The serial number is needed to determine the manufacture date.
Go to proofhouse.com. BTW, @ 1959.
Your Winchester model 1894 was made by Winchester in 1974.
Go to proofhouse.com
Should be able to find this model in the Manufacture Date - Winchester section of www.oldguns.net. In fact, you can find it there. I just did. It's 1958.
If you provide the serial number in your question then I can give you the date of manufacture.
With the serial number that you supplied,your Winchester model 1894 lever action rifle was produced by Winchester in the year 1972.
If you would post the serial number and model number,I can give you a date of manufacture.
1921
Go to:http://armscollectors.com/sn/windates.htm
Blue Boook of Gun Values or proofhouse.com
i cant find no date
about 1907