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Muzzle Bluing 1894
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mark minnillo
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Greetings all,

It is my understanding and experience that muzzles of Winchester  rifles were not blued. I have several pre64 94s that fit this description but have a couple newer 94s (pre jap guns) that are blued on the muzzle. Can anybody shed some light on this topic? Is there a specific time frame when Winchester began bluing muzzles? Thanks

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I believe crowned muzzles (like on carbines) were usually blued.  However, I have seen (and have a couple) that are in the white.  Flat muzzles (like on most rifles) were not blued and were left in the white.  If you come across a flat muzzle that’s been blued, it’s likely been refinished.  That’s my understanding.

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The rule of thumb is if the barrel has a flat (uncrowned) muzzle, it was left in the white. If the muzzle was crowned (Carbines, Muskets, or Extra Lightweight Rifles), the muzzle was blued.

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Why would some be crowned, and others not? 

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J B said
Why would some be crowned, and others not?   

That was simply the way Winchester chose to manufacture them.  That stated, it is my belief that an octagon barrel would look very strange with a crowned muzzle.  In the year 1938, Winchester ceased production of octagon barrels and began crowning all rifle barrels.

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