Wow, nice work on this modern 94 ! It looks way better even than new ! Regarding my 1892 SRC, I am pretty sure the barrel was not hot blued. It may have been re-blued but a long time ago, as the color has already tuned a brownish hue with time. What's sure is that the lever, the barrel bands and the...

The club has no website, we try to play low profile ...
I'll pass the word anyway

jphi

Would this switching date of 1906 true also for the mod. 1892 ?
I read somewhere that the hi speed 44-40 were introduced in 1903, and therefore all rifles from 1903 and beyond had stronger steel.

Jphi

nice rifle, I wish Icould find one like this !
nice photos too...
JPhi

Michael, this is all very interesting info. In 1909 I think only Sundays were non-working days, and work hours were a lot longer; These were hard times... I feel the barrel and receiver have been buffed because the first line of the address markings is faint and the proof stamps are really slight to...

30 WCF wrote: i stand, actually i "sit" in awe, this has been a GREAT thread...learned allot... :) Oh heck just don't sit there. Grab a cold beer and lets talk about these rifles. The more you talk and look the more you learn. Glad you enjoyed the post. Michael Well said, We have the chan...

This is a great initiative,
You have the info about my two cherished relics.
I will relay the information to my shooting club mates. I hope that everyone reading this forum will do the same, so that your Survey is as complete as possible.

good luck !

JPhi

next photos of the SRC

Round 2 The 1892 SRC has certainly undergone a major overhaul in the past, following heavy wood mildew and rusting, which included rebluing of many parts and heavy sanding of the stock. This is a shooter though, with a rather good bore and a very tight yet smooth mechanism. I guess there will be muc...

next photos : That is all for today
Your comments are welcome. It's my old favorite, but I like to know the truth !

JPhi

OK, this is my first 1892 I bought 5 years back, A sporting rifle dated 1903 I think barrel is rough at some places but rifling is there. optimal reloading not found yet, shoots OK, like 4 inches at 50m (55yards) but the barrel is very large : slugs at .431+ !!! DSC_0126-001.JPG DSC_0124-001.JPG DSC...

wow ! now that's a lesson ! thanks Michael for the pic showing the wood to frame fit. I did not think of a cut-up rifle. I will definitely pass on those two. I'd rather buy a very used one rather than one that has been excessively tempered with. Here you cannot find an original pre-64 at less than €...

hi, This little homework is definitely very useful ! I hope that other forumers find it as refreshing as I do. thanks for sharing your expertise. Just to fuel up the debate : Concerning the first auction, I agree that the wood has been stripped, bleached and re-colored. For the second one, I am not ...

thank you sixgun for your wise deductions and the key information about the mail order barrels I needed. Unfotunately this winchester is not yet mine, it is only a prospect to cure my itch for a new winchester levergun. maybe Carl Morrison may give us the clue about this barrel, I have read that he ...

hi all, after a long time not posting but nonetheless actively reading this forum, I am confronted to the urge to add a new item to my Winchester collection. I have come across an auction for a 1894 rifle in 38-55 dated 1900, with a 26" round barrel: http://www.naturabuy.fr/WINCHESTER-1894-cal-...

Concerning the 1893 Armée Française Rusty, What I have read is that 2400 carbines were ordered in 1913 by the army airmen (the armée de l'air did not exist at this time) for defensive purposes, and was used by balloon observers and by 1915 attributed to automobile supply units (truck drivers, as opp...

Pete44, 300$ that leaves me dreaming ... The model you show is really beautiful, I used to say that the "antique" was not that desirable until I really looked at one with its nice engraved case-hardened receiver ang golden ring. The model in my first post is slightly different, it has an e...

Thank you all for this information. I did mot know that this model was produced, sort of intermediary between base and antique. Anybody recall what was this model name and the production numbers ? Regarding prices, independently of the euro/dollar balance which evolves up and down between years or d...

Hi all, I am new in this forum that I enjoy a lot as I am the happy owner of a 1903 win'92 rifle and a levergun addict. I am in search of a win'94 30-30 and I noticed a rather unusual model : Year 1970 (# 3330888) scroll engraved as the antique model black (blued ?) receiver silver or white metal sa...

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