Help needed identifying Winchester 1894 32 Spcl


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:17 pm
Greetings. My first post here and I am looking for help. I have what appears to be a 1894 Winchester with a serial # that places it as being made in 1939. The barrel is 20 inches and it has a hooded front sight. What I can't tell is if it ever had a saddle ring or not. Did they make a non-saddle ring carbine in 1939?

Also if you can guess (I know it all depends on the condition) as to the value. I wish I could say this was a family heirloom but I bought this and a Remington 121 a few years ago for $275. I know (pretty sure at least) that I got a great deal. Just not sure how great of a deal.

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Thank,

Sincerely,

Chris
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:41 pm
Hello Chris, welcome to the forum. Considering the hood sight I believe this is not a SRC. However, I am not a Winchester historian.

You got a good deal.

Perhaps this link will add some information:

http://homesteadfirearms.com/appraisals ... ations.htm
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:54 pm
Thank you for the reply. My guess/hope is that it used to have a saddle ring and somebody removed it.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:25 am
If a saddle ring was removed, shouldn't there be a tapped hole above the hammer pin? The receiver seems rather large for a SRC. Just thinking......
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:44 pm
Thank you again for the info.

Chris
PostPosted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:02 am
Welcome to the Winchester Owners Forum Chris !!

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 5:09 pm
Thank you. I plan on reading a lot of good information on this site.

Chris

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