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Feb 18, 2019 · Winchester introduced the Nickel Steel barrel alloy in early 1895 (with the introduction of the 30 WCF). It was the standard barrel alloy material for all Model 1894 barrels made for the 30 WCF, 25-35 WCF, and 32 WS cartridges until early 1932 when Winchester switched to Proof Steel as standard.
Winchester '94s were also provided to the British Home Guard in the early years of WWII. The Model 94 over its long history included the Winchester Model 55, produced from 1924 through 1932 in a 24-inch (610 mm) barrel, and the Winchester Model 64, produced from 1933 through 1957 in 20, 24, and 26-inch (660 mm) barrel lengths.
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Feb 11, 2014 · On August 21, 1894 Browning obtained patent number 524702 for the rifle, and by November the first Model 1894 Winchester rifles were made available to the public. Winchester began...
Winchester Firearms Manufacturing Dates by Serial Number and Year 1866 through the early 1990s. Below is the download link for a special resource for dating Winchester firearms. These pages were scanned from documents compiled over the years by the customer service department of Winchester Repeating Arms. None of the page scans are of original ...
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Oct 12, 2018 · Doing what Browning did best, he developed the Winchester Model 1894, applying for a patent on the device on August 21, 1894. By November of that same year, the Winchester Model...
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According to its serial number, it was manufactured in 1907. At that time the .25-35 WCF was a reasonably popular combination deer, antelope and small predator cartridge, although .25-35 rifles and ammunition sales never approached the levels attained by the .30-30 and .32 Win. Special.
.30 W.C.F. (30-30) – introduced in 1895. .32 Winchester Special – introduced in 1901. 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.