Winchester gun dates by serial number serial numbers#
Winchester gun dates by serial number serial number#

Winchester Repeating Arms, 2012 RECORDS AT THE FACTORY INDICATE THE FOLLOWING Serial NUMBERS WERE ASSIGNED TO GUNS AT THE END OF THE CALENDAR year. There are other outside resources including the Cody firearm Museum - which can be excellent for determining date of manufacture and value: Click here to go to our gun values resource links. The Cody Firearms Museum has more information on Winchesters produced before 1900. No attempt has been made to determine the value of any guns listed. For any other questions: or For Parts and Service call: For questions related to Ammunition don t call us.

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Winchester gun dates by serial number serial number#

Since this information was provided through old documents (both official and otherwise), no representation is made that all Serial Number and year combinations are totally accurate.ģ In some exceptional cases, a more detailed, accurate determination can be made by calling the Winchester Repeating Arms Historian at the Morgan, Utah office. There is no other detail beyond this that we can provide. In general, only Serial Number ranges with an approximate year are provided in this document. Any information before the 1990s is always difficult to verify. Before the 1990s the Winchester Repeating Arms Firearms brand transferred ownership several times. If your firearm is not listed, we probably do not have any additional information. 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. But perhaps these pages can help you somewhat in your research. Documents borrowed but not returned There is probably some kernel of truth to all of them.Ģ But the fact remains there is no original, single, totally accurate database of Serial numbers from 1866 forward that we are aware of.

Records misplaced between ownership transitions 5. Inadvertent destruction (during office cleaning) 3. There are many legends about why the historic Serial Number records for Winchester rifles and shotguns are not complete or why they are not always verifiable. In general, this information is the same that you would get if you called our customer service department and asked them for the information. None of the page scans are of original documents but are simply transcribed information typed into a word processing program. ġ Winchester Firearms Manufacturing Dates by Serial Number and year 1866 through the early 1990s The following pages were scanned from documents compiled over the years by the customer service department of Winchester Repeating Arms. Winchester Firearms Manufacturing Dates by Serial Number and Year 1866 through the early 1990s The following pages were scanned from documents compiled over the years. Documents borrowed but not returned There is probably some kernel of truth to all of them. Winchester Firearms Manufacturing Dates by Serial Number and year 1866 through the early 1990s The following pages were scanned from documents compiled over the years by the customer service department of Winchester Repeating Arms. Example: confidence Search Winchester Firearms Manufacturing Dates by Serial Number.