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I recently bought a Winchester 94 manufactured in 67, It’s worse for wear but I figured a fun restoration project. I’m concerned with a bronzish worn area on the receiver around the loading gate that I at first thought was corrosion, but did not clean up with sanding. Some forums say the 94s from that era are iron plated over the steel, but I’ve been unable to verify that and that wouldn’t necessarily explain the bronze color. Any additional info or advice for the repair would be appreciated
Pics would be extremely helpful
Should also add that M94’s receivers of this area are sintered steel and did not receive conventional bluing
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them”
President Harry S. Truman
The “orangish” color is very typical of the early Post-1963 production Model 94 receiver frames. It is a result of the sintered steel alloy that Winchester adopted in the year 1964. The sintered steel did not take the Du-light bluing very well and it quickly lost its “blue” color. If I were so inclined to try refinishing a 1964 – 1977 Model 94 receiver frame, I would elect to have it electroplated with nickel.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
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