I bought my Timber Carbine in 2001 and the last three are 790 so our rifles are not far apart but both Winchester and USRA are known for out of sequence serial numbers. The following year, Winchester introduced a much-modified model called the Model 94 Big Bore in calibers. I believe if you check your barrel it will be a 1-20”twist but you can never say never. In the 2001 Gun Digest the standard Big bore is pictured and the Timber Rifle is again mentioned, but not pictured. Renneberg, Winchester Model 94, A Century of Craftsmanship, the Model 94 'Angle Eject' (Known as the Sixth Model, 6A), was introduced in 1983 at around serial number 5,300,000. The Timber Carbine was listed but not pictured. A significant milestone was achieved in 1927 when the one-millionth Model 94 was produced, followed by the two-millionth in 1961. 30-30 with a 20-inch barrel is, like most Winchester 94 Commemoratives, still in the original box in. The Winchester Model 94 Centennial commemorative was the third issue in a very long string of Model 94 commemoratives. The Winchester 94 Texas Ranger was made to honor the legendary Lone Star State lawmen. For a full accounting of manufacturing start dates for many Winchester firearms check out the Winchester Historic Timeline. Serial number is 82032 but serial numbers for post-1964 ’94s start at 2,700,000.
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Production ran almost continuously from 1894 to 2006, with a brief hiatus from 1940 to 1944 due to World War II. Trying to help an owner of his 1866 Centennial 1894 determine the date of manufacture.
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In the 2000 Gun Digest only the Black Shadow with the synthetic stock was pictured as chambered for the. The Winchester Model 94 holds the record as the first sporting rifle to sell over 7,000,000 units.
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At the time I believe there were only one or two posters who had micro-groove barrels on their Winchesters. The old thread linked below talks a bit about twist.īack when these rifles were new – about 2000 – 2002 we did a lot of talking about twist, meplat width, COL and the rather rare micro groove rifling. Contents show How to Date My Winchester Model 94 (.