Winchester Model 94 .25-35 WCF Lever Action Carbine MFD 1949 C&R

SOLD FOR: $1,425.00

LSB#: LSB260625WM088

Make: Winchester

Model: 94 Carbine

Serial Number: 1549242

Year of Manufacture: Circa 1949 / C&R

Caliber: .25-35 Winchester Center Fire

Action Type: Lever Action with 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”, and “MODEL 94-25-35 W.C.F.” The underside of the receiver is marked “1549242”.

Barrel Length: 20″

Sights / Optics: The front sight is a blade on a raised base beneath a protective hood. The rear sight is a barrel-mounted open sight with a stepped elevator.

Stock Configuration & Condition: The two-piece smooth wood stocks have a straight grip, straight comb, banded forend, and a brown ventilated rubber buttpad with a black spacer. The stocks have been refinished and the buttpad is a later addition. There are scattered light scratches and handling marks, with no major stock damage. The LOP measures 12 1/4″ from the front of the trigger to the rear of the buttpad. The stocks are in Very Good condition as refinished.

Type of Finish: Blued

Finish Originality: Original metal finish. The stocks have been refinished and a rubber buttpad has been added.

Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp. There is no erosion in the bore. In this writer’s opinion the bore rates 9/10.

Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 95% of its metal finish. There is edge wear on the receiver and lever, scattered light scratches and handling marks, and wear around the muzzle and barrel bands. The screw heads show light tool marks, and the principal markings remain legible. The rifle is in Very Good overall condition with refinished furniture and an added buttpad.

Mechanics: The action functions correctly.
We did not fire this carbine.
As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance requirements.

Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None

Our Assessment: The .25-35 WCF marking is the detail that gives this postwar Model 94 its historical focus. Winchester introduced the cartridge in the Model 1894 line in 1895, more than half a century before this carbine’s approximate 1949 manufacture. Here that early chambering appears in the familiar round-barrel carbine form, with barrel bands and a full-length magazine. It is a direct connection between the model’s beginnings and its later production.

The metal and wood tell different parts of this carbine’s condition story. About 95% of the original metal finish remains, accompanied by a bright, sharply rifled bore. The refinished stocks and added ventilated buttpad account for the more substantial departures from its original configuration. Those changes are easy to distinguish from the comparatively modest wear to the blued surfaces. The result is a .25-35 carbine with strong surviving metal finish and visibly updated furniture.