Winchester Model 1894 Carbine .30-30, 20 Inch Nickel Steel Barrel, Top-Eject, Manufactured 1915
This Winchester Model 1894 Carbine is a 1915-production example chambered in .30-30 with a 20 inch round nickel steel barrel marked for smokeless powder. It features a top-eject, solid-frame receiver, full-length tubular magazine, and the classic carbine configuration with two barrel bands and no saddle ring. Original Winchester WP proofs and period-correct rollmarks remain present, and the bore is described as bright and clean.
Manufactured 1915, this carbine shows hallmark markings including the barrel rollmark "NICKEL STEEL BARREL ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER," the Winchester address and 1894 patent date, and "30 W.C.F." at the barrel shank. The tang is marked "MODEL 1894 – WINCHESTER – TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
& FGN." It retains the traditional iron sight setup with a dovetailed front blade and an adjustable open rear leaf with elevator.
Condition
Overall Condition: Good condition, showing some signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Overall Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Bore Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: There are handling and use marks visible from previous ownership. The rifle presents well for its year of manufacture. The bore is bright and clean.
What’s Included
- Winchester Model 1894 Carbine rifle
This carbine uses a steel, top-eject receiver with a solid (non-takedown) frame, consistent with Winchester’s carbine pattern of the period. It feeds from a full-length tubular magazine rated at 5+1 and uses two barrel bands, with no saddle ring, aligning with the configuration noted in the period.
The 20 inch round nickel steel barrel is rollmarked for smokeless powder and carries the Winchester WP proof on the barrel, matched by a WP proof on the receiver ring. The barrel address reads "Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn. U.S.A. Patented August 21, 1894." The caliber is marked "30 W.C.F." at the shank.
Sighting equipment is traditional: a dovetailed front blade and an adjustable open rear leaf with elevator. The length of pull is 13.0 inches, and furniture consists of uncheckered walnut with a straight-grip stock, carbine buttplate, and a walnut carbine forend.
Per Cody PRSRB records, this rifle was manufactured in 1915. It retains the expected tang legend "MODEL 1894 – WINCHESTER – TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
& FGN." and presents as a collectible, period-correct Winchester carbine in .30-30.