Winchester 94 John Wayne Commemorative carbine
Official wording
Winchester, Model 94, John Wayne commemorative, cal. .32-40, carbine.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “John Wayne commemorative”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1981.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- LeverBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .32-40Basis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1981production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ³
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 21 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · 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. Issued 1981: made by Olin or by U.S. Repeating Arms (side uncertain).
- 2. Wikipedia, “U.S. Repeating Arms Company” ↗, maker: “In 1981, the U.S. Repeating Arms Company was established by Winchester employees to purchase the rights to manufacture Winchester-branded rifles and shotguns in New Haven, Connecticut, under license from Olin.” This article dates the change to 1981, the other to December 1980.
- 3. winchestercollector.org ↗, years: WACA commemorative list (factory issues): 1981 John Wayne Standard, 49,000 produced (Canadian, Duke and Matched Set issues also 1981)
- 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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewMaker: U.S. Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, CT → Winchester (Olin or U.S. Repeating Arms)
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.