This factory engraved, gold banded Winchester deluxe Model 1894 takedown rifle was manufactured in 1911. This special order rifle features a part octagon barrel, half-magazine and highly figured, fancy grade walnut forearm and pistol grip stock with factory H-pattern checkering. The barrel has a gold band inlaid at the breech. The forearm cap, barrel breech, takedown collar, top and sides of the receiver, upper receiver tang and buttplate heel are decorated with Winchester No. 6 factory engraving. The 1897 edition of "Winchester Repeating Arms Co, Highly Finished Arms" describes No. 6 engraving as: "scroll, border, line and ribbon engraving". The variation of the No.9 pattern engraving features detailed game scenes on either side of the receiver; the scene on the left side of the features a highly detailed bighorn ram and the scene on the right side of the receiver depicts a bull elk. The pistol grip has a black hard rubber cap embossed "WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO." The barrel, magazine, loading gate and crescent buttplate have a blue finish. The forearm cap, takedown collar, bolt and receiver are high polish blue. The hammer, trigger and lever are casehardened with subdued case colors. The barrel has an express style front sight with silver bead and a buckhorn, sporting style rear sight with screw adjustable centerpiece. The top barrel flat is roll-stamped: "MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A." in two unequal lines ahead of the rear sight. The left side of the barrel is roll-stamped: "PAT. AUG. 21. 1894" in a single line below the Winchester legend. The caliber designation, "32-40", is roll-stamped on the top of the barrel between the rear sight and the receiver in a dot and scallop panel surrounded by scrollwork. The upper receiver tang is roll-stamped: "MODEL 1894/-WINCHESTER-/TRADE MARK REG.IN U.S. PAT. OFF." in three-lines with an engraved scrollwork flourish at the hammer end. The serial number is roll-stamped across the front edge of the receiver bottom. This rifle is pictured and identified in R.L. Wilson's "Winchester Engraving" on page 342. The engraving is attributed to Winchester Master Engraver Angelo Stokes. "A key to identification of Stokes from study of the Big Horn sheep motif," noted Wilson. Provenance: A.W. Pierce Collection

Excellent. This receiver retains 90% plus of the original blue finish. The barrel and half-magazine have 98% of the original blue finish. The barrel makings, engraving and gold inlay are perfect. The forearm cap shows only traces of handling wear. The bright blue of the takedown collar and adjacent portions of the receiver is flaked to brown and shows light handling wear. There is some very minor handling wear on the left side of the receiver near the game scene; the balance of the receiver shows minimal finish wear. The bolt retains nearly all of the bright blue finish. The blue loading gate retains 95% plus of the original finish, 95% of the blue is present on the buttplate. The meticulously engraved scroll and border works and highly detailed game scenes are in nearly perfect condition. The hammer, lever and trigger have 98% of the original case colors. The highly figured walnut stock and forearm remain in excellent condition with crisp checkering and minimal handling wear. This is an excellent example of a scarce Winchester deluxe Model 1894 takedown rifle with gold inlaid barrel band, factory engraving and deluxe pistol grip stock and forearm.