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Category - Winchester Rifles - Model 1894 Pre-64 - Rifles - American Lever Action

Category
Winchester Rifles - Model 1894 Pre-64
Rifles - American Lever Action

Winchester Model 1894, .38-55 - RARE SPECIAL ORDER 28” OCTAGON BARREL, 1897, vintage firearms

Description:
General Specs: Winchester, 1897, .38-55, 7lbs. 10oz., LOP 13″
Serial Number:  19951

Scan the internet for Winchester Model 1894’s and you will find many with wildly varying prices.  You will see many rifles with standard features, and even more carbines with 20” barrels, as after about 1936 the rifle was discontinued.  This rifle was built in 1897 and came from the factory with a very rare 28” octagon barrel.  From the research we’ve done, we can find evidence of only 1,153 Model 1984’s ever produced with a 28” barrel.   When you consider that over 7,000,000 Model 94’s have been produced over the storied history of America’s Deer Rifle, being chambered in the most desirable big bore caliber, .38-55 and the rare barrel length combine to bring a rare and capable long range, big game rifle.  And of course, rarity and desirability are what drive the value.  The barrel has some scratches and light pitting and 97% bluing, and the 8 out of 10 bore has strong rifling from breach to muzzle with some frosting. The crescent butt plate and forearm cap put nice finishing touches on the rich wood with nice grain.  Each gun has its own story, and one look at this gun tells you it has many stories to tell.  Enjoy the photos and thank you for considering!


Barrels
Barrel Length:   28″
Bores:   strong rifling breach to muzzle; 8 out of 10
% Blue:   97%
Chambers:   9
Sights:  Front post, Rear California Buckhorn 26A

Action
Action:  Lever
Extractor
Receiver Condition:   60%
Screws:   buggered
Trigger Type:   single-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   lever 80% Factory Case Color, hammer 95% Factory Case Color

Stock
Type:   Straight / Field Forend with metal cap
LOP:   13″
LOP To End Of Wood:   12 7/8″
Butt Treatment:   metal crescent


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: MI
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $170.00 within continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: No. 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: .38-55 Winchester

Price: $6,450.00