Contact the maker or find a book written on the maker.
your Winchester model 1894 was made in 1974.
your Winchester model 1894 was made by Winchester in 1983-1984.
With the serial number that you supplied,your Winchester model 1894 rifle was made in the year 1971.
Your winchester model 1894 was made by winchester in 1972.
With the serial number that you have supplied,your Winchester model 1894 rifle was made in the year 1941.
With the serial number that you have supplied,your Winchester model 1894 rifle was made in the year 1976.
Your winchester model 1894 rifle was made by winchester in 1898.
With the serial number that you provided,your Winchester model 1894 rifle was made in the year 1940.
year 1912
Your serial number indicates that your Winchester model 1894 rifle was made in the year 1907.
In order to answer your question,a serial number will need to be supplied.With what you have provided,there is no way of dating your Winchester model 1894 rifle.You must remember that there were over 6,500,000 model 1894 rifles made from 1894-2006.
If you take the fore arm off, the year of manf. is stamped on the bottom of the barrel.---OR from the Winchester book on 1894 by "ARTHUR PIRKLE" the year is 1948.