Log In
Members
Home
Add Reply
Add Topic
Offline
From Bert’s survey of 1894 rifles and carbines, note the following, during a time when production numbers were generally much higher. Was production curtailed for production of items for the war effort?:
| 873389 | Rifle | TD | 30 WCF | Oct | 26″ | F | Yes | 4 | Crescent | 11/12/1917 |
| 873549 | Rifle | 30 WCF | ½ Oct | 26″ | F | Yes | 4 | Crescent | 2/1/1918 |
Only 160 produced in slightly less than three months time.
This is what is in the survey to date, so the ‘gaps’ just indicate that no 1894 in the ranges given has been surveyed to date.
Below, this demonstrates that only 613 1894’s were produced over a 6 month + time frame.
| 881946 | Rifle | TD | 30 WCF | ½ Oct | 26″ | F | Yes | 4 | Crescent | 8/21/1918 |
| 882559 | SRC, Trapper | 30 WCF | Rnd | 15″ | F | Yes | 4 | Carb | 3/7/1919 |
There undoubtely were slow downs in the production of some models, while other models saw corresponding increases. If you compare the Model 1897 and Model 1912 production for the same time period, you will find that production increased for them. Winchester was selling Riot and Trench Guns like gang busters.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
1 Guest(s)
