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Yes, I was wondering if some parts were not interchangable with a standard model. Thus making you order parts from Sears. Don

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Yes, I was wondering if some parts were not interchangable with a standard model. Thus making you order parts from Sears. Don

  

That’s a very good question, for other JC higgins I have (single shot 22 bolt action), there’s a few parts interchange charts that show you the equivalent part from the “true” manufacturer so I know some parts will work….if I remember correctly from the Mod 94 variants the appearance parts look different than anything Winchester put out…. iirc the front sight, forend wood/endcap and stuff look different,but I bet could be replaced with any 94 part with the proper fitting. 

 

Check out this listing for pics: https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/winchester-rifles—model-100/ted-williams-model-100-by-winchester—30-30-win.cfm?gun_id=100789515

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A number of years ago I bought a Panasonic TV from Sears and Roebuck. 86Win said

A number of yrs?  Sticker on the back of my Panasonic TV is marked “1996” & I’ll never replace it as long as it continues working perfectly.

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So Winchester would produce a lesser quality gun for Sears and thus use Sears branding? Don

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So Winchester would produce a lesser quality gun for Sears and thus use Sears branding? Don

  

Pretty common tactic among some (not all) store brand stuff…the department stores wanted their own discount versions of stuff, not too different from store brands today…I imagine there was some cost cutting on the Sears stuff, although not too major…that front sight looks like one of them! Montgomery Ward did the same thing with several home and electronic items.

Disclaimer, I have yet to take one all the way apart and do any real comparisons.

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Clarence, my family made me get rid of my Zenith console with the green picture but I think we are all learning about you. Don

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Clarence, my family made me get rid of my Zenith console with the green picture but I think we are all learning about you. Don  

If it ain’t broke, I don’t fix it.  Like my Radio Shack Trimline wall-phone I bought 40+ yrs ago (about $10) after it became impossible to keep using my dial phone–which is still plugged in because the real bell it has is so much louder than the Trimline.

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So Winchester would produce a lesser quality gun for Sears and thus use Sears branding? Don

  

Yes, and they also made the “Ranger” series Model 94 for Walmart and K-Mart.

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Hi all. Looking for clarification on my Model 94 30 W.C.F.  I just inherited it from my Grandfather who passed away. I looked up the serial number 115(or3)22 which looking at the table says it would have been made in 1894. When I look up the history of the model 94 it says it was made in a 30 W.C.F. until 1899. 

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Sorry I was tired when I made that post. I meant to say that when I look up the history of the 94 model it says that the 30 W.C.F was FIRST produced in 1899. So my serial number doesn’t make sense. 

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Hi all. Looking for clarification on my Model 94 30 W.C.F.  I just inherited it from my Grandfather who passed away. I looked up the serial number 115(or3)22 which looking at the table says it would have been made in 1894. When I look up the history of the model 94 it says it was made in a 30 W.C.F. until 1899. 

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Mike. 

  

Mike,

Per the original Winchester factory records, Model 1894 s/n 11522 was manufactured on November 7th, 1895.  Winchester introduced the 30 WCF cartridge in May 1895.  The reference sources that you found/used are not accurate.

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Bert.

 

That’s awesome. Thank you so much. Where would I find the reference sources that you have access to?

Thanks,

Mike

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That’s awesome. Thank you so much. Where would I find the reference sources that you have access to?

Thanks,

Mike

The Cody Firearms Museum (CFM) records office has the original Winchester factory records that contain the precise date of manufacture as well as the original as built configuration information – Winchester Factory Records – Cody Firearms Records Office (centerofthewest.org)

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Like many here I have a model 94 chambered in 30 W.C.F. that I inherited from my grandfather.  It is serial number 1472760 which I place as built in 1948.  It does not have a saddle ring but does have a short magazine tube. Where could I find info on model type.  Most photos I see have a full length tube.  Thanks for this great resource.  

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Like many here I have a model 94 chambered in 30 W.C.F. that I inherited from my grandfather.  It is serial number 1472760 which I place as built in 1948.  It does not have a saddle ring but does have a short magazine tube. Where could I find info on model type.  Most photos I see have a full length tube.  Thanks for this great resource.    

Your Model 94 was originally a ‘Flat-band” carbine, and it was manufactured in January 1948.  The odds are extremely high that a past owner shortened the original full length magazine tube.  That stated, if you can post a clear picture of the bitter end of the magazine tube and the bottom of the barrel just behind the front sight, I can confirm if it has been shortened or if it is factory original.

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Like many here I have a model 94 chambered in 30 W.C.F. that I inherited from my grandfather.  It is serial number 1472760 which I place as built in 1948.  It does not have a saddle ring but does have a short magazine tube. Where could I find info on model type.  Most photos I see have a full length tube.  Thanks for this great resource.    

Your Model 94 was originally a ‘Flat-band” carbine, and it was manufactured in January 1948.  The odds are extremely high that a past owner shortened the original full length magazine tube.  That stated, if you can post a clear picture of the bitter end of the magazine tube and the bottom of the barrel just behind the front sight, I can confirm if it has been shortened or if it is factory original.

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I appreciate the response.  I am working on figuring out how to take a couple of clear photos and how to attach them. I don’t currently use a photo hosting site.  I’ll get it figured out.  When examining the barrel near the front site I see no evidence that anything was removed.  Completely smooth like rest of the barrel.  Thanks again.

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AlasKen said

Like many here I have a model 94 chambered in 30 W.C.F. that I inherited from my grandfather.  It is serial number 1472760 which I place as built in 1948.  It does not have a saddle ring but does have a short magazine tube. Where could I find info on model type.  Most photos I see have a full length tube.  Thanks for this great resource.    

Your Model 94 was originally a ‘Flat-band” carbine, and it was manufactured in January 1948.  The odds are extremely high that a past owner shortened the original full length magazine tube.  That stated, if you can post a clear picture of the bitter end of the magazine tube and the bottom of the barrel just behind the front sight, I can confirm if it has been shortened or if it is factory original.

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I appreciate the response.  I am working on figuring out how to take a couple of clear photos and how to attach them. I don’t currently use a photo hosting site.  I’ll get it figured out.  When examining the barrel near the front site I see no evidence that anything was removed.  Completely smooth like rest of the barrel.  Thanks again.

As I look at the rifle the wood forend is held on with a “cap” and not a strap. Photos to come when I figure it out.
  

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