Winchester Model 1894 .30WCF -SEMI-DELUXE TAKEDOWN, 1/2 OCTAGON, 9.8/10 BORE, vintage firearms

Description:
General Specs: Winchester, 1908, .30WCF, 7lbs. 10oz., LOP 13 1/16"
Serial Number:  438797

Vintage Firearms is pleased to offer an unusually well-preserved Winchester Model 1894 combining several of the most desirable rifle. Serial number 438797 dated to 1908, is chambered in .30 W.C.F. and configured as a takedown rifle with a 26-inch half-octagon barrel, half magazine, capped pistol-grip stock, factory-style checkering, and a Lyman tang-mounted aperture sight.

Often described by collectors as a “Semi-Deluxe,” this configuration provides much of the visual appeal of a Deluxe rifle without highly figured walnut or the full complement of Deluxe options. The combination of pistol-grip checkered wood, takedown construction, half-octagon barrel, and half magazine is considerably less common than the standard round-barrel, full-magazine rifles ordinarily encountered.

Most importantly, this rifle remains in exceptional original condition. The barrel retains approximately 98% of its factory blue, with sharp markings and a bright bore showing crisp rifling. The receiver retains approximately 95% strong factory blue, while the hammer and lever retain nearly all of their case color. The bolt and loading gate also show excellent original blue, the screws are excellent. Minor age-appropriate handling and finish wear are present, but there is no apparent evidence of refinishing or alterations.

The stock and forend retain nearly all of their original finish, with sharp checkering, sound wood, and only scattered light handling marks. Matching assembly numbers are present on the lower tang, inside the buttstock, and beneath the buttplate, confirming that these individually fitted components have remained together. Because surviving Model 1894 factory records do not extend to this serial number, a Cody factory letter is unavailable; nevertheless, the rifle’s components, finishes, markings, and fit are consistent throughout with a carefully preserved factory-original arm.

Mechanically, the rifle operates properly, locks up securely, and has a crisp trigger. The takedown assembly remains tight, and the superb bore rating 9.75/10 makes this more than a display piece. It is a scarce and attractive variation of one of Winchester’s most important sporting rifles, preserved in a level of condition seldom encountered after well over a century.

Barrels
Barrel Length:   26" 1/2 octagon
Bores:   shiny excellent; sharp rifling; no pits; 9.5 out of 10
% Blue:   98% factory blue
Capacity:   4
Sights:  sporting front; 22B sporting rear; Lyman 2A tang peep

Action
Action:   lever
Receiver Condition:   95% dark factory blue
Screws:   excellent
Trigger Type:   single-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   lever/hammer 98% factory case color

Stock
Type:   Capped pistol grip; Semi-Deluxe checkered; plain grain
LOP:   13 1/16"
LOP To End Of Wood:   12 13/16"
Checkering Condition:   excellent factory
Butt Treatment:   crescent steel butt pad; 98% fading factory case color


INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc

Payment and Shipping
Ways to Pay: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3.5% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax Collected: FL, MI, PA, TN
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $170.00 within continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. C&R licenses accepted for shipping C&R eligible guns

Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking! We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

Rifle Caliber: .30-30 Winchester

Price: $8,995.00