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Winchester 94 Centennial ’66 rifle
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 22 ↗
Winchester, Model 1866, Centennial, rifle.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Centennial”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1966.
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 22 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Winchester Repeating Arms Company” ↗, maker: “In December 1980, the New Haven plant was sold to its employees” and “incorporated as the U.S. Repeating Arms Company”, “granted a license to make Winchester arms”; Olin made Winchester arms until then; made 1966, before the sale: Olin era.
- 2. winchestercollector.org ↗, years: WACA commemorative list (factory issues): 1966 Centennial '66 (rifle & carbine), 102,309 produced
- 3. bonhams.com ↗, calibers: Bonhams lot 710 (29 Nov 2018): "A .30-30 (Win.) 'Model 94 Centennial '66' commemorative lever-action saddle-ring rifle by Winchester", gilt receiver, 26in. octagonal barrel
- 4. bonhams.com ↗, name: Bonhams lot 710 (29 Nov 2018) title: "A .30-30 (Win.) 'Model 94 Centennial '66' commemorative lever-action saddle-ring rifle by Winchester"; the issue is a Model 94 honouring the Model 1866
- 5. bonhams.com ↗, action: Bonhams lot 710 (exact issue): "'Model 94 Centennial '66' commemorative lever-action saddle-ring rifle"
- 6. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1894” ↗, reference article: the Winchester Model 1894 article covers the Model 94, the gun the Centennial '66 is built on (Bonhams lot 710); the article does not describe the commemorative
- 7. Wikipedia, “Winchester Repeating Arms Company” ↗, country: "a prominent American manufacturer of repeating firearms" located in New Haven, Connecticut; the 1966 issue was made there under Olin
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 5 changes · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passEditorial confidence: Medium → High. The 1966 Centennial '66 is a gold-receiver Model 94 in .30-30 honouring the Model 1866 (Bonhams lot 710)
- Evidence passReference article: Winchester rifle → Winchester Model 1894. The 1966 Centennial '66 is a gold-receiver Model 94 in .30-30 honouring the Model 1866 (Bonhams lot 710)
- Evidence passSearch aliases updated. The 1966 Centennial '66 is a gold-receiver Model 94 in .30-30 honouring the Model 1866 (Bonhams lot 710)
- Evidence passCalibers: .44-40 WCF → .30-30. The 1966 Centennial '66 commemorative is a Model 94 in .30-30 (Bonhams lot 710), not a .44 Model 1866
- Evidence passName: Winchester Model 1866 Centennial rifle → Winchester 94 Centennial ’66 rifle. The 1966 Centennial '66 is a gold-receiver Model 94 in .30-30 honouring the Model 1866 (Bonhams lot 710)
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Winchester-94-32spl noBG.png” by https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Waltherppx, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1894”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Winchester Model 1894 rifle is a lever-action repeating rifle that became one of the most famous and popular hunting rifles of all time. It was designed by John Browning in 1894 and originally chambered in either the .32-40 Winchester or the .38-55 Winchester, two metallic black powder cartridges. It was later the first rifle to chamber the smokeless powder round, the .30 WCF in 1895. In 1901, Winchester created the new .32 Winchester Special caliber with production of rifles starting in 1902.