It was made by quality Hardware & Machine Co. Between September 1943 and may 1944.
The QUAU H.M.C. on the gun stands for Quality Hardware Manufacturing Company which was one of the companies producing M1 carbines. Quality Hardware made about 360,000 carbines for the US Army during World War 2 times. The serial number of the gun would date its production to a period of time between September 1943 and May 1944. This info was taken from J.C. Harrison's "Collecting The M1 Carbine III" which has a list of carbine manufacturers and serial numbers by date.
made 1882
made in 1888
made 1881
made in 1889
Your serial number indicates that your Winchester model 1894 rifle/carbine was made in the year 1979.
Your serial number indicates that your Winchester model 1894 rifle/carbine was made in the year 1970.
Your serial number indicates that your Winchester model 1894 rifle/carbine was made in the year 1900.
With the serial number that you provided,your Winchester model 1894 scout carbine was produced by Winchester in the year 1982.
Either it was made after WWII or it is just people who don't want to say their whole serial number and put AA instead.The letters AA before the serial number indicate that you have a commercial made M-1 Carbine that was made by Iver Johnson.these were not made for the War effort.
Your serial number indicates that your Winchester model 1894 rifle/carbine was made in the year 1972.
The serial number that you have supplied,indicates that your Springfield model 1873 rifle/carbine was made in the year 1880.