Make: Winchester
Model: 94 Carbine
Serial Number: 1849860
Year of Manufacture: 1952 / C&R
Caliber: .30-30 Winchester
Action Type: Lever Action Carbine with Full-Length Tubular Magazine
Barrel Length: 20"
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a hooded beaded blade dovetailed to a textured, ramped base fixed to the front of the barrel. The rear sight has been replaced with a folding u-notch semi-buckhorn sight, dovetailed to the barrel. The notch is fine-adjustable for elevation. The tang is installed with a Lyman peep sight.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are two-piece smooth walnut with banded forend, straight grip, straight comb, and checkered steel buttplate. There is light handling and storage wear. There are scattered compressions and scuffs. There are no chips or cracks. The LOP measures 13 1/8" from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. Overall this stock is in Very Good condition.
Type of Finish: Blue
Finish Originality: Original
Bore Condition: The bore is bright. The rifling is sharp. There is no erosion. There are a couple specks of surface rust in the muzzle. In this writer's opinion this bore rates 8/10.
Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 98% of its original finish. The balance of the finish is generally strong and complete throughout. There is light thinning on the leading edges. There is finish wear on the top of the barrel from the previously installed rear sight elevator. There is light operational and handling wear. The screw heads are sharp. The marks are clear. Overall this rifle is in Excellent condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. The rifle has a half-cock safety and a lever safety. We have not fired this rifle. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: This rifle comes with a Winchester factory box - the serial number on the label is removed.
Our Assessment: John Moses Browning's Winchester Model 1894 became one of the defining American sporting rifles, and the introduction of the .30 W.C.F. cartridge in 1895 helped establish the combination that generations of hunters would simply know as the ".30-30 Winchester." Designed for smokeless-powder cartridges and built around Browning's compact locking system, the Model 94 proved exceptionally well suited to a light, fast-handling carbine. By the early 1950s Winchester had refined the familiar 20" carbine configuration while retaining the forged, machined construction prized by today's collectors as "pre-64" production. Serial number 1849860 falls within the accepted 1952 production range.
This 1952 carbine is an unusually well-preserved example, retaining about 98% of its original blue finish with a bright, sharply rifled 8/10 bore and only light handling and operational wear. The walnut stocks remain in Very Good condition, and the action functions correctly. Its sights have been altered with a replacement folding semi-buckhorn rear sight and an installed Lyman tang aperture sight, giving the rifle a useful traditional sighting arrangement while reducing strict factory originality. The included Winchester box is an interesting addition, although its label has had the serial number removed. With its high original finish, classic .30-30 chambering, and desirable pre-64 construction, this is a particularly attractive example of the carbine that became synonymous with the American deer woods.
