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Scarce Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action Saddle Ring Trapper Carbine with ATF Exemption Letter

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:1,200.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,500.00 USD
Scarce Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action Saddle Ring Trapper Carbine with ATF Exemption Letter
Manufactured in 1922. Blade front sight and folding rear sight graduated to 2,000 yards. The left side of the barrel is marked with the two line address/patent date marking ahead of the barrel band and the two line nickel steel marking and "30 W.C.F." to the left of the rear sight. The upper tang is marked with the three line model, make and trademark information and a saddle ring stud with ring is mounted on the left side of the frame. It has a full tubular magazine, smooth forearm and straight grip stock with a carbine style buttplate. Accompanied by a letter from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives dated Feb 01 2010 listing this carbine as one of five carbines being removed from the NFA (National Firearms Act) and classified as a curio and relic.
BBL: 15 inch round
Stock: walnut
Gauge: 30 WCF
Finish: blue
Grips:
Serial Number: 910906
Condition: Good. The breech end of the barrel shows strong traces of the original blue finish, otherwise the metal has a mottled gray patina with some scattered minor pitting. There is a small shallow gouge on the underside of the stock, chip on the left wrist at the frame and a chip on the right side upper edge of the forearm, otherwise the wood remains very good with some minor scratches and dents. The rear sight base screw is missing and the rear sight bar doesn't stay in place when raised. The markings are clear. The lever assembly retracts very stiffly, otherwise the action functions properly.