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| Above, the writer's grandfather's Winchester 1894. Writer's photo. |
Part 3 of Curious Relics: Winchester Model 1894 has been posted at AllOutdoor.
It begins with:
Dating: Winchester Model 1894
Dating Winchester Model 1894 rifles comes with challenges. Over 7 million guns were produced across 130+ years. A significant portion of Winchester’s factory records were destroyed in a 1959 fire. The hardest part is that getting verified information involves spending money, specifically for factory letters from the Cody Firearms Museum.
Let me give you a personal example. This specific gun has always been in my family’s lore. It is “Grandpa’s 32-40.” As kids, me and my cousins always heard about it. When my grandfather passed, the oldest grandson inherited the 32-40. I made an effort to get the Cody Firearms Museum documentation, and since we all care about this extension of him, I pursued it.
As with part 2, the focus is on dating the rifle and factory records of the 1894. Some records still exist, while some (as noted above) were destroyed in a 1959 fire. My Winchester 1894 was made in 1962, so records are still available.
To read more, go here.
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