Just an old Winchester 1894 out of Mexico

[Armybrat]

Manufactured in 1914 - Dad bought it in Mexico fifty years ago from an old fellow who claimed to have carried it in the Revolucion when he rode for Carranza - his brother rode with Villa.

No finish & the wood has been sanded long ago, but the action is still tight & the bore is very good (unusual for a rifle from down there).

Dad carried it directly on to the Mexicana Airlines plane in a cardboard box to bring it up to Texas. No problemo.

Just thought y'all would like to see it.

Have several others if you want me to post the pics.

http://i522.photobucket.com/albums/w349/ScoPro/Guns080.jpg

http://i522.photobucket.com/albums/w349/ScoPro/Guns081.jpg

[Bawanna]

Wow, that looks in incredibly good condition as you say considering where it came from and where it's been.

Very nice.

[MikeyKahr]

I'll take it! :D I always was a sucker for a well-made 1894.

[Bawanna]

I'll take it! :D I always was a sucker for a well-made 1894.

Huh?:eek: Did I miss something here? I didn't know it was for sale.

I want to file an official protest!!

[Bawanna]

Hmmm, saddle ring but it doesn't look like a carbine. Is that about 20" on the barrel of that beauty?

Didn't know they made a saddle ring rifle version but maybe so and maybe I'm losing the dimensions in the photo.

I blocked nephew Mikey from this thread, this is way over his youngster head, no need having him muddy up the waters ya know?

[DeaconKC]

That is one sweet saddle gun! Congrats!

[Armybrat]

Yes, it's a 20" bbl carbine.

[Bawanna]

I need to hit the books, 20" is a rifle?? Not a saddle ring carbine. Maybe they were earlier in that era.

Maybe too I don't havea clue what I'm talking about, just don't recall ever a rifle with a saddle ring. Maybe 20 is a carbine and the rifles were 24?

Just tell me you didn't sell it to Mikey and it won't really matter, I love that kid but if he got this beauty he'll be at the kiddie table till eternity.

[AJBert]

I have to admit, this thread gives me hope. I, too, have a Model 1894 that I thought was from the 1940's at the oldest...

until I ran the serial number and it came out as a 1900. I'm still not 100% sure, though. It does show wear as I still use it today to hunt with. But, it has a round barrel and not the octagonal barrel, that I thought one would have for being that old.

I'd double check the serial number but I left it with my brother this past hunting season to open up some room in the gun safe to allow me to hide other firearms I have purchased without the wife knowing...WHEW! Ran out of breath on that sentance!

I need to do more research on mine to be sure, just need to have it in my hands to be sure. I can tell you I can still shoot 2" groups at 100 yards all day long with it!

[MikeyKahr]

PM sent. And thank you for the gracious buy one get one offer for the carbine, that was very kind of you.:cool:

[Armybrat]

IIRC, Winchester '66, '73, '92, and '94 standard carbine barrel lengths were all 20". The standard rifle was 24".

On the 1894 carbines, I think they dropped the saddle rings sometime after WWI. My son has a pristine '94 carbine with no saddle ring made in 1941.

Here's a look at my '66 carbine:

http://i522.photobucket.com/albums/w349/ScoPro/MoreWinchesters004.jpg
http://i522.photobucket.com/albums/w349/ScoPro/MoreWinchesters001.jpg

[MikeyKahr]

What a beauty, she really is. Thanks again for the pics.