Winchester model 94 date of manufacture4/17/2024 ![]() ![]() If you would like a copy of the new textbook on the Model 69/69A they are available here on the WACA website, just go to the store at the top of the page and select “books”. They are great rifles and perfect for training or field as they are light and accurate. Your rifle appears to be all original and correct with the exception of the added sling eyes to the stock. ![]() When your model was discontinued it was replaced with the G6903R Junior Target Shooter’s Special peep sighted Model 69. Yours was likely assembled either late 1958 or very early 1959. It has the rounded forend tip 29″ stock which makes it a G6901R “Type 8” and is the last iteration of the G6901R made. The magazine plates were never chromed on the G6901R, not sure where you read that but it is incorrect, they were Dulite blued.īert is correct that the “56” is when the barrel was made however your rifle was assembled later than that. The model “G6901R” was officially dropped from the Winchester line on Februper the Winchester Product Change Announcement G317. The Winchester Model G6901R was discontinued per Winchester C/H 27534 on July 22, 1958, with rifles to be assembled from parts on-hand until the remaining stock was exhausted. Your rifle is a Winchester catalog number G6901R equipped with the 80A rear peep sight. Thanks for the photos, they really help narrow down your exact model and age. Does the serial number on a Winchester Model 94 (.30-30) provide information about its year Yes, the serial number on a Winchester Model 94 (. Mine has a chrome trigger guard but not a chrome dash plate?Ĭhromed firing pin spring caps and then chromed bolts were introduced in 1957, and chromed trigger guards and magazine dash plates were used in the early ’60s. To determine the manufacturing year, you can refer to the Winchester website or consult an expert who specializes in Winchester firearms. ![]()
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