Help identifying a winchester?

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Hello, my dad just bought a winchester model 94 XTR. We know what it is because that is what is says on the barrel, but the problem is that the stock of the gun looks different from the other model 94's. Does anyone know if this gun is anything special because it looks different? I know nothing about guns, and my dad seems to think that someone put the gun on a different stock from a different model of winchester... If anyone can provide any information it would help a lot. Also in the pictures I forgot to put in what the buttstock of it looks like, it is curved inwards and has a smooth metal back plate. Here are some pictures I took:

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At first I was going to say it was a special edition....
However something doe snot look correct back where the wood meets the action tang.

Need better photos of where the wood meets the metal. Also where the barrel band goes over the barrel.
 
Okay I got more pictures, hopefully this helps you... apparently the stringy bits that are in some of the photos was that the previous owner used to have camo on it and the person who was selling it got rid of it.

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That ain't right. Your dad might be right.
Maybe the guy had two 94s and the commemorative was the really nice rifle but he didn't care for the emblem so he switched the woodwork out and put the buttplate from the other one on the commemorative stock and sold the..er, "ersatz" commemorative.
Maybe not.
But as I said, That Ain't Right.
 
XTR stocks were checkered, but that checkering does not look factory. Same with the curved butt. I'm thinking someone customized it.
 
The wood is from one of the special editions or commemoratives. That pattern of checkering was used in several of them. The wood is a nicer grade than what normally came on the guns, though the XTR's were checkered, and may have had a little better grade of wood than standard guns. The medallion in the stock doesn't look quite like any of the commemorative medallions. Some guys fit silver dollars in them, they fit just right. I have one butt stock with the medallion cut and will put an 1894 Morgan silver dollar in it when I finish the project.

It looks like the stock was chipped at the upper tang near the hammer. Too bad. It's easy to chip them when taking them, off, most people wrench them side to side to get them loose and do that. Straight back as possible is the best. It also looks like its had some bedding compound used on the stock and fore end and not cleaned up well. I hope they used release agent on the metal, or the stock and fore end may be glued on.

ETA: looked closer, it that rag sticking out in a couple places instead of bedding compound or epoxy?

Oh, look at the scope adjustment turrets, the scopes are often turned 1/4 turn to the left in the side mounts because the ejecting empties will hit the turret on the right side. It causes profound consternation to some when they try to adjust them because the elevation and windage adjustments are reversed then. Look at it and think hard, it should make sense when knowing that and trying to adjust it when sighting in.

The hood on the front sight isn't pushed all the way on.
 
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Winchester sold a lot of parts. Stocks were available. Here's one. Some were factory seconds.

www.gunpartscorp.com/ad/1249390.htm

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Then there's this one.

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"Winchester M94 Commemorative Stock

44) Winchester Butt Stock Model 94 Commemorative Series, cut for medallion on right, fancy grain, crescent butt, left side has gouge in checkering and 1/2" ding near comb. ... BUY NOW ... $xx.00 SOLD"

I've never seen that medallion on a gun, but Winchester made scads of commenorative 94s with commemorative medallions. Here's a similar medallion/watch fob.

http://www.pinterest.com/newchasr/heavy-equipment-watch-fobs/

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