This is an excellent example of a Special Order Winchester Model 94 Lever Action Carbine that was manufactured in 1927. This carbine has a 20-inch round barrel with special order 1/2-magazine and is chambered for the highly desirable .38-55 W.C.F. cartridge. The barrel has a block-mounted steel front sight blade and a folding leaf rear sight. The upper tang is factory drilled and tapped for a folding combination sight. The receiver does not have a saddle ring. The carbine has a full blue finish. The straight grain, American walnut, stock and forearm have a low luster oil or varnish finish. The left side of the barrel 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" immediately behind the barrel band. "-NICKEL STEEL BARREL-/ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER" is roll-stamped immediately below the rear sight followed by the caliber designation "38-55". The right side of the barrel is roll-stamped: "-MODEL 94-WINCHESTER-/-TRADE MARK-" in two lines below the rear sight. The oval Winchester "W/P" proof mark is stamped on the top of the barrel and the receiver. "WINCHESTER/-TRADE MARK-/-MADE IN U.S.A-" is roll-stamped in tree lines on the upper receiver tang. The serial number is roll-stamped across the bottom of the receiver just behind the forearm. Model 94 carbines with special order features like a half magazine are scarce. Few later production Model 94 rifles and carbines were chambered for the 38-55 W.C.F. cartridge.

Excellent plus. The carbine retains 98% plus of the original blue finish. The only significant finish wear is on the buttplate which has light edge wear on the heel and patches of flaking on the body. The stock and forearm are both in excellent condition with nearly all of the original finish. This is a scarce example of a special order Winchester Model 94 carbine in .38-55 WCF that would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to improve upon.