FromTheWoods said
[email protected] said
“I bought an 1894 Winchester in 30 wcf, ser#3783xx puts it in 1906 I believe, it has an 20 inch octagon barrel with rifle buttplate. the odd thing is the hammer, trigger, loading gate,butt plate, and the mag tube holder are all it seems to be gold or brass plated, all of the gold shows a lot of wear. what the heck do I have?”

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—“What the heck do I have?” seems to be your original question.  “What the heck” you have was more than adequately answered by mrcvs.

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“thanks but the Winchester dates of manufacture puts it in late 1906
I kinda figured someone had modified it, already knew it was reblued
but I think it was worth the 6 hundred I paid, beautiful rifle”

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“well I like it and I think it is well worth the money I paid, sorry if it doesn’t meet the expectations of all you purists. I am gonna get my 600’s worth out of it in pleasure and as I was only seeking information about make and year I didn’t need to be ridiculed. don’t think I will bee back to visit a bunch of jerks”

“you are the jerk I was talking about, everyone else is ok”  —You point at mrcvs.    

Dwade, do you notice that you labeled more members than just mrcvs as being a jerk?

You didn’t ask about the year, though when your error in the date was pointed out to you as a courtesy, you corrected the member who offered you the true year of manufacture.  The “make”–it is a Winchester Model 1894.

I agree, you are a tad touchy about something. 

Without me being a “jerk,” I’d venture to suggest that you are enamored with the added glitz to your Winchester.  Perhaps you were posting in order to show others how fetching your firearm is in its present configuration, and expecting folks here to compliment you on your gun’s make-over, and in addition to that, tell you what a dandy price you snagged it for.

Your entrance into this forum is tarnished with the inaccuracies in your posts and definitely darkened by the insults you have leveled on members.  These members are experts regarding all facets of Winchesters.  We are fortunate they share their wisdom with us; such a generous gift.  And unlike you, they form their responses in a conscientious, kind, and respectful manner.

I’d further suggest–and if you perceive that I, too, am being a “jerk,” well, I don’t really care what you think of me–I suggest you owe these members an apology. 

   

Thank you, FromTheWoods!

The OP wanted to know what he had, and asked for help. I tell it like it is! No sense telling someone they did really well so that they can repeat the same error.

I have a thick skin, and if someone wants to call me a jerk, or worse, that’s okay. However, I would like to think my expertise was of value, rather than being chewed out for telling the truth.

Let’s see if an apology is forthcoming.

Hey, this thread became a very sensitive matter so I thought I’d try to add some levity.  That rifle is damn ugly.  It looks like it could have been a real short rifle that’s been tampered with, and that’s a shame.  I wish the original poster would take some measurements but as the French c’est, “say la vie.”  We’ve all made mistakes and I probably more than most when it came to US service rifles.  A scoundrel is SoCA took me to school on 3 of em when I was a novice.  I owned up to my mistakes and shoved them to the back of the vault.  If the O P likes his rifle, then good for him since that’s better than agonizing the way I have.  Now, does anyone know where I can get a cheap blue refinish and gilding???? 

BK

OMG, I’m LMAO!  Thanks for that.

FromTheWoods said

I’d further suggest–and if you perceive that I, too, am being a “jerk,” well, I don’t really care what you think of me–I suggest you owe these members an apology.  

Well, I guess we are all still “jerks” as no apology has been tendered…yet.