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Was going through some model 94s this evening and saw this W mark on the bottom of one rifle. It looks to be just the standard rifle.
April 15, 2005
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Winchester stamped the “W” on many thousands of Model 94 (and Model 64) receiver frames from February 1939 through February 1941. Serial number 1230928 was a manufactured in June 1940, and it is more than likely a standard Carbine. Can you post a picture of the factory roll marking on the upper tang? I suspect that it has a Type 6 marking, but it could be a Type 7.
Bert
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Bert H. said
Winchester stamped the “W” on many thousands of Model 94 (and Model 64) receiver frames from February 1939 through February 1941. Serial number 1230928 was a manufactured in June 1940, and it is more than likely a standard Carbine. Can you post a picture of the factory roll marking on the upper tang? I suspect that it has a Type 6 marking, but it could be a Type 7.
Bert
Bert, did this date range of “W” stampings have a different purpose from the earlier “bluing experiment” marks?
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Jeremy P said
Bert H. said
Winchester stamped the “W” on many thousands of Model 94 (and Model 64) receiver frames from February 1939 through February 1941. Serial number 1230928 was a manufactured in June 1940, and it is more than likely a standard Carbine. Can you post a picture of the factory roll marking on the upper tang? I suspect that it has a Type 6 marking, but it could be a Type 7.
Bert
Bert, did this date range of “W” stampings have a different purpose from the earlier “bluing experiment” marks?
What “earlier bluing experiment marks” are you referring to? I am not aware of any factory applied “bluing experiment” marks.
Bert
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Hotchkiss10 said
Type 6 UT marking…
Thanks for the pictures.
Bert
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Bert H. said
What “earlier bluing experiment marks” are you referring to? I am not aware of any factory applied “bluing experiment” marks.
Bert
Didn’t they start stamping “W” right there too around the 1920’s when they switched to another bluing process….Du-Lite maybe? I forget which one.
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Jeremy P said
Bert H. said
What “earlier bluing experiment marks” are you referring to? I am not aware of any factory applied “bluing experiment” marks.
Bert
Didn’t they start stamping “W” right there too around the 1920’s when they switched to another bluing process….Du-Lite maybe? I forget which one.
No. The “W” stamp was the first marking associated with a new bluing type (Du-Lite), and it was instituted in early 1939. I am not aware of any other marking types used by Winchester for that purpose.
Bert
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