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Hi,
Been after a nice Winchester since i got hooked on the thought of owning one. This one showed up at my LGS and decided i needed to own it. Supposedly it has been a local gun its whole life and was in the sellers family along time (which i appreciate). I’m very excited, it looks to be in great shape for 1916! I was able to negotiate a little but ended up paying a good amount for it. I reached out to a couple collector friends i met on facebook and they both said it was a good score. However, I’ve been hesitant to post on here because you guys are very thorough (which is a great thing), but the thought of being burned (condition being too good to be true) makes me nervous. So… honest thoughts? This is my first Winchester.
- Aaron
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Hello to you,
Your April 1916 production Model 1894 SRC is in overall very decent condition. The gumwood stocks are in remarkedly nice condition.
What I do see, is that somebody temporarily dismounted the saddle ring & stud, then applied “cold blue” to the receiver frame, and then reinstalled the SR & stud in a misaligned orientation. As originally installed by Winchester, the SR stud was oriented so that the SR would pivot (swing) horizontally to the receiver frame.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Bert H. said
Hello to you,Your April 1916 production Model 1894 SRC is in overall very decent condition. The gumwood stocks are in remarkedly nice condition.
What I do see, is that somebody temporarily dismounted the saddle ring & stud, then applied “cold blue” to the receiver frame, and then reinstalled the SR & stud in a misaligned orientation. As originally installed by Winchester, the SR stud was oriented so that the SR would pivot (swing) horizontally to the receiver frame.
Bert
Thanks Bert! I see what you mean based on the grainy finish and not consistent with the rest of the receiver. I’m assuming that was a common wear area when attached to the saddle/horse. It is a bummer that someone went ahead and messed with it ever so slightly, but it’s good to know it has history and shows some use. What is your opinion on that part of the receiver getting touched up, does it drastically hurt the collectability factor/value?
- Aaron
It does not “drastically” hurt the value, but it does reduce the collector value and interest to some degree.
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The gumwood stock fit to the metal at the receiver on both sides looks to me to have been off the gun and the rounded corners on the wood should be crisp, even if it is gumwood, as a tighter fit would please my eye. So if the wood has been sanded, and possibly refinished to match whatever cold blue was applied to the metal, I think the gun has some touch up and refinish issues to be perfectly honest.
Antonio
November 7, 2015
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Aaron-
Nice enough first score, I’ve been followed home by worse! It has its problems but at 108 years old I think I could live with it. It has character, it has seen some abuse and no shortage of honest use. Looks like a keeper, I’d bet a cup of good coffee it’s a shooter. A word of caution, when the second one follows you home they seem to just start showing up without notice or explanation. There’s really nothing you can do about it so now is a good time to stow an old gun case out in your vehicle.
Mike
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