Per the book authored by Robert C. Renneberg, Winchester Model 94, A Century of Craftsmanship, the Model 94 "Angle Eject" (Known as the Sixth Model, 6A), was introduced in 1983 at around serial number 5,300,000. Later variations of the AE were dubbed Sixth Model, 6B (Angle Eject with Button Safety) and Sixth Model, 6C (Angle Eject with Tang Safety).