I hope you can make it out but the front sight does not appear to be a dovetail. The rear sight also looks different than other M94s I have seen on line. Any idea how to mount a sight to this.

 

[Deke66]

This is a better picture

 

[Spartan Tactical]

Resurect or bury and forget?

Hello everyone,
I'm hoping to have a few questions answered about a Model 94 which recently came into my shop.As the title says,I'm wondering if this rifle is worth restoring.
I think it's a 1906,but not sure.The serial number is 352331.It has an octogonal barrel and is of .32 W.S. caliber.The action could use some TLC and a reblueing,but the barrel would need to be replaced in order to be in fireing condition.The stock and foregrip could also use some TLC.
Thanks in advance for any help,
Ron.
Spartan Tactical

 

[PetahW]

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DEKE - Your pic of the front sight is too out of focus for me to see clearly & answer your question. Your 2nd pic is focused perfectly, but it doesn't show the front sight under discussion.

Ron - Welcome to the forum! Even though it was made in 1906, it sounds like you have a shooter-grade Model 94 there, which wouldn't change much, no matter what you do to it, so restore it or not, & enjoy it.

It'll definitely be worth more, than if it got reblued. (pics might help)

I'm a little curious, though, as to why it needs a barrel, in order to be fired.




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[Spartan Tactical]

I'll try to get pics up ASAP.The reason it needs to be rebarreled is that the fist 4 inches of the bore are completely ruined.It looks as though this rifle would have been muzzle down in a couple inches of water for quite a while.
Ron,
Spartan Tactical

 

[PetahW]

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FWIW, the muzzle can be counterbored with a 3/8" drillbit, then the new/interior mozzle crowned - all to preserve the original bb's length & sights.


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[elvis1974]

trapper

Hi all this my first post I have been reading all the great info but I am still at a loss. I am a trapper collector and I jst picked up my last need for my collection its 45lc the trapper is 94 AE w saddle ring.all looks right, but. The serial number I cant find it in any of the archives. there is no safety, and the serial number is on the side of the lever. I am stumped! Can someone help me out?

 

[friendlyperson]

I inherited a lever action Winchester 94 in 30-30, octagonal 26" barrel, with serial number WC60842 (I've triple-checked this number on the rifle). I've looked at Winchester's lists of serial numbers and can't seem to find this one. Does anyone know year of manufacture? I'm completely stumped. Thanks very much.

 

[Scorch]

Ron-
My 2 cents' worth: restore it, or sell it to someone who wants to. I buy junked 1894s and restore them. After they are done, they look as close as you can get to a factory new rifle. You will wind up with $2000 in restoration costs, and have a rifle worth about $2000. That is, if it is restored by someone who knows what they are doing. If you are going to hand it over to someone who says they can refinish it and it will look "just like new", be very very skeptical.

 

[WinWin]

Serial Number on the butt stock?

Hello:
I have a Winchester Model 1894, 32WS in serial number range 408xxx, my investigating tells me it was manufactured in 1907 some say 1908~~.
It has been in pieces for 25 years. I put it together and all the mechanical parts are fine. I can see a spiral inside the barrel and it is clean but I cannot detect any lands that could be rifling.
The reason that it took so long to put together is that the butt stock is badly damaged. I took to attempting a fix by filling in the missing parts with epoxy and I was somewhat successful, but..

I am all for historical accuracy and realise that original is the way to go but I notice some numbers “tattooed” (numbers made up of dots like nail pokes), anyway, the rifle S/N is 408xxx and the tattoo is 459xxx.
Suspicious, I would like to ask some of the experts if that tattooed # could mean to be the serial number, in which case the butt stock I have may not be the original original. Just a thought.

My fore stock is OK but if I was to get a new butt stock I was thinking I would get both so the rifle would look better.