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Answer:
Recent research has proven that the information published by George Madis (and c
opied by most other reference sources) is incorrect. For the correct answer conc
erning the production dates for the Model 1894/94, the Cody Firearms Musuem has
complete records for serial numbers 1 - 353,999 (October 1894 - June 1907). For
the later years (1907 - 1945), the original factory Polishing Room Serialization
records are intact. To provide an example of just how inaccurate the data on th
e armscollectors.com , oldguns.net, Proohouse.com, and Savage99.com websites is,
the following verified information is provided:
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
ended
ended
ended
ended
ended
with
with
with
with
with
1,694
14,222
18,571
33,108
53,941 (the last true "Antique" Model 1894)