40-82 refinished???|Winchester Rifles|Forum|Winchester Collector

Refinished case colors imo. The pristine cc with no handling wear on the upper tang just doesn’t match the battle scars on the wood and wrist.

Yes Bill it looks like someone sprayed it with 10w30. With current oil prices that’s gotta put it over the $90k mark. 

The cc on this one appears original imo from the photos for its age and matches the wear. That is a very nice 1894.

That is a nice 94 but $80,000 is a lot of money. Is that price realistic in todays market?

I would gladly take 1/2 of that for My c.c.’rd “94 , maybe even a 1/3.

The 1894 linked above is truly an exceptional gun. To the best of my limited knowledge the description is accurate and the author of the above-mentioned book made a wise choice when he put it on the cover of his book. I just finished re-reading the 2nd edition and will soon attempt to download the revision generously offered by the author awhile back. I’m surprised this rifle is available, in the light of six figures for a 1 of 1000 maybe this rifle represents an opportunity we may not see again.

Mike

A bag of lollipops ought to be included for the poor sucker who pays that kind of money for the rifle.

EDIT: I refer above to the 40-82 caliber, refinished 1886.

I don’t have the Renneberg second edition so this image is the first I’ve seen of the 1894. It is a wonder to me how those case colors were successfully preserved over more than a Century. It must have seen the light of day infrequently after an initial period of field use that produced the wood finish scratches. It certainly ticks all the collector boxes and that stump Black Walnut is as good as any I’ve seen. 

What interests me about the 1894’s special order features is all but the wood and steel finishes were geared toward shooting. The customer didn’t order engraving or inlays or elaborate checkering patterns. He spent money on sighting equipment and obviously intended to put the rifle to work, not just hang it on the wall.