"We believe that no repeating rifle system ever made will appeal to the eye and understanding of the rifleman as this will and that use will continue to warrant first impressions." - Winchester catalog, November 1894
With only a few minor changes in its construction, the Model 1894 has been manufactured continuously for over 70 years. This was the first lever action repeating rifle model on the market that was designed especially for smokeless powder cartridges. Note that the carbine style buttstock was changed on the carbine model in 1937, to a shotgun-style stock.
The Model 1894 was the first sporting gun to pass the 1,000,000 mark. The millionth 94 was presented in 1927 to President Calvin Coolidge. Subsequent benchmark Model 94 rifles were presented to Presidents Harry Truman (1948) and Dwight Eisenhower (1953). Serial number 2.5 million was assembled in 1961.
Please note that PGW does not manufacture stocks for special or commemorative issues of the Winchester Model 1894 due to the medallion insert cuts. Our standard stock may be adapted for use in these rifles, without the medallion adaptation; order a Late 94. We do not manufacture the shorter forearms for the Trapper model, nor do we offer stocks or forearms for the special .22 caliber 1894.
