Winchester Model 1894 Sporting Rifle manufactured in 1906. The rifle has a special order 26-inch, half-round/half-octagon barrel and Model 1894 smokeless powder, high velocity, tangent rear sight. The barrel is fitted with a "Winchester Express front sight with colored insert. The rifle has a blue finish with casehardened hammer, loading lever and crescent steel buttplate. The forearm and stock are straight grained black walnut. The top barrel flat is roll-stamped with the two-line legend: "MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO./NEW HAVEN CONN. U.S.A. PATENTED AUGUST 21.1894." ahead of the rear sight. The left side of the barrel is roll-stamped:" - NICKEL STEEL BARREL - / ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER", followed by "32 W.S.". Winchester "W/P" proof marks are stamped on the top of the barrel and the receiver. The upper receiver tang is stamped: "MODEL 1984/-WINCHESTER-/TRADE MARK". The serial number, "401663" is located on the forward edge of the lower receiver. The left side of the special tangent rear sight is marked: "SOMKELESS 50&100 YARDS/-32 W.S. M94-" in two lines. The Winchester legend and 1901patent date are stamped on the base of the sight.

Fine. The rifle retains approximately 60-70% of the slightly faded original blue finish. Most of the original finish is present on the barrel with some wear on the sides. The magazine tube is an original Winchester factory replacement. The forearm cap has a silver patina. The receiver retains about half of the original finish with a silver patina on the contact points on the edges, top and bottom of the receiver and thinning blue finish on the receiver sides. The loading lever has a silver-gray patina. Traces of the original case colors are visible on the sides of the hammer. The buttplate has been cleaned and has a silver patina. The markings on the barrel, receiver and rear sight are sharp. The stock and forearm have been lightly sanded and are in very good overall condition with minimal handling marks. This is a very good example of a Model 1894 Sporting Rifle with desirable 26-inch half-round/half-octagon barrel and special high velocity rear sight.