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1910 brass 1894 .30 WCF value?
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I recently acquired a model 1894 in .30 WCF.  If. Any idea of its value?  I can’t find any info on one with a brass receiver, barrel band, fore end, and butt plate.  Serial number says it was mfg in 1910.  A family member thought it was special ordered direct from Winchester new back then.  

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Winchester did not ever “brass” plate the Model 1894.  What is the serial number on your Winchester? 

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536403… it may be gold then. 

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Gold plating was an option back then.  This would be something if it is original.  Do you have photos of it?

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Jcb7466 said
536403… it may be gold then.   

I received and looked at the video you sent of the rifle.  The gold plating is aftermarket works, and somebody very poorly refinished the rest of the rifle.  The bluing is wrong, and the steel surfaces were way over buffed & polished before rebluing them.  The stocks were incorrectly varnished, and with sanded dents & dings still visible throughout.  Accordingly, the “collector” value of the rifle is essentially zero.

The serial number identifies it as a January 1912 production Model 1894.

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steve004 said
Gold plating was an option back then.  This would be something if it is original.  Do you have photos of it?  

It is definitely not factory original.

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