for-sale Winchester 1894 Saddle Ring Carbine - $950

[Snaveba]

Up for sale is a Winchester Model 1894 Saddle Ring Carbine chambered in 30 WCF (30-30) made in 1911. It is close to, but not all completely original. This one was pretty rough when I started. When I work on an old rifle, I don’t want to make it “new”, just clean and functional. It’s not a collector’s piece, but it is now a really nice historic old shooter. 

The rifle has been completely disassembled, cleaned and put back together. There was little (if any) original bluing left on the metal. I did not try to make the metal look new, but I cleaned it up and gave it a vintage look with cold bluing. 

The original gum-wood stock was in pretty rough shape and had, at some point in the rifle’s 113-year life, been refinished and sanded a bit too much. The original gum-wood forend was also sanded and bit too much and is split at the front. I cleaned them up as best I could, but they were still just to ugly. I replaced them with a reproduction set from Gunville.com in American Black Walnut. After hand fitting the new furniture, it was finished with a hand rubbed oil finish. The original stock and forend will be included.

The saddle ring is also not original to the rifle but I believe it is an old piece. It also now has the correct v-notched ladder rear carbine sight.

$950, OBO. Located in Nashville. For sale/trade to persons who can legally own a firearm. Trade I’m interested in is a Marlin GBL or Trapper in 45-70 with a threaded barrel. I’ll add scratch as needed. 

I can send more (and higher resolution) photos (including some before photos) upon request.

 

 

Edited May 6 by Snaveba

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[bigun]

Nice job my friend 

[Snaveba]

Some before photos 

(FYI, the Lyman Peep is on a different rifle now)

 

This was the best I could get the original gum wood stocks without over sanding. 
 

Edited May 6 by Snaveba

[faraim45]

What is the bore condition?

[Snaveba]

The bore looks good for a 113 yo rifle. I can try to get a photo of the bore and post it later this week 

[Snaveba]

The bore is bright with strong rifling and no pitting. 

I tried to photo the bore, it’s not to easy with an iPhone 

 

[RED333]

Well, finally, someone who’s hands that look like they work. You did a great job. I really wish I had money to spend on it.

Now I ain’t pokeing fun at anybody in particular.

[Snaveba]

I do use my hands for work and play. And I hate wearing gloves. Drives my wife crazy.

they’re actually kind of clean at the moment, lol  

[Snaveba]

To anyone local and interested, I have no problem meeting to let you look it over, no obligation to buy. I figure this is fair, owing to the age and such. 

[KahrMan]

I sold more of this to working men than to farmers for their cows udders.  It will fix those cracked hands. 
 

 

 

Edited May 8 by KahrMan

[Snaveba]

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[Opie Taylor]

Nice job on the rework. Have you taken it out to shoot? How did it do? Thanks, Opie.