1894 Winchester Saddle Ring Carbine..special marki

Mras

September 20, 2002 15:12

Hi list members,

I have a model 1894 Winchester Saddle Ring Carbine manufactured in 1918.
Have an unusual marking on top of the receiver.....
'US', with ordinance flaming bomb.

Does anybody have any info on this particular rifle?

Many thanks,

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  breakerdan

  April 14, 2008 19:26

  What you probably have is known to collectors as a "Spruce Rifle"
  The NRA magazine had an article about this a few months ago.
  If I remember right, the US military bought these 94s as "home gaurd"
  weapons during WW1 . They got the spruce rifle term because many were used to gaurd the logging industry or something like that.
  They are more valuable than regular 94s.

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  rufe-snow

  April 14, 2008 20:15

  The serial number range of the military marked 94's, is shown in this article.
  
  
  http://www.winchestercollector.org/guns/w-mil.shtml
  
  
  Great caution must be shown, as relatively few of these 94's were purchased, over 85 years ago. Many fakes have been pawned off on folks over the years. If the 94 isn't in the correct serial number range, it's quite probably a fake.

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  Xracer

  April 15, 2008 05:49

  Thank you rufe-snow! Fascinating reading for this old "history buff gun-nut" ex-Mainer. [:)]

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  Bert H.

  April 15, 2008 06:29

  quote:Originally posted by Mras
  Hi list members,
  
  I have a model 1894 Winchester Saddle Ring Carbine manufactured in 1918.
  Have an unusual marking on top of the receiver.....
  'US', with ordinance flaming bomb.
  
  Does anybody have any info on this particular rifle?
  
  Many thanks,
  
  
  
  
  The only thing worth adding, is that your Model 1894 SRC was manufactured in late 1917 versus 1918.

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