I guess it's worth what you can sell it for...
Angle Eject
you are mistaken Winchester model 88 is a lever action side eject rifle value is 300.00 to 450.00 depending on cond.
Your angle eject Winchester is worth between 250-350 dollars.
No.All Winchester model 1894 rifles with the angle eject(AE) were made in the 1980,s and later.
With the serial number that you provided,your Winchester model 1894 angle eject rifle was made in the year 1989.
AE=angled ejection, the other one will eject straight up.
With the serial number that you have supplied,your Winchester model 94 angle eject(AE) was made in the year 1983.
Winchester introduced the angle eject feature in 1987, so some time after that.
With the serial number that you have provided,your Winchester model 94AE(angle eject) was made early in 1986.
With out a serial number provided in your question,the best that I can do is say that the Winchester model 1894AE(angle eject) was made from 1983 onward.
It was in the early 1980's, 1982 I think.
Winchester manufacture 112,923 of them, all in the year 1968. Based on the serial number on your gun, it was made late in the year.