Winchester Miroku Model 1894 Short Rifle .25-35 WIN Lever-Action 20” Rifle

SOLD FOR: $1025

WOA#: WY230930WF005

Make: Miroku

Model: 1894

Serial Number: 00145ZR94J

Year of Manufacture: Modern, Post-2010

Caliber: .25-35

Action Type: Lever Action Rifle with full-length tubular magazine

Markings: The left side of the barrel is marked “Winchester Model 1894 – – Caliber 25-35 Win. ONLY” and with a Winchester proof mark. The right side of the barrel is marked “Made by Miroku – Japan – – Imported by BACO, Inc. – Morgan, Utah”, “Winchester is a registered trademark of Olin Corporation”. The top receiver tang is marked “Winchester Model 1894”. The bottom of the receiver is marked with the Winchester “W” and “00145ZR94J”. The buttplate is marked with the Winchester seal.

Barrel Length: 20″

Sights / Optics: The front sight is a tall blade with a brass bead, dovetailed into a slot on the barrel. The original rear sight has been removed and instead an aperture sight has been screwed into the receiver. The receiver came from the factory drilled and tapped.

Stock Configuration & Condition:  The stock and forend are walnut with a satin finish. The buttstock is a straight-grip with a shotgun style buttplate. The forend is a rifle style with the forend cap. There are some scratches, scuffs, and compression marks scattered throughout the buttstock and forend. There are two noticeable chips in the top of the forend, on both sides of the barrel. There is a small chip in the forend on the right side next to the cap. The LOP measures 13.75″ from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. Overall, the stocks are in Good Condition.

Type of Finish: Blue

Finish Originality: Original

Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp. There is some minor erosion scattered throughout the bore.

Overall Condition: This rifle retains about less than 95% of its metal finish. There are minor drag marks on both sides of the receiver. There are scratches and drag marks on the right side of the forend cap. Overall, this rifle is in about Very Good condition.

Mechanics: The action functions correctly. We did not fire this rifle. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.

Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None

Our Assessment: The Winchester Model 1894 was the first commercially available American repeating rifle to be used with smokeless powder. Originally chambered in metallic black powder cartridges, changes in the construction allowed for it to be chambered in the newly available .30-30 and .25-35 Winchester smokeless cartridges. The Model 1894 would go on to be one of the most commercially successful sporting rifles in the United States, with over 7 million rifles being sold by the end of its original production run in 2006.

This example was made by Miroku in Japan, which has made the 1894 under license from Winchester since 2010. While not directly made by Winchester, this rifle still has all the fit and finish people have come to expect. Chambered in the great .25-35 Winchester cartridge, this rifle would make a nice deer rifle or you could have a great time at the range with it. Please see our photos.

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