Manufactured in 1897 according to Madis. This is an attractive, documented example of a special order Winchester deluxe Model 1894 takedown rifle. The included factory letter lists the rifle in .30 caliber with an octagon barrel, plain trigger, takedown, Lyman front and rear sights, and a checkered pistol grip stock with a rubber shotgun buttplate when received at the warehouse on 9 April 1900 and shipped 17 February 1902 in order number 132785. The top barrel flat is marked with the standard two-line address and caliber marking at the breech, while the two-line nickel steel marking is on the upper left. The upper tang is marked with the three-line model, trademark, and patent date information. The serial number is on the lower tang and there is a discreet import mark. The left side of the lower tang is marked "929 6 XXX S", with "929 6" repeated on the butt of the stock along with "94/T". It is fitted with a Lyman beaded blade front sight, three-leaf express rear sight, and a Lyman mid-range peep sight mounted on the upper tang. It is mounted with a finely figured, H-pattern checkered forearm and pistols grip stock with a hard rubber grip cap and a checkered hard rubber shotgun buttplate.

Very fine, retains 75% of the original blue finish, 60% of the original case colors on the lever and hammer, and traces of the niter blue on the loading gate with the balance having thinned to a smooth brown-grey patina, primarily on the receiver and takedown collar. The wood is fine with some scattered minor handling marks and mostly crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.