Heavy engraved winchester 94, not a commemorative

H4831 said:
I think it is seven digit. Everything jibes with it being in the 2.15 million era.
Something is visible behind the six plain digits.
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If I am reading the last digit correctly that would put production year as 1956.

Not a winchester guru by any means, but could it be a deluxe version? Expected nice wood if it is, hard to tell by pics.
 
It's a one off....... You have something "special"... But then again, there is an olympics for "special"......

I don't want to be blunt, but what you have is something unique, and as such, your buyer would be unique....... Very hard to put a price on unique.....
 
I think it may have been a project for a new engraver in Europe practicing and perfecting his technique...
 
Correct 7 digit serial number, 1956 production. The wood is very plain, looks to be standard grade as does the butt plate. The gold leaf is also very high quality, showed it to a old time gunsmith who is 82 , and if was left dumbfounded. The mystery deepens.
 
guntech said:
I think it may have been a project for a new engraver in Europe practicing and perfecting his technique...
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That was my thoughts as well but maybe not a "new " engraver so much as the work appears to be flawless. if the artisan was new he had a very good mentor.

another theory I had because the gun isn't an expensive example of the gun trade, that it was done by a very astute experienced engraver wanting to use an inexpensive offering to showcase his quality of work as well as showing a 'sows ear into a silk purse" sort of thing... Either way it is a fine example of well done engraving.

Any Win. factory engraving I have seen follows the "Nimche" example of very deep scroll patterns with an animal of some sort inserted in an oval.
 
As flawless as the engraving appears... for me it isn't an example of 'fine' engraving... too much of the same theme and every possible place to inlay received one... more of a practice than a tasteful work of art.
 
guntech said:
As flawless as the engraving appears... for me it isn't an example of 'fine' engraving... too much of the same theme and every possible place to inlay received one... more of a practice than a tasteful work of art.
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I am of the opinion ''Less is More'' and this interesting piece was/is one mans dream...
To each their own in more ways than one.
Tight groups,
Rob
 
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