Make: Winchester Repeating Arms
Model: 1894 Takedown Rifle
Serial Number: 929742
Year of Manufacture: 1921 / C&R
Caliber: .30-30 WCF
Action Type: This is a Lever Action Rifle with a Half-Length Magazine Tube
Barrel Length: 26", Round
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a silver color blade set between a base, dovetailed to the barrel. The rear sight dovetail is filled with a blank. The tang is installed with a tang peep sight.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are two-piece smooth walnut with banded forend, straight grip, fluted straight comb and checkered hard rubber buttplate. The stocks have some scattered light nicks and scratches and scuffs. There is a small crack on the bottom right of the wrist. The LOP measures about 13 1/4" from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. Overall, the stocks are in about Very Good condition as refinished.
Type of Finish: Blue
Finish Originality: Original. Parts of the barrel appear to have been touched up with cold blue.
Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is well-defined. There is light erosion throughout the bore. In this writer’s opinion the bore rates 7/10.
Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 65% of its finish. There is thinning on the leading edges and receiver. The receiver has worn to white and taken to a light mottled patina. The action shows operational wear. The screw heads are sharp with serviceable slots. The markings are clear. Overall, this rifle is in about Good condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. The hammer has a half-cock safety. The lever safety is present and fully functional. The trigger is crisp. We did not fire this rifle. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None.
Our Assessment: The Winchester Model 1894 rifle followed the other John Browning designed lever action rifles to become one of the most famous and popular hunting rifles of all time. It was the first commercial sporting rifle to sell over 7,000,000 units, making the name "Winchester" synonymous with all lever action rifles. It was also the first commercial American repeating rifle built to be used with smokeless powder. It was introduced in 1894 in two black powder cartridges, the .32-40 and .38-55 Win. rounds, but by the next year Winchester had developed a different steel composition that could handle higher pressures, and the .30-30 Win. family of cartridges was born.
This is a Winchester Model 1894 Takedown rifle made in 1921 with a 26" round barrel and chambered in .30-30 W.C.F. The cartridge is perhaps the most popular deer cartridge in America. Whether you’re looking to add to your Winchester collection or want a classy vintage hunting rifle, you can’t go wrong with an American classic.
