Barrel is 26" and half round, half octagon. Bore has strong rifling and is dark in the grooves. Action works perfectly. The stocks are sold and shows some "cowboy  use" with some saddle wear on the right side of the forend. There is an old smooth indentation similar to other model '94's that were sd to ride watch during the night over cattle in the case of rustlers. Most of these rifles were carried across the saddle and the wear was on the bottom of the forend close to the receiver. Many were so worn the wood eroded down to the magazine tube. The owner of this rifle obviously rode with the rifle positioned on its right side probably against the saddle pommel. This is a neat piece of old west history!