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FWIW, Bert Hartman has been a Moderater on Gunbrokers 'Ask the experts' for many years. For the past 5 years he has spent at least two weeks a year with a volunteer at the Cody Museum of Firearms research room. This is a post that he has made and I hope you find it as informative as I have. A bored mind is a terrible thing to waste, so having some free time to kill, I finally put together a fact sheet on the true production ratios and the verified DOMs for the Winchester Model 1894/94. As many of you will undoubtedly note, the figures I have compiled below vary significantly from the numbers published by George Madis in his tomes 'The Winchester Book' and 'The Winchester Handbook'. All of my statistical numbers were derived from a detailed survey (conducted by the Cody Firearms Museum) of the first 353,999 serial number records, and from the Polishing Room Serialization Record Books (held by the Cody Firearms Museum). Unfortunately for all of the many collectors and interested people, all of the remaining pre-64 factory warehouse records (serial numbers 354,000 - 2,600,000+ were destroyed in a fire in the late 1950s or early 1960s. Undoubtedly, all of the caliber, and the Rifle versus Carbine production number ratios would change drastically if the records were available for serial numbers 354,000 - 2,600,298. The Polishing Room Serialization Record Books (PRSRBs) which contain nothing more than just the serial number, fortunately survive up to serial number 1,352,066, which was manufactured on December 29th, 1945. For all of the many people who collect the Model 1894/94, this information should be both very enlightening and useful, and I highly encourage everyone to save a copy of it. Production ratios for the first 353,999 Model 1894s made: 4:5 (78.19% were Rifles (276,780) 1:5 (21.20%) were Saddle Ring Carbines (75,075) 1:2 (45.92%) was a 30 W.C.F. (162,568) 1:5 (22.80%) was a 38-55 (80,734) 1:9 (11.31%) was a 32-40 (40,023) 1:9 (10.45%) was a 25-35 W.C.F. (36,999) 1:11 (8.77%) was a 32 W.S. (31,050) 1:13 (7.60%) were Take Down Rifles (26,934) 9:10 (91.6%) had a full length magazine (324,270) 1:13 (7.51%) had a 1/2 magazine (26,579) 1:688 (0.15%) had a 2/3 magazine (515) 1:770 (0.13%) had a 3/4 magazine (459) Just (1) gun had a 7/8 magazine 1:20 (5.02%) had a shotgun butt (17,768) 1:584 (0.17%) carbines had rifle butt plates (606) 1:1655 (0.06%) had a Swiss butt plate (209 rifles, 5 carbines) 1:3308 (0.03%) rifles had carbine butt plates (107) 1:26 (3.88%) rifles had pistol grip stocks (13,703) 1:34 (2.97% had checkered stocks (10,512) 1:718 (0.14%) carbines had pistol grip stocks (493) 1:4023 (0.025%) had carved stocks (81 rifles, 7 carbines) 1:9567 (0.01%) had a cheek piece (37) 1:69 (1.46%) had a double-set trigger (5,153) 1:70800 (0.0014%) had a single set trigger (5) 1:3026 (0.033%) were nickel plated (117) 1:3978 (0.025%) were silver or gold plated (89) 1:668 (0.15%) were inscribed (530) 1:998 (0.10%) were engraved (355) Just (1) gun had a matted receiver (on the frame ring) 1:1744 (0.057%) had a matted barrel (200 rifles, 3 carbines) 1:3000 (0.033%) rifles had interchangeable barrels (TD) (118) 1:2255 (0.044%) had a case hardened receiver (155 rifles, 2 carbines) 1:88500 (0.0011% had a factory installed scope (4) Just (1) rifle had a factory installed Maxim silencer (Teddy Roosevelt’s) (2067) records are blank (184) were sold as receivers only Serial number 53,941 is the last “Antique” number based on the information in the Polishing Room records. For the years 1894 through 1945, the DOMs published by George Madis (and copied/republished by nearly every other reference book or internet website) do not agree with the original surviving factory records (the factory warehouse ledgers and the PRSRB records), and they are inaccurate by nearly four years in the 1896 - 1914 timeframe. Winchester began producing Model 94s at an accelerated pace starting in 1935. By the end of the year 1935, Madis' published DOM list and the PRSRB records only differ by just (17) serial numbers (1099625 versus 1099608), but they rapidly begin to diverge in the ensuing years. Winchester's production of the Model 94 averaged about 35,000 units per year for the next (7) years (1936-1942 inclusive), and once again, Madis’ published numbers diverge from the PRSRB records. The PRSRB records end at serial number 1,352,066, which is listed as the last Model 94 serial number recorded on December 29th of 1945. Following WW II, Winchester averaged approximately 100,000 Model 94s per year from 1946 - 1953, then about 55,000 per year through 1963. The numbers I have listed below are estimates that are based on my research survey, and they should not be relied upon to determine an 'exact' DOM. 1946 ended at circa serial number 1,411,000 1947 ended at circa serial number 1,470,000 1948 ended at circa serial number 1,560,000 1949 ended at circa serial number 1,660,000 1950 ended at circa serial number 1,760,000 1951 ended at circa serial number 1,875,000 1952 ended at circa serial number 1,960,000 1953 ended at circa serial number 2,045,000 1954 ended at circa serial number 2,100,500 1955 ended at circa serial number 2,156,000 1956 ended at circa serial number 2,211,500 1957 ended at circa serial number 2,267,000 1958 ended at circa serial number 2,322,500 1959 ended at circa serial number 2,388,000 1960 ended at circa serial number 2,453,500 1961 ended at circa serial number 2,510,000 1962 ended at circa serial number 2,564,500 1963 ended at circa serial number 2,600,300 Winchester changed the designation from 'Model 1894' to 'Model 94' very shortly after a 'Change in Manufacture Order' was issued by Frank F. Burton on February 2nd, 1919. The following list contains verified Model 1894 dates based on the factory warehouse ledgers (held by the Cody Firearms Museum). The actual DOMs listed in the PRSRB will typically precede the 'received in warehouse' date by an average of 4-weeks.: EDIT: I recently added a very significant number of new serial numbers to this list. It should now very clearly show the progression of verified dates of manufacture. I do not plan to add any additional new serial numbers to the list on this post. That said, I am still updating my personal database survey with additional verified numbers. If anyone would like to contribute to the survey, please send me a PM. Serial*** Received Date 22 - 10-20-1894 61 - 11-27-1894 90 - 12-7-1894 136 - 11-1-1894 (1st Takedown received) 137 - 11-14-1894 139 - 11-14-1894 165 - 12-8-1894 170 - 11-2-1894 204 - 12-1-1894 257 - 11-13-1894 266 - 11-12-1894 309 - 11-6-1894 338 - 1-5-1895 563 - 11-21-1894 603 - 11-22-1894 604 - 11-23-1894 624 - 12-10-1894 679 - 11-24-1894 734 - 2-2-1895 814 - 12-8-1894 832 - 2-16-1895 988 - 12-10-1894 1296 - 12-26-1894 1368 - 12-29-1894 1673 - 2-4-1895 1835 - 3-5-1895 (1st engraved) 2465 - 8-12-1895 3314 - 5-29-1895 (1st 30 W.C.F.) 3559 - 4-26-1895 4176 - 4-18-1895 4598 - 6-10-1895 4762 - 6-29-1895 5014 - 7-18-1895 (1st 25-35 W.C.F.) 5044 - 8-1-1895 5047 - 9-6-1895 5579 - 9-13-1895 5860 - 8-29-1895 6506 - 10-3-1895 7566 - 10-17-1895 11020 - 12-10-1895 12356 - 3-26-1896 12695 - 11-4-1896 12962 - 7-30-1896 12970 - 5-21-1897 13135 - 4-14-1896 14311 - 7-28-1896 15315 - 6-29-1896 15332 - 8-7-1896 15488 - 10-9-1896 16259 - 10-31-1896 16400 - 10-26-1896 16582 - 10-3-1896 17819 - 3-11-1897 17862 - 12-16-1896 20041 - 3-11-1897 20492 - 8-30-1901 22905 - 6-5-1897 25762 - 10-13-1897 26639 - 10-1-1897 26831 - 9-10-1897 27056 - 10-26-1897 27122 - 10-27-1897 27158 - 3-4-1902 (1st 32 W.S.) 28202 - 10-25-1897 32192 - 3-24-1898 (Factory engraved) 32246 - 1-27-1898 35925 - 12-9-1899 38802 - 4-20-1898 39555 - 7-20-1898 46056 - 8-13-1898 46821 - 8-30-1898 46831 - 9-19-1898 46882 - 12-22-1900 47142 - 9-15-1898 47176 - 9-23-1898 47431 - 9-29-1898 47856 - 10-20-1898 48116 - 10-22-1898 48468 - 10-15-1898 48466 - 10-15-1898 49796 - 12-28-1898 49809 - 11-10-1898 49980 - 12-19-1898 50840 - 9-13-1899 50909 - 11-17-1898 *********** 54160 - 9-8-1899 59367 - 5-23-1899 59668 - 5-22-1899 60584 - 4-4-1899 60879 - 4-17-1899 61710 - 5-8-1899 62652 - 5-12-1899 63274 - 8-3-1899 64043 - 8-10-1899 64406 - 8-19-1899 64872 - 9-1-1899 65056 - 10-18-1899 66200 - 8-25-1899 67776 - 9-26-1899 67952 - 9-19-1899 69622 - 10-10-1899 70126 - 10-19-1899 70788 - 10-20-1899 71479 - 11-4-1899 71560 - 11-1-1899 73342 - 7-3-1900 74059 - 11-24-1899 77924 - 3-29-1900 78333 - 9-12-1900 79036 - 1-8-1900 84801 - 3-24-1900 85249 - 8-9-1900 85741 - 4-24-1900 85816 - 6-20-1900 85930 - 7-7-1900 86623 - 7-24-1900 87767 - 9-1-1900 88624 - 7-2-1900 89924 - 12-28-1900 96641 - 1-8-1901 96800 - 1-9-1901 97581 - 4-25-1901 97869 - 11-2-1900 98829 - 3-1-1901 99126 - 12-7-1900 100621 - 8-3-1901 100955 - 2-4-1901 100994 - 3-11-1901 106970 - 2-25-1901 107731 - 10-5-1901 109921 - 5-25-1901 108346 - 6-1-1901 111524 - 4-2-1901 112916 - 4-24-1901 113997 - 5-18-1901 115623 - 10-22-1901 116570 - 7-29-1901 118828 - 10-5-1901 118446 - 8-6-1901 119046 - 8-2-1901 (18-inch Trapper Carbine) 119244 - 9-3-1901 119959 - 2-5-1902 120238 - 8-20-1901 122029 - 9-27-1901 122466 - 10-24-1901 124883 - 10-17-1901 125858 - 10-7-1901 128249 - 3-10-1904 128693 - 3-11-1902 131170 - 11-15-1901 131497 - 11-19-1901 136647 - 1-31-1902 139319 - 12-13-1902 139676 - 3-14-1902 142899 - 5-10-1902 145358 - 7-29-1902 145643 - 7-21-1902 146235 - 9-2-1902 150670 - 8-29-1902 152631 - 10-6-1902 154488 - 10-16-1902 154905 - 9-17-1902 155354 - 10-25-1902 156875 - 10-17-1902 164526 - 12-16-1902 165264 - 12-11-1902 167894 - 2-24-1903 168355 - 5-29-1903 168865 - 2-10-1903 176427 - 5-23-1903 176792 - 4-17-1903 177990 - 5-1-1903 180787 - 6-12-1903 182665 - 7-20-1903 186261 - 7-24-1903 187561 - 8-17-1903 189302 - 11-3-1903 190079 - 8-28-1903 199578 - 12-5-1903 203012 - 1-11-1904 203606 - 1-9-1904 203617 - 12-30-1903 206055 - 3-4-1904 206175 - 2-1-1904 216183 - 6-21-1904 222901 - 3-30-1905 225852 - 7-2-1904 226254 - 12-19-1908 227057 - 7-15-1904 235840 - 9-20-1904 239193 - 10-27-1904 240596 - 5-9-1905 244142 - 8-23-1905 249157 - 12-24-1904 249665 - 5-8-1905 250113 - 2-5-1906 256862 - 4-28-1905 257652 - 4-11-1905 259195 - 4-22-1905 260056 - 7-15-1905 261228 - 9-5-1905 261408 - 8-29-1905 265717 - 8-12-1905 274317 - 8-24-1905 274648 - 3-21-1906 275004 - 10-7-1905 276723 - 9-25-1905 277476 - 10-25-1905 280853 - 10-22-1906 282746 - 4-25-1906 288514 - 1-30-1906 299679 - 4-2-1906 301737 - 4-1-1907 302051 - 9-26-1906 303891 - 5-18-1906 304600 - 7-21-1906 309409 - 3-13-1908 311943 - 8-11-1906 311946 - 8-31-1906 313571 - 9-14-1905 314210 - 8-30-1906 314870 - 9-11-1906 318034 - 10-6-1906 324134 - 1-9-1907 324386 - 11-24-1906 324596 - 1-8-1907 325531 - 5-20-1907 326869 - 8-20-1907 327349 - 12-12-1906 330989 - 1-5-1907 335602 - 2-2-1907 336447 - 3-16-1907 337827 - 2-26-1907 340492 - 3-7-1907 353136 - 6-20-1907 353512 - 11-4-1907 Significant serial numbers; 1,000,000 was engraved and presented to President Calvin Coolidge in 1927 1,500,000 was presented to President Harry S. Truman on May 8th, 1948 2,000,000 was presented to President Dwight Eisenhower in 1953 2,500,000 was assembled in 1961 3,000,000 was assembled in 1970 All told, by January of the year 1980, 5,200,000 Model 1894/94 Rifles, Carbines, and Commemoratives had been manufactured at Winchester’s New Haven factory. As I was going through some of the recently posted questions on the forum, I realized that I had neglected to address the dates and serial numbers for the introduction of the various calibers... the following list should help rectify that. edit: I received a request concerning when and what the first Saddle Ring Carbine (SRC) was, so I have added this new information; 38-55 Rifle - serial number 24, 10-22-1894 38-55 Carbine - serial number 46, 3-36-1895 (by serial number order) 38-55 Carbine - serial number 471, 11-1-1894 (by date order) 32-40 Rifle - serial number 692, 12-14-1894 32-40 Carbine - serial number 1409, 1-18-1895 30 W.C.F. Rifle - serial number 3314, 5-29-1895 30 W.C.F. Carbine - serial number 4787, 6-24-1895 25-35 W.C.F. Rifle - serial number 5014, 7-18-1895 25-35 W.C.F. Carbine - serial number 6506, 10-1-1895 32 W.S. Rifle - serial number 107731, 10-5-1901 32 W.S. Carbine - serial number 22967, 8-27-1902 (by serial number order) 32 W.S. Carbine - serial number 142889, 5-10-1902 (by date order) The above information should allow anyone with a letterable Model 1894 (serial 1 - 353999) to very closely estimate the DOM. For those who are interested in adding your Model 1894 to my database, please get in touch with me at Win1885@msn.com Additionally, Winchester did not assemble any of the many different models in serial number order. When the receivers were serialized and polished, they went into large bins and were sent to the finishing room (were they were blued). After being blued, the receivers were sent into the Assembly Room (in bins) and were then assembled into complete firearms in complete random order. In some cases, the bins were refilled before the bin was completely empty, and that left on older serial numbered receiver on the bottom of the bin for months, and sometimes a few years. . |
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Winchester Lever Action Repeating Firearms, Vol. 3, The Models of 1894 and 1895. By Arthur Pirkle. Our database contains values of serial numbers through 5103248 which ended the year 1982. Our sources disagree a bit, but this seems to be the best set of data.