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WINCH£ST£A'S '94 CENTENNIALU .s. Repeating Arms Co. is celebrating the Model 94's centen­

nial with three limited edition .30-30s.The top of the line is the Model 94 Custom Limited Edition

Centennial. Its receiver is gray finished with engraving and inlaythat follows the NO.5 pattern used early in the century. Pronghornsdecorate the right side of the action, caribou the left.

The fancy walnut pistol grip stock has acrescent buttplate and"F"-style checkering. The 26" barrel is half-round, half-octagon andis rollmarked "1894-1994: A half-magazine holds four rounds.The tang is fitted with a reproduction Lyman sight that follows theoriginal NO.2 in design.

Just 94 of these will be made, at aretail price of $4,684.For those on a bit more limited budget, there is the Model 94

Limited Edition High Grade, priced at $1,272. This has a semi­fancy walnut stock whose configuration is similar to its more ex­pensive stablemate's, and it also features the Lyman sight andhalf-magazine.

It has a blued receiver with engraving in the "F" style andspade checkering. Agold wire outline sets off agold inlaid ram onthe left side and adeer on the right; 3,000 will be made.

For the relatively economy-minded, there is the Model 94 lim­ited Edition Grade I. Some 12,000 will be made and sold at$811 each.

The Grade I is decorated in the style of the turn-of-the-centuryNO.9 pattern with checkering in the "H" point pattern. There is notang sight, though the tang is drilled and tapped for one. All thecustom 94s have Lyman open sights.

Finally, all 94s made during the centennial year will be marked"1894-1994" on their receivers.~OBERT W. HUNNICUTT

done much smokeless powder testing and, in fact, was produc­ing smokeless loads in cals..22 Short, .236 U.S. Navy, .30U.S. Army (Krag), .32 S&W, .32-20, .38 S&W and .38-40­but nothing smokeless to suit the 1894. In May of the sameyear an announcement of change in this situation appeared inShooting andFishing.

"Winchester Repeating Arms Co. will soon be ready to fillorders for its 1894 model rifle, to take the .30 caliber Smoke­

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Oliver Winchester

NRA Centennial Musket

NRA Centennial Rifle

Winchester and, later, USRAC, helped sustain sales and interest inthe Model 94 with a series of commemorative guns that began in1964. Some were produced in tantalyizingly small production runs.

WINCH£5T£R:f MODEL 94 COMMEMORATIVEs--U.S. DISTRIBUTIONYear Name Cal. Type Barrel Lgth. Quantltl

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MODEL 941964 Wyoming Diamond Jubilee .30-30 C 20" 1,5011966 Centennial '66 .30-30 R 20/26" 102,3091966 Nebraska Centennial .30-30 C 20" 2,5001967 Canadian '67 Centennial .30-30 R 20/26" 90,3011967 Alaska Purchase Centennial .30-30 C 20" 1,501

Even Winchester didn't seem to realize the rifle's poten- 1968 Illinois Sesquicentennial .30-30 C 20" 37,468

tial, for it devoted almost all its comments to a dry description 1968 Buffalo Bill "1 of 300" .30-30 R 26" 3001968 Buffalo Bill .30-30 R 20/26" 112,923

of the mechanism and its assembly/disassembly. 1969 Golden Spike .30-30 C 20" 69,996"We believe that no repeating rifle system ever made will 1969 Theodore Roosevelt .30-30 R 20/26" 52,386

appeal to the eye and understanding of the rifleman as this 1970 Cowboy "1 of 300" .30-30 C 20" 300

will, and that use will continue to warrant first impressions.1970 Cowboy .30-30 C 20" 27,5491970 Lone Star .30-30 R 20/26" 38,385

Every one will at once pronounce it strong, light, and elegant." 1971 NRA Centennial .30-30 M 26" 23,400

In fact there was little reason for exuberance, for Winches- 1971 NRA Centennial .30-30 R 24" 21,000

ter already had its lever-action Model 1892, fast replacing the 1974 Texas Ranger Presentation .30-30 C 20" 1501974 Texas Ranger .30-30 C 16" 4,850

Model 1873 as the choice for small to medium game, and its 1976 U.S. Bicentennial .30-30 C 20" 19,999Model 1886 for large game. The 1886 and 1892, like the 1977 Wells Fargo .30-30 C 20" 19,999

1894, were Browning designs, and the new rifle may have 1977 Limited Edition I .30-30 C 20" 1,5001977 Legendary Lawmen .30-30 C 16" 19,999

seemed just a compromise, as it was chambered only for the 1978 Antlered Game .30-30 C 20" 19,999lO-year-old .32-40 and .38-55 blackpowder cartridges that 1979 Legendary Frontiersmen .38-55 R 24" 19,999

were much used in the Ballard and Winchester single-shots. 1979 Limited Edition II .30-30 C 20" 1,5001979 Matched Set (with M9422) .30-30 R 20" 1,000

The cartridges were accurate and capable of taking deer or 1980 Oliver Winchester .38-55 R 24" 19,999black bear at longer range than the 1873/1892's .44-40 round, 1980 Bat Masterson .30-30 C 20" 8,000

(the deer cartridge of its day), and the new rifle was far lighter 1981 U.S. Border Patrol Members .30-30 C 16" 800

than the more powerful Model 1886. That was a plus for Win-1981 U.S. Border Patrol .30-30 C 16" 1,0001982 Great Western Artist I .30-30 C 20" 999

chester because game was becoming more elusive and longer 1982 Great Western Artist II .30-30 C 20" 999

shots/treks were becoming more common. But Marlin had 1982 John Wayne .32-40 C 181h" 49,900

chambered its small-receivered version of its Model 1881 for the 1982 Duke .32-40 C 18W' 1,0001982 John Wayne Matched Set .32-40 C 18W 300 pr.

.32-40 and .38-55 in 1885, and the side-ejecting, n'2 lb. Model 1983 Chief Crazy Horse .38-55 R 24" 19,9991893 Marlin was currently being made for the two cartridges and 1983 Oklahoma Diamond Jubilee .32-40 R 23" 1,001

available at $19.50 for the 26" round-barreled version. 1983 American Bald Eagle .375 Win. C 20" 2,800

When Winchester's first paid advertisement for its Model1983 American Bald Eagle Deluxe .375 Win. C 20" 2001984 Winchester-Colt (w/Colt SAA) .44-40 C 20" 2,300

1894 appeared in the Nov. 8, 1894, issue of Shooting and 1986 Texas Sesquicentennial .38-55 C 18W 15,150

Fishing, it reflected Winchester's awareness of the Marlin. 1986 Texas Sesquicentennial .38-55 R 24" 1,650

The 26" round-barrelled Winchester was listed at the same1986 120th Anniversary .44-40 C 20" 1,0001986 Statue of Liberty .30-30 R 20" 100

price as the Model 1892 and $1.50 less than the Marlin-$18; 1987 U.S. Constitution .44-40 R 20" 8

the octagonal-barreled option cost $1.50 more. Marlin was 1990 Wyoming Centennial .30-30 C 20" 999

quick to lower its prices, but the Winchester was on its way. 1991 125th Anniversary .30-30 R 20" 1251992 Arapaho .30-30 C 20" 500

Almost immediately after its introduction, the Winchester 1992 Kentucky Centennial .30-30 C 20" 500became available in carbine ($17.50) and takedown versions 1993 Nez Perce .30-30 C 20" 600

($25) and, since the .38-55 and .32-40 were considered prime Note: Because of the fairly recent confusion caused by the manufacturer sometimes call-

target cartridges of their day, some solid-framed rifles were, ing a particular gun a rifle and a carbine in the same brochure, the following type indica-tors were used in the chronologies.

from the beginning, fitted with the 24" L.c. Cummins long C=Traditional carbine treatment with band encircling uncapped fore-end, magazine tubeeye relief scopes that were particularly suited to top-ejectors and barrel.

like the Model 94. R=Traditional rifle treatment without band and with fore-end nosepiece.

By March of 1895 Winchester's ammunition works hadM=Traditional musket treatment with band and full-length fore-end with nosepiece.

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production of about 20,000, of which the first2,868 were numbered in their own serial range,the balance numbered with the Model 94.

1933: Model 64 rifle introduced inModel 94 serial range in Cais..25-35, .30-30and .32 Spl. Essentially an update of the Model55, it had a five-shot magazine, solid frame anda pistol grip with curved lever as standards. TheModel 64 "Deer Rifle" (in .30 and .32 cals.only) had checkering and sling attached. Barrellengths were usually 20" or 24" on both Model64 versions.

1936: Factory price list of Jan. 2, 1936,features new lever-action Model 7 I .348 basedon Model 1886 and includes Model 64 in stan­dard or Deer Rifle versions but makes no men­tion of Model 94 rifles or carbines!

1937: Winchester Salesman's Handbookconfirms that all Model 94 rifles were officiallydiscontinued in that year but that Model 64 ri­fles would remain as would Model 94 carbines(with shotgun type buttplate) in cals..30-30 and.32 Spl. only. Model 94 rifles per se reappear in1966.

1938: Model 64 .219 Zipper (with 26"barrel) introduced; discontinued 1941 but a fewstill offered as late as 1947.

1940: .25-35 carbine reappears to bedropped again in 1950.

1942: Some carbines produced for essen­tial industries as plant guard arms throughoutthe war.

1946: Full production resumes on ring-

less carbine and limited production on Model64 rifle.

1948: No. 1500000 presented to Presi­dent Truman.

1950: Last listing for .25-35 chambering.1953: No. 200000o presented to Presi­

dent Eisenhower.1957: Model 64 discontinued to be rein­

troduced in modified form in 1972.1961: No. 2500000 produced.1962: Winchester-Western (Canada)

Ltd., a consolidation of Winchester-owned

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Winchester produced musket versions of the Model 94 in attempts togarner military sales c. 1918-1919, according to author George Madis.

John Browning'S patent drawing for the'94 shows the workings that have stooda century with only minor modifications.

version.

models of the period as "Eastern Carbines."1926: Stainless steel offered as optional

barrel material until circa 193 I.1927: No. 100000o presented to Presi­

dent Coolidge..32 Win. Spl. and .25-35 cham­berings cataloged for Model 55 line.

1930: Model 55 made in solid-frame

1931: Ramp base adopted for carbinefront sight and position moved forward of bar­rel/magazine band.

1932: All Model 55s discontinued after

the .32 Spl. cartridge is still argued. Its popular­ity never approached that of the .30-30.

1908: Barrels over 26" discontinued.Winchester threaded some muzzles for MaximSilencers and installed same.

1909: No. 500000 produced.1917: Ordnance Dept. contract approved

for 1,800 .30-30 carbines. Winchester promotessales to the "Home Guards" of various states.Connecticut, at least, responds by purchasingModels 1894 and 1895 rifles. Some carbines re­ported as used by Michigan and by our troopson Mexican border. The lever-throw of the1894 is a mark against the rifle as a militaryarm where prone firing might be necessary.

1918: Factory terminology for Model3= 1894 was changed to Model 94. Carbines re­~ ported to have been used by the Allied Expedi­~ tionary Force in France but documentation has~ not been noted.Go 1922: Stylized "lightning-bolt" Winches-

ter marking appears.1924: Model 55 takedown rifle, little

more than a newly named Model 94 half-maga­zine takedown rifle, was introduced in .30-30cal. with shotgun buttplate, straight grip, four­shot magazine and 24" barrel as the standards.Model 94 rifle demand and production reduced,but Model 94 rifles remained in catalogs andwere available until 1937. Carbines continuedin popularity.

1925: Saddle ring made an option oncarbines. Some collectors now refer to ringless

AMERICAN RIFLEMAN· December 1993

Regarded by some as the ideal whitetailrifle, the Model 94, here in a Short-maga­zine rifle version, has taken many trophies.

bines; a full-magazined takedown .30-30with not only an extra .30-30 barrel/half­magazine/fore-end unit but a pair of suchunits in .38-55 cal.-all matched in weightby varying barrel profiles; a 16" octago­nal-barreled rifle with steel fore-end tipand no barrel/fore-end band, (thus differ-

entiating it from a "carbine") etc., etc.As time went on the special options

grew fewer but other options and varia­tions appeared.

As the following very incomplete chro­nology indicates, few years passed with­out some change in the picture.

1894: Introduction in .32-40 and .38-55chamberings; serial numbers start at No. I. Car­bines and round- or octagonal-barreled riflesand takedown rifles all offered from the start.

1895: .25-35 and .30-30 cals. introduced.Half-round/half-octagonal rifle barrels and half­magazines appear.

1896: Extra Light Weight (7 Ibs.) riflesintroduced.

1897: No. 100000 produced.1898: Last Model 1894 produced in this

year had Serial No. 147684; all Model 1894swith lower serial numbers are considered "an­tiques" by the BATF.

1902: No. 250000 produced. .32 Win.Spl. cartridge introduced as a smokeless load.There is speculation that this cartridge was bet­ter suited to blackpowder handloading than the.30-30 and was appreciated by those who fa­vored nickel steel and the relatively small borebut distrusted smokeless powder. Winchestercame to make the .32-40 and .38-55 cartridgesin smokeless versions but did not regularlyoffer the .25-35, .30-30 or .32 Win. Spl. car­tridges loaded with blackpowder. Winchesteralso made some nickel steel .32-40 (and .38-55)barrels at extra cost, and the real necessity for

Trapper .44 Mag. Carbine

Revived Model 64 Variant

Angle Eject Standard Big Bore

eign walnut could be .provided on order.Occasionally an older carbine will be en­countered with a gumwood stock andfore-end and even the use of boxwood andlinden is reported in George Madis' ency­clopedic work, The Winchester Book.Today, walnut-finished birch and lami­nated wood options are offered, but wal­nut is still the most popular choice.

The rifles had steel crescent buttplateswith sharp toes and heels; the steel carbinebuttplates were also concave, but the toesand heels were rounded. "Shotgun"buttplates lacking the concavity were sup­plied on order, as were trapdoor buttplateson rare occasions.

Sling swivels could be installed andsingle-set triggers are reported in the firstyear, but after 1895 only the Winchesterdouble-set triggers were cataloged.

Then, of course, there was the optionof engraving that the 1894 invited becauseof the large, flat sides on its receiver.

In 1897 Winchester issued the bookletHighly Finished Arms that showed twooctagonal-barreled Model 1894s with pis­tol grips that were fully engraved at extracosts of $60 and $175; the difference inprice was accounted for by the amount ofengraving and the gold and platinum in­lays of the more expensive treatment. Anornate checkering pattern on one rifle cost$7.50 while the carved and checkered gripand fore-end of the other was $25-morethan the cost of the plain gun itself. Butmany other grades of embellishment wereoffered, with engraving/inlaying runningfrom $5 to $250 and che9kering/carvingfrom $5 to $60.

It is safe to say that no reasonable re­quest for a change from factory specifica­tions was refused in the early days andprobably some unreasonable requestswere honored.

Madis shows many "standards" butalso such exotica as 26"- and 30"-barreledexperimental muskets; U.S.-marked car-

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rings and with half and full magazines;rifle barrels ranging up to 36" were suppliedin all profiles, but the nickel-steel barrelsand takedown versions had a maximumlength of 26". The over-26" option for theWinchester proof steel barrels was with­drawn in 1908. Half-magazines (four shots)were cataloged and common; "button"-mag­azines (three) were occasionally supplied.

The standard metal fmish was blue, but

a very few early guns had casehardenedreceivers supplied on special order. Full orpartial nickel and other plating was alsoan option. The levers themselves werestraight on rifles and carbines but pistolgripped/levered examples of both exist ingood quantities. Open sights were theoften violated rule, for Winchester wouldinstall virtually any sight combination.

Oil finished American walnut was theaccepted wood for almost all U.S. guns inthose days, but varnish was occasionallyapplied and any grade of domestic or for-

Its quick handling, popular .30-30 Win.chambering and modest cost have stoodthe Model 94 in good stead with hunters.

continued from p. 33

less cartridge. This will be the first Ameri­can small bore smokeless powder car­tridge and repeating rifle placed on themarket in this country. The cartridgepromises to be an excellent one; it willhave a velocity of 1812 feet a second, andgive a penetration of 33 112 pine boards 7/8inch in thickness. The bullet is metalpatched. The price of the rifle for this car­tridge will be a little higher than the regu­lar rifle, owing to the barrels being ofnickel steel. It is the intention of the Win­chester Co. to make the rifle with roundbarrel only, listing it at $23; the take-downrifle, in the same style, will be listed at $28."

In August 1895 the first ad appearedfor the 1894 in the smokeless .25-35 and".30 Winchester Smokeless" chamber­ings-the legendary .30-30 was born.

The .25 and .30 cal. nickel steel barrelswere Winchester's first use of this mate­rial that was said to be the same as thatused in the Army's Krags. (The Krags,too, were smokeless smallbores but weren01 "on the market.") The .38 and .32 cals.continued to be made with "Winchesterproof steel" barrels, but the nickel steelcould be had for those chamberings onspecial order at extra cost. So, in effect,could almost anything else.

At the start, for instance, the "stan­dard" barrel lengths were 20" round forthe saddle-ring carbines and 26" round oroctagonal for the solid or takedown rifles.All were usually fitted with full magazinesthat held six and eight cartridges, respec­tively. But those specifications didn't suiteveryone and, in those days, the customerruled. Thus we find early 1894s with half­round/half-octagonal barrels (catalogedfor rifles and occasionally made for car­bines); carbines with barrels 14", 15", 16"and 20" in length with and without saddle

Winchester's Model 94

The Model 94's ability to change guises has contributed to itslongeVity. Variants exist in considerable profusion, for the fac­tory in the early years would make virtually whatever was desired.

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Both Big Bores are stocked with cut­checkered American walnut.

The current 94s (except for theRanger/Wintuff and the new safety on allmodels) look very much like the pre-196494s and, thanks to some inventive tinkeringby USRAC's engineers, have lost thedisconcerting rattle that used to be socommon when 94s were levered open. Theguns now look, feel and sound solid.

To a scope user, the small tapped holein the hammer that accepts a threaded off­set spur extension is a boon; to old-timersit looks out of place but can easily beplugged.

This old-timer has no other "com­plaints" except for a yen for a short-bar­reled takedown version that seems to beshared by nobody_

The current Winchester Model 94 lineis not extensive compared to well over 50variations regularly cataloged from thelate 1890s to the 1930s, but one of themshould suit anybody who doesn't alreadyown one-if that person can be found. •

which are stocked in uncheckered Ameri­can walnut. The Trapper's front sight is abead reverting to its 1930 position behindthe front barrel/magazine tube.

The magazine holds five rounds in .30­30 cal. but this is raised to nine rounds inthe _44 Mag. and .45 Colt cals. for whichthe Trapper is also made.

The Wrangler, with its Hollywood­style big finger lever, is otherwise like theTrapper in its specifications except thereis no .357 Mag. option.

The 20"-barreled Big Bore can be hadin .307 or .356 Win. chamberings withsix-round fUll magazines-again called ri­fles but in traditional carbine form-withhooded ramp front and folding rear sights.

MODEL 94 COMMEMORATIVES-CANADIAN/FOREIGNYear Name Cal. Type Barrel Lgth. Quantity

1970 Northwest Territories .30-30 R 24" 2,5001970 Northwest Territories Deluxe .30-30 R 24" 5001972 Yellow Boy .30-30 C 20" 4,9031973 R.C.M.P. .30-30 M 22" 9,5001973 R.C.M.P. Members .30-30 M 22" 5,1001974 Apache .30-30 C 20" 8,6001975 Klondike Gold Rush .30-30 C 20" 10,5001975 KGR (Dawson City) .30-30 C 20" 251975 Comanche .30-30 C 20" 11,5001976 Sioux .30-30 R 20" 10,0001976 Little Big Horn .44-40 C 20" 11.0001977 Cheyenne .44-40 C 20" 11,2251978 Cherokee .30-30 C 20" 9,0001978 1 of 1000 First Series .30-30 C 20" 2501980 Alberta Diamond Jubilee .38-55 C 24" 2,7001980 ADJ Presentation .38-55 C 24" 3001980 Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee .38-55 C 24" 2,7001980 SDJ Presentation .38-55 C 24" 3001981 Calgary Stampede .32Spl. C 16" 1,0001981 Canadian Pacific Centennial .32Spl. R 24" 2,7001981 CPC Presentation .32Spl. R 24" 3001981 CPC Employees .32Spl. R 24" 2,0001981 John Wayne (Canada) .32-40 C 18%" 1,0001986 1 of 1000 Second Series .30-30 C 20" 150

AMERICAN RIFLEMAN· December 1993

sidebar.) In the meantime there are plentyof 94s in USRAC's current line that stresstraditional good looks and utility overgloss and glory-but the glamour of the94 remains.

The 1993 catalog lists ,30-30, .32 Spl.and 7x30 Waters 20"-barrelled "rifles"with the traditional carbine styling, withAmerican walnut stock and fore-end, shot­gun buttplate/straight grip and six-shotfull magazine. The .30-30 version is alsooffered with full panels of cut-checkeringon stock and fore-end_

Scope mounting is easy on all current94s (including the Big Bores), as the thereceiver tops are properly drilled andtapped and the angle ejection-now called"side-ejection"-presents no difficulties.

The 20" .30-30s are made in the sameconfiguration with uncheckered, walnut­finished wood (94 Ranger) and withcheckered laminated wood (94 Wintuff).

A larger choice of chamberings isavailable for the 16"-barreled, saddle ring­equipped 94 Trapper Carbines, all of

Note: Because of the fairly recent confusion caused by the manufacturer sometimes calling a particular guna rifle and a carbine in the same brochure, the following type indicators were used in the chronologies.C=Traditional carbine treatment with band encircling uncapped fore-end, magazine tube and barrel.R=Traditional rifle treatment without band and with fore-end nosepiece.M=Traditional musket treatment with band and fUll-length fore-end with nosepiece.R.C.M.P.=(Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

The first listing represents New Haven­made guns primarily intended for the U.S.market. The second covers those madeprimarily for sale elsewhere, mostly inCanada where those produced from 1970through 1978 (excepting the I of 1000 lot)were assembled at the Cobourg facility_

In addition, there have been manyother "specials" in the regular 94 serialrange that were contracted for by variousfirms and organizations ranging fromCoca Cola to Anheuser-Busch and fromfraternal law enforcement groups to orga­nizations like Ducks Unlimited.

The commemorative issues have de­creased of late, but the 1894/1994 Centen­nials are on their way. (See accompanying

$18.0019.5025.00

AMERICAN RIFLEMAN· December 1993

chamberings cataloged; ,44 Mag. reintroduced.1985: .444 Marlin chambering does not

appear in catalog but .45 Colt Trapper does.Ranger version of ,30-30 carbine introducedwith walnut-finished hardwood. Trapper of­fered in .44 Mag, version,

1986: USRAC files for protection frombankruptcy. Reformed under new managementwith new capital in 1988,

1987: .375 Win, chambering droppedfrom Big Bore line. Laminated stocks offered,,30-30 offered with 24" barrel and full maga­zine, By now USRAC calls only the Trapper acarbine. Everything else is cataloged as a rifle,

1988: No. 55()()()()() produced.1989: 24"-barreled version dropped,

Only 16" and 20" remain.1992: The .32 Spl. chambering is back

again with a 20" barrel. The ,357 Mag. makesits debut with 20" barrel, and .30-30s or .44Mags. can be had with the large-looped Wran­gler trigger guard. The crossbolt safety appearson all versions with no fanfare.

The accompanying two chronologies,based primarily on SJ. Fjestad's BlueBook of Gun Values (with specificationsadded and values deleted), show thataround 1,000,000 limited edition 94s havebeen made in their own serialing blockswhich are separate from the regular 94 se­ries now at over the 6,000,000 mark.

Bore 94XTR with thickened receiver walls in­troduced in ,375 Win. cal.

1979: The .38-55 cartridge is reintro­duced for the Legendary Frontiersmen Com­memorative rifle.

1980: Model 94 16"-barreled Trapper in­troduced with five-shot magazine.

1981 : No, 500000o produced..32-40 re­appears in John Wayne Commemorative. U.S.Repeating AnTIs Co, (USRAC) is licensed touse Winchester's name and takes over facilitiesand production of the Model 94. Canadian as­sembly no longer a factor.

1983: Angled ejection introduced for BigBore. .307 and .356 Win. chamberings an­nounced for Big Bore, .32 Spl. chambering re­turns for this year (and 1984) in Wrangler ver­sion with large-looped finger lever.

1984: Angled ejection feature applied toall Model 94s promoting greater use of scopes,7x30 Waters, .44-40, .444 Marlin and .45 Colt

PRICE LIST OF MODEL 1894 RIFLES, .30 W. C. F. AND .25-35 W. C. F.26 inch, Round Nickel Steel barrel, .30 W. C. F., 10 shot. . $23.00,6 inch, U " U Of "5-35 W. C. F., 10 sboh . 23.00z6-incb, It .. Take Down, either caliber 28.00

PRICE LIST OF MODEL 1894 RIFLES, .32-40 AND .38-55.26 inch ROlInd barrel, full mll~zine, 10 .hots •26 inch OctaCon.... .. '0"Take Dowo, either Round or <Xl.gon barrels

Winchostor Ropoating Arms Company

1965: Inexpensive .30-30 carbine ver­sion sold to and by Sears, Roebuck as SearsModel 54.

1966: Winchester's Centennial noted byissuance of two .30-30 straight-stocked, full­magazined, octagonal-barreled Model 1894variants called the Centennial '66s.

1967: No. 300000o produced; .44 Mag.chambering introduced in a lO-shot, full-mag­azined carbine to be dropped in 1972 and rein­troduced in 1984. Model 94 Classic (,30-30)26" octagonal-barreled rifle and 20" "carbine"were introduced with blued, roll-engraved re­ceivers, to be dropped in 1970.

1970: Canadian assembly of commemo­ratives begins_

1971: No. 35()()()()() produced (auctionedin 1979 at $18,000). Design updated with im­proved carrier and linkage. NRA's Centennialhonored by issuance of first full-productionModel 94 (or 1894) Musket and an accompany­ing half-magazined rifle.

1972: New Model 64 .30-30 rifle intro­duced; discontinued 1973. Lever and pistol gripnot as gracefully executed as on "originals,"

1973: .32 Win. Spl. chamberingdropped; offered again in 1983 and 1984,

1974: No. 400000o produced,1978: 94XTR upgrade with cut checker­

ing and extra finish introduced. One of OneThousand series made for European sales, Big

Winchester's Model 94

The ,:JS-35 and ·30

This Model il now W. C. l!'. are mademade in the following (or smokeleu powdercalibers: .:35-35; .30 ammunition only.W. C. F.; '3~I-<Jo, Cartridges loaded with smokcleal powder life Illso furnished,

and '38-55. nd.pud to the .31.-4° alld '38-55,

The initial velocity of the .1.5-35 is 2000 feet per aecond. and of the '30 W. C. F. 1910 feet ~r Iccond.

MODEL 1894 REPEATING RIFLES.

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Long identified with the .30-30 Win., the 94 wasn't available in that new round until1895. The first advertisement for it appeared in Shooting and Fishing in August 1895.

Cooey Machine and AnTIs Co. and other Win­chester interests, formed in Cobourg, Ontario,thus forming base for assembly and issuance ofmany Model 94 commemoratives intended forthe world market.

1964: Design changes incorporated to re­duce costs_ Receivers then made of coated gra­phitic steel were not reblueable by conventionalmethod, New series starts at No. 27()()()()(). Con­ventional bluing again possible after 1983, Tosignify the 70th year of production the .30-30"Antique" carbine was produced withcasehardened, roll-engraved receiver, brass sad­dle ring and brass-plated spring cover. TheModel 94 Commemoratives begin. (See sepa­rate accompanying chronologies.)

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