date of manufacture winchester model 94 ranger

#Date of manufacture winchester model 94 ranger serial number#

The research survey I have in progress (serial range 1 – 7999) currently has (432) total entries, and of that number, (217) are first models. That relatively long transition period is part of the reason it is taking so long to gather all of the information I want for the article.

#Date of manufacture winchester model 94 ranger serial number#

It was a long drawn out transition that began at serial number 510 (the first serial numbered second model receiver frame), and ended at serial number 7471 (the highest known serial number on a first model). There was not a clear cut production change from the first model to the second model receiver frames. Keep in mind that the first Model 1894 in caliber 32-40 was serial number 545, and none of the early 32-40s were manufactured with a first model receiver frame. So, and in answer to your first question, the answer is a definitive No, they were not. The first “second model” Model 1894 receiver I have verified thus far is serial number 510. Is this correct? Is it not possible that some First Model receivers manufactured but not finished and not serialized in 1894 could have been used and assembled on guns made in 1895? When did the first Second Model receivers begin to be manufactured and the First Models cease? My understanding is that 2000+ First Model receivers were made so if all 1894 manufactured guns up to #1674 were First Models and all the receivers made in 1894 were used up then some First Model receivers must have been made into early 1895 and then randomly mixed in with Second Models. I understand that some Model 1894’s prior to my #3149 were Second Models and that some First Model receivers have been found on 1894’s in the 5000+ range. Were all 1894’s up to #1674 First Models. Īs Mike alluded to, there were only 1,674 Model 1894s manufactured in the year 1894, and by the end of the year 1895, the total had only reached 14,222. If you want to determine the exact date of manufacture, contact the Cody Firearms Museum (CFM) records office… unless you are a member, they charge a fee to get the information. You should get in the habit of believing everything that you read on the internet! If you are looking for a web based tool that will provide you with the accurate year of manufacture, then use the one found right here on the WACA website – Fjestad (Blue Book) copied that same erroneous information. The information you found on the web is erroneous, as it was copied from the flawed information published by George Madis more than 40-years ago. I was on the web at DATES OF MANUFACTURE and thay put serial# 17552 to be 1894 production. IAM not a expert far from it and I mean that.