Winchester 25-35 1894 Information
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If you can't post pics a better description is required. The .25/35 was introduced in 1895 along with the .30/30. You probably have a standard rifle, that is 26 inch barrel( round, octagon or half round) full magazine, crescent butt or a standard carbine, 20 inch barrel, full magazine, carbine butt. The carbines are more rare in .25/35 calibre than rifles. I'm no Winchester expert but a picture is worth a thousand words.
- Location
- AB foothills
Contact the Cody Firearms museum records office to find exactly what you are looking for on your Winchester. Email addy below:
cfmrecords@bbhc.org
cfmrecords@bbhc.org
The front sight ramp on that barrel does not look like any very early 1894 rifle I have seen. Believe at the minimum it's been re-barreled or cut back and an after market ramp put on. The barrel is more typical of those found through the 1930's/40's. You may have a well done rebuild and it is still a useful rifle but lacking collector status.
25-35 94
It looks like to me that at some time some one married a later carbine front to a rifle riecever/ but stock. Just looked at Madis The Wincnester book and the only front sight ramp like that was on a carbine serial about 1,300,00 range. If it ir a carbine riecever it should have a saddle ring on the other side. Hope this helps.
It looks like to me that at some time some one married a later carbine front to a rifle riecever/ but stock. Just looked at Madis The Wincnester book and the only front sight ramp like that was on a carbine serial about 1,300,00 range. If it ir a carbine riecever it should have a saddle ring on the other side. Hope this helps.
From the Winchester book the marking of the model as Model 94 appears about serial 1,040,000, the barrel also read MADE IN NEW HAVEN ,CONN.US OF AMERICA. At about serial no.1,900,000 the marking changed to read MADE IN U.S.A. This might help date the barrel.
The barrel is definitely not original to the gun, with the Model 94 stamp and the ramp front sight. The carbine also has a rifle buttstock, which is probably a replacement as well. That being said, there would be little collectors value to the gun, but I must say it is a very nice looking little carbine just the same. There is history behind those modifications that make the rifle unique.
- Location
- Winnipeg,Man.
The 25-35 cart was one of the first smokeless powder "sporting" cartridges introduced by Winchester in 1895.barrel had the fastest rifling twist of all the pre-1964 carts chambered for a m'94 rifle or carbine. the 117 bullet velocity was 2230 fps. the 1894 model 25-35 was discontinued in 1936 so said. I have a 1894 - 25-35 made in 1949, no saddle ring, stamped "made in New Haven etc.Front ramp sight, shotgun butt, long wood forearm, no stampings on the rear tang.
. With 117 grain bullets that I reload, it has been a great deer rifle. A lot of fun to shoot, ammo is hard to find but casings can be made from the ever-available 30-30 brass.
. With 117 grain bullets that I reload, it has been a great deer rifle. A lot of fun to shoot, ammo is hard to find but casings can be made from the ever-available 30-30 brass.
My experience with the 25/35 is more current as i bought one of the last 94s and it was a 25/35, I played with it and it was not cast bullet friendly with it's 1-8" twist, but a fun gun none the less. Marginally accurate for varmints, marginally powerful for deer, not real practical, but who wants practical?
- Location
- St. Joe's Island, Ont
- Location
- Winnipeg,Man.
mine have all gone down with a single shot...guess too many times "lucky"
Well, if it were me, I'd leave it as is for two reasons:
1. A refinish job would likely diminish its value further unless you had a professional restoration back to factory specs, but you would never recoup your costs.
2. I think the carbine looks dadgummed good just the way it is. Some owner back in the 30's or 40's valued that rifle enough to have it re-barrelled and fixed up to give it a new lease on life. The result is a very attractive looking little carbine. I especially like that crescent butt.
