Winchester 1894 Saddle Ring Carbine (L2026-02618) 

Serial number 981937.  Made in 1926. 30-30 caliber with a 20” barrel. This gun is in very good condition with 90% of the original blue on the barrel. The frame has over 50% of the original blue. The stock is very good with normal handling wear. Very good Saddle Ring Carbine! This gun came from the collection of former Texas Ranger Ron Stewart. After active duty service in the U.S. Army, he attended the Texas DPS Law Enforcement Academy in 1970. He served as a Texas Highway Patrolman, then was promoted into the DPS Narcotics Service, working undercover in Houston and Austin areas for nearly ten years. In 1980, he was promoted into the Texas Ranger Service and worked in the Central Texas area handing criminal cases, public integrity cases, and special internal cases out of the Texas DPS Director's Office. He transferred to the Texas "Big Bend" border region and worked with local and federal agencies until his retirement in 1995. In 1998, he became a special deputy with the U.S.Marshal Service, serving as a federal court Security Officer for the Western District of Texas.