GUN FALL 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 CARBINE WITH BUTTON MAGAZINE NO SADDLE RING AND SHOTGUN BUTT.WINCHESTER189490038138-55MODERN; C&RCal. 38-55. 20" bbl. Half magazine. Blue finish. Marble front-sight, 3-leaft rear-sight, long tang tang-sight. This type of tang-sight is rarely found and gives a greater distance between sights. Straight grain American walnut stocks with hard rubber shotgun butt. PROVENANCE: Rick Hill Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 80% blue finish with some scratching towards the muzzle. Front-sight bead is broken. Rear-sight is very good. Markings are clear. Bore is bright with strong rifling. Receiver retains 60-70% blue finish with carry wear on bottom. SN mark is sharp and clear. Tang mark is covered by rear-sight which was not removed. Hammer and lever show traces of blue finish. Stocks are very good and full-sized, with some crazing on bottom of buttstock, and minor scratches and dents overall. Buttplate is very good with a clear Winchester logo. Bbl band retains 50% blue. This is a rare variation of a 94 carbine with a button magazine, no saddle ring, and a shotgun buttplate. Rear tang sight is rarely seen. From a well known collection of 94 Winchesters. 50940-6 TEP (2,500-4,500)