WWII vintage PCMR Win 94 30-30 (CGN Private Ad)

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WWII vintage PCMR Win 94 30-30 (click here)

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Issued to the Pacific Coast Mountain rangers in WWII. One of 5000 some odd Winchesters built for the Canadian government. C Broadarrow marked in the places indicated. The guy I bought it from said his uncle carried it in the PCMR during WWII and that it spent most of its life hanging on the wall. Unfortunately his uncle felt the recoil was too much and installed a recoil pad. At least the recoil pad is almost as old as the rifle. Its also missing the front sight hood. This rifle shoots okay but its more of a collectors item than a shooter. I'm not really a collector and not a Win 94 levergun guy. Somebody might as well add it to his collection. Bluing is maybe 90% and wood is very good for its age. Usual bluing wear on the front of the receiver from carrying. 650.00 shipped.

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Regards,
Badger

Too bad about the whiteline pad.

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Originally Posted by Claven2

Too bad about the whiteline pad.

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I don't know much about these things, but could that be restored without damage?

Regards.
Badger

I'd check and see how much the stock was trimmed. An original steel buttplate could certainly be fitted. IMHO the rifle would present better with an original pattern buttplate, even if the pull were a bit short. The pad really stands out.
The asking price isn't all that much more than a decent pre-64 sells for. Restored, it would be a good representative specimen.
I would want a bit of a written statement about the uncle; provenance is always nice.
Incidentally, I don't know if these rifles were made for the Gov't. or just purchased from inventory.