Winchester 94 in 32-40

CapnMidnight

December 08, 2014 20:13

Bert,
Just got a model 94 octagon full length rifle in, caliber 32-40.
My question is, how many 94s where built in this caliber?
Serial number is 200592, built in 1903.
Thank you.
W.D.

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  Mod1892

  December 09, 2014 04:46

  Hello W.D.
  
  There are factory production records for only the first 353,999 Model 1894 rifles. Within that population approximately 11.3%, 40,023 rifles, were built in 32-40 caliber.
  
  Michael

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  Bert H.

  December 09, 2014 07:02

  As Michael pointed out, thre were just over 40,000 of them manufactured in the first 353,999 Model 1894s manufactured.
  
  Based on the current results of my research survey (for serial numbers 354,000 - 1158835) the total production for the 32-40 caliber was approximately 100,000, or 8.63%. Winchester discontinued the 32-40 as a standard cartridge option at the end of the year 1937. The year 1937 ended with serial number 1158835.
  
  For Model 1894 serial numbers 1 - 1,000,000, the verified and extrapolated caliber production totals are as follows;
  
  1. 30 W.C.F. = 541,709
  2. 32 W.S. = 135,076
  3. 38-55 = 131,091
  4. 32-40 = 95,123
  5. 25-35 W.C.F. = 90,199

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  CapnMidnight

  December 09, 2014 11:12

  Thank you.
  Bert, I'll send you pictures of this rifle as soon as it
  stops raining long enough to get pictures.
  W.D.

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