Make: Winchester Repeating Arms
Model: 1894 Saddle Ring Carbine
Serial Number: 1010783
Year of Manufacture: 1927 / C&R
Caliber: .32 Winchester Special
Action Type: This is a Lever Action Rifle with a Full Length Magazine Tube.
Barrel Length: 20" Round
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a Marble 94-C beaded blade pinned to a square block integral to the barrel. The rear sight is a carbine style ladder sight.The top tang is drilled, tapped, and filled for a tang sight (not included).
Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are two-piece smooth walnut with banded forend, straight grip, straight comb and steel carbine style buttplate. There are scattered handling marks, compressions, and nicks. There are no chips or cracks.There is a filled sling stud hole in the belly of the buttstock. The stocks have been sanded and refinished. The LOP measures 13" from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. There is oil darkening in the wrist There is a crack on the right side of the wrist. The stocks rate in Very Good condition as refinished.
Type of Finish: Blue
Finish Originality: Original
Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp. There is faint scattered erosion. In this writer's opinion the bore rates 7/10.
Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 25% of its current metal finish. Most of the finish on the receiver has worn to white and taken to a mottled patina. Parts of the receiver have been heavily cleaned. There is scattered pitting on the receiver. The barrel has largely turned to a mottled brown patina. The action shows operational wear. The screw heads are sharp to tool marked with serviceable slots. The markings are clear. Overall, this rifle rates in 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: Winchester’s Model 1894 remains one of the most iconic lever-action rifles in American firearms history, with production beginning in 1894 as an evolution of John Browning’s successful Model 1892 design and quickly becoming the defining sporting rifle of the American West. Chambered for popular smokeless powder cartridges including the .32 Winchester Special, the Model 1894 offered hunters a compact, reliable, and powerful repeating rifle that served generations of outdoorsmen, ranchers, and sportsmen. The Saddle Ring Carbine configuration, with its 20-inch barrel and cavalry-inspired carrying ring, was especially favored for horseback use and remains highly desirable among Winchester collectors today.
This 1927 Pre-64 Winchester Model 1894 Saddle Ring Carbine retains its original configuration with a .32 Winchester Special chambering, full-length magazine tube, and classic carbine sights. While showing substantial honest service wear, including remaining original finish loss, patina, and refinished wood, it maintains strong collector appeal as a pre-war Winchester with a desirable carbine profile and excellent mechanical functionality. The bright bore with sharp rifling and functioning action add to its appeal as both a collectible Winchester and a representative example of the rifles that helped define the company’s legendary Model 1894 legacy.
