Tom Regal...My guess would be about 1899 for the 1894 you're looking at....Hope you don't mind, while we're on the subject of dating 1894's, I would like to add another '94 dating question..Has anyone figured out what year Remington switched the production of the 1894 (and 1900)to the improved lock system? So far the lowest serial number with the improved lock that I have found is 136,000 range for the '94, and 367,000 range for the 1900. If a date could be agreed upon as the cut-off for the old lock system, then any with the improved lock could be considered post 1906 (guessing)...at a glance...Charlie didn't know...and Art McKee isn't saying...