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The Winchester Model 1894 rifle (also known as the Winchester 94 or Model 94) is a lever-action repeating rifle that became one of the most famous and popular hunting rifles of all time. It was designed by John Browning in 1894 and originally chambered to fire two metallic black powder cartridges, the .32-40 Winchester and .38-55 Winchester .
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Model 1894 lever-action centerfire rifle. Model 1895 lever-action centerfire box-magazine rifle. Model 1895 Lee bolt-action rifle (US Navy/Marine Corps) Model 1897 slide-action shotgun (Model 1893 variant) Model 1900 bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle. Model 1901 lever-action shotgun (Model 1887 variant)
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Oct 12, 2018 · The Winchester Model 1894 was the first commercial American repeating rifle developed for smokeless powder. It was originally chambered to fire two metallic black powder cartridges – the...
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2024. To generations of American shooters and hunters, the Winchester Model 1894 rifles and carbines and the .30-30 cartridge are nigh-on synonyms. That said, a lesser known fact is that first two cartridges for which the new Browning-designed Winchester lever gun was chambered were .32-40 and .38-55.
Designed by John M. Browning, the Winchester 1894 was the first commercial American repeating rifle built to be used with smokeless powder from 1895. Prior to that year, 1894s were shipped in .32-40 Win, .38-55 Win, and .25-35 Win.
The Winchester Model 1894 rifle is a lever-action repeating rifle that became one of the most famous and popular hunting rifles of all time. It was designed by John Browning in 1894 and originally chambered to fire two metallic black powder cartridges, the .32-40 Winchester and .38-55 Winchester.
The U.S. Army purchased 1,800 Model 1894 carbines on December 29, 1917 to help guard strategic defense industries in the Pacific Northwest. Production of receivers was suspended in 1943 during World War II. As serial numbers approached the one-million mark, the official model designation was changed from Model 1894 to the Model 94.
