Winchester Rifles Winchester. Problems Bugs and Fixes. Home Forum Winchester Shotguns Winchester serial number date? Add Reply Add Topic. Topic RSS Winchester serial number date? June 19, pm. Bert H. Member Since: April 15, Hello Mark, Production of the Model began in the year , starting with serial number Tom D. WACA Member. Member Since: November 26, Add Reply: Winchester serial number date?
Guest name required :. Guest email required :. Guest URL required. All RSS. Serials began at number Discontinued in at numbers near , The parts clean up resulted in about more guns. Produced from to Production for U. Ordnance was , Includes the models , , , , and Introduced from to Models and discontinued in , models and discontinued in Manufacture of the ceased in Total production for all models of the series was over 1,,, according to Winchester.
Mark II Model replaced the model in Discontinued in Serial numbers of the Henry rifle overlap those of the model from to Only 18 guns were shipped in ; were shipped in Total production , Serial numbers reached 84,, but not all of the 17, gun production of were made.
Many serial numbers were skipped; total production was near 70, Records in the writer's possession show that two years production was recorded in , , A large number of serial numbers were skipped after number , Serials reached , Winder muskets, made in and , were given the designation "Model 87", but serials were in the single shot range. Records indicate that serials reached , in No further production or numbering took place.
Some Models 86 remained on hand until Serials reached 64, At 64, serials of the Model , a continuation of the Model , begin. Actual production of guns reached serial number , After serial numbers were chosen at random; many numbers were skipped and the highest serial number recorded is , George Watrous, a Winchester employee, counted total production at , in when he made a count. From to , Models were serially numbered with the Model Approximately 84, models were serially numbered.
Model and serial numbers overlap in Production figures for and are unknown. Later figures from on are from records at U. Repeating Arms, and may be off one year, especially for the years 71 , 72, 74,75, 76, and Production from to totaled guns.
Serial records for these years are missing. Serials from number to were not used. Model serial numbers begin at serial number , approximately where the model serials ended. See the note with the model Total production of the model reached 1,,, when the parts clean-up began, resulting in 2, more guns assembled.
Serial numbers of the Model begin where the Model left off, with some over lapping from to Some serial numbers were skipped between and No confidentail records were used.
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Take me to Winchester International No. Take me to Winchester North America. Serial Number Reference. What year was my Winchester manufactured? A few reasons cited are: A fire at the factory Inadvertent destruction during office cleaning Records simply lost in filing Records misplaced between ownership transitions Documents borrowed but not returned There is probably some kernel of truth to all of them. Please keep the following points in mind as you explore these pages: Many of the Winchester brand firearms produced over the years are included, but not all.
If your firearm is not listed, we probably do not have any additional information. Before the s the Winchester Repeating Arms firearms brand transferred ownership several times. Any information before the s is always difficult to verify. In general, only serial number ranges with an approximate year are provided in this document.
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