Winchester 94 AE with question

[94AE3855]

I recently purchased a Winchester 94 AE in .38-55. The serial No. makes it a 1990 year of manufacture. There is an engraving on the barrel which is "One of One Thousand". Would this have been engraved at the factory in 1990 ? I cannot find any reference to this marking anywhere.

One of One Thousand Cody reduced.jpg

[GunnyMack]

Blue book has this:

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[94AE3855]

Thanks. Mine does not have checkering or gold inlays.

[JBowen]

Welcome aboard 94AE3855. Nice rifle! How about a few more pictures?

JBowen

[LeverGunner]

Howdy and welcome. That's interesting, I've never seen one before. I too would like more pictures.

[GunnyMack]

Possibly someone took a 1 of 1000 barrel off and installed it on a different frame.

A buddy of mine has a Beretta 20ga 1 of 100, they didn't number that 100 guns as 001- 100 , the serial numbers stayed in the production run. It's possible this gun of yours is numbered the same way.

[94AE3855]

I will take some good pictures this weekend and post them. Thanks for your interest.

[94AE3855]

Photos uploaded. Finally stopped raining. I ordered reloading dies so I don't shoot HSM all the time.

[Griff]

Possibly someone took a 1 of 1000 barrel off and installed it on a different frame.

I suspect this is the case. I have a Canadian Centennial with a Trapper barrel on it... a configuration the Canadian wasn't produced in. I also have a new 1894-1994 barrel that I'm put on a post '64 frame. After the Winchester New Haven plant closed a lot of previously unused parts showed up a Numrich Gun Parts.

[ollogger]

Hi & welcome! dont know about your gun but i had a Marlin 1894 that was made in the 1990s from 1 - 900
for a gun store in PA it was hard to search & get what i got about the gun
oh it was a 44-40, the sn started with 44-40




ollogger

[JBowen]

Thanks for the extra pictures. Nice rifle.

JBowen

[LeverGunner]

I agree, someone probably put that barrel on there. Though, it is possible that Winchester did a special run for someone.

Being a pre safety angle eject, that's a pretty sweet gun.

[94AE3855]

Reloaded some cartridges with Sierra 200gr JSP's (.375"). I'll see how accurate these are on Wednesday when the range opens up.

[FLINT]

the barnes original .375 and .377 bullets are available right now, so you have some options