il.bill
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Did the OP ever bother to mention after which war the rifle was made?
The serial number is what it's all about as to getting the year down. I am sure the LGS had things to say but I have not seen the rifle and nobody here has seen the rifle. So I sure can't tell you to pay $600 and it's a good deal. Winchester 94 rifles are not rare, even early manufacture like post WW II and say '64. It's going to come down to if you want a 30-30 and if you want to pop $600 for this rifle? My only lever gun is a 444 Marlin. However, as can be seen by:He said he took it to the LGS and the owner told him it was worth more than $600 but he probably wouldn't get that because its not something like a garande or anything like that.
the guy said he sold one for like 450-500 so my buddy should ask 600. this would be him posting it at the LGS. he said based on what he seens online they are almost 1k.
I don't know the serial number.
Reloadron, it is not the 30-30 but it is the lever action that got me hooked on getting as many lever actions as I can. Now looking for an older 357 and 44 lever action rifles. I know were the is a older Winchester 35 caliber but the left side has been drilled for a scope. Just can not put the trigger on that one.
YES, I am addicted to lever actions and I do not hunt.
I wont pay 600 for it I think 400 would be my max.
A post-war, pre-1964 Winchester Model 94 in "near mint condition" is easily worth $600. I would buy another one in a heart beat. Make sure it hasn't been refinished and the screws haven't been buggered up.
A minor correction of Forward Observer's post. "1946: Full production resumes on ring-less carbine and limited production on Model 64 rifle." Quoted from American Rifleman December 1993.
That's pretty much it. Winchesters have the image, but Marlins stand on their own merits.