Winchester 1894 ‘94 Carbine FLAT BAND 20″ .30-30 W.C.F Lever Rifle 1948 C&R
SOLD FOR: $1,725.00
LSB#: LSB260418WS010
Make: Winchester
Model: 1894 Carbine
Serial Number: 1517036
Year of Manufacture: 1948 / C&R
Caliber: .30-30 Winchester
Action Type: Lever Action Rifle with Full-Length Tubular Magazine
Markings: The left side of the barrel is marked “MADE IN NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S. OF AMERICA / –WINCHESTER PROOF STEEL–”, “-WINCHESTER- / -TRADE MARK-“, “MODEL 94-30 W.C.F.”. The top of the barrel and receiver are marked with Winchester Proofs. The bottom of the receiver is marked “1517036”.
Barrel Length: 20″
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a hooded blade dovetailed to a textured ramped base fixed to the barrel. The rear sight is a u-notch elevator sight with fine elevation adjustment, dovetailed to the barrel.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are two-piece smooth wood with banded forend, straight grip, straight comb and checkered steel Winchester buttplate. The barrel has a flat band behind the front sight. The stocks have scattered marks, compression dents, and scratches throughout. There are no chips or cracks. The LOP measures 13″ from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. The plate has minor wear. Overall, the stocks are in about Very Good condition.
Type of Finish: Blue
Finish Originality: Original
Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp. There is no erosion. In this writer’s opinion the bore rates 8 or 9 out of 10.
Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 90% of its metal finish. The action shows operation wear. There are scratches and scuffs scattered about. There is thinning on the leading edges and on the receiver, particularly on the bottom portion. The screw heads range from sharp to tool marked with strong slots. Overall, this rifle is in about Very Good condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. The rifle has a half-cock safety and a lever safety. We have not fired this rifle. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None.
Our Assessment: The Winchester Model 1894 Carbine produced in the years immediately following World War II occupies a particularly interesting position in the model’s long production history — these are the last of the pre-64 era carbines built before cost-reduction measures altered the rifle’s construction, retaining the hand-fitting, machined parts, and production standards that Winchester collectors have come to regard as the benchmark of the model’s quality. The flat band configuration is a specific and sought-after variation that Winchester collectors track with precision, produced during a transitional window in postwar production that makes correct examples a genuine find. Chambered in .30-30 WCF and wearing the classic straight-grip carbine stock, this 1948 example represents the working Model 94 in its most authentic and historically grounded form — a ranch and hunting rifle built in New Haven at a moment when American manufacturing confidence was at its postwar peak.
This carbine presents honestly at approximately 90% finish with operational wear and some thinning with light intermittent oxidation. The bore remains bright with sharp rifling, the flat band and stocks are intact without chips or cracks, and the action functions correctly with both half-cock and lever safeties operational. For the Winchester collector who values a correct period configuration over cosmetic polish, or the shooter who wants a genuine pre-64 era .30-30 carbine with the flat band distinction, this 1948 94 Carbine is the real article. Please see our photos and good luck on your bid! – L.S.