I recently was given a Winchester rifle that my grandfather had in his closet since the 1960's. From what I can tell its a model 1894 manufactured sometime around 1906. Its serial number is 36823 and has 38 WCF printed at the beginning of the barrel.
One thing I am trying to determine is if the magazine is original. It looks like it was shortened for some reason as there is a slight cut mark on the barrel at the end of the magazine tube and there is a mark at the end of the barrel where it looks like the magazine once attached. I know you could custom order these guns but I suspect one of its owners made this modification.
My questions are as follows:
Does it look like a genuine 1894?
Is it a half-magazine from the factory or was it likely modified? If so, why would someone do so?
I assume it fires the .38-55 round?
Approximate value?
Pictures can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1A6B-vdfHfacXFTQ3NkQTAwYXc&usp=sharing
Thank you in advance for your assistance!!!
One thing I am trying to determine is if the magazine is original. It looks like it was shortened for some reason as there is a slight cut mark on the barrel at the end of the magazine tube and there is a mark at the end of the barrel where it looks like the magazine once attached. I know you could custom order these guns but I suspect one of its owners made this modification.
My questions are as follows:
Does it look like a genuine 1894?
Is it a half-magazine from the factory or was it likely modified? If so, why would someone do so?
I assume it fires the .38-55 round?
Approximate value?
Pictures can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1A6B-vdfHfacXFTQ3NkQTAwYXc&usp=sharing
Thank you in advance for your assistance!!!