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October 19, 2013
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as being new to Winchesters is this guy saying
this front sight was made just for this gun or was
this a common sight for the time era for a carbine
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=435715315
December 31, 2012
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Kind of scarce, it appears to be one of the M94’s first ramp sights with no provision for a sight cover. Big Larry
October 19, 2013
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thanks kindly for your reply I wasn’t quite sure about the ramp sight
as being without the grove for the hood also I wasn’t sure about
when Winchester started using the ramp? thanks
April 15, 2005
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Jim,
Per my research, the Model 94 Carbine ramp front sight was introduced in 1932 (serial number 1082935 is the earliest serial number discovered thus far). Some (but not all) of the early ramp sights were made with no provision for a sight hood. Thus far, I have found six of them, all in the 1082935 – 1086811 serial number range. The serial number on the Carbine you asked about is 1086126, and the front sight is correct.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
October 19, 2013
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thanks bert for the reply I kinda figured that was the case but wasn’t sure
about the time frame and had never run into that I noticed?
March 6, 2011
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What would make that gun worth $4K?
April 15, 2005
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wolfbait said
What would make that gun worth $4K?
Nothing, and the seller is quite misinformed about the front sight. It most certainly was not
ordered with a custom front sight
nor did
Winchester custom made these front sights especially for this carbine.
At the time that Carbine was manufactured, Winchester had just made the design change from Nickel Steel barrels to Proof Steel, and they changed the front sight to the ramp w/dovetail versus the old post & pinned blade.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
