What year was my Winchester manufactured? (Serial Number Reference)
Winchester Firearms Manufacturing Dates by Serial Number and Year 1866 through the early 1990s
Below is the download link for a special resource for dating Winchester firearms. These pages were scanned from documents compiled over the years by the customer service department of Winchester Repeating Arms. None of the page scans are of original documents but are simply transcribed information typed into a word processing program. In general, this information is the same that you would get if you called our customer service department and asked them for the information. They use these documents as a reference and the documents should be limited to that use.
Click the image below to download the PDF document containing the serial number date-range information on many Winchester firearms. You will need the Adobe Reader program to open this file. Adobe Reader is available free from Adobe.
All model 1873's manufactured after serial number 525923 are considered modern and are subject to all the BATF Federal guide lines including back ground checks. There were over 720,000 Model 1873 Winchester 's manufactured. The longest barrel length known on a Model 1873 is 37 inches. All Winchester model 1886's manufactured after serial number 119193 are modern and subject to all Federal Firearms laws and are subject to back ground checks etc. Model 1886 rifles were manufactured in the following caliber's: 45-70, 45-90, 40-82, 40-65, 38-56, 50-110, 40-70, 38-70, 50-100, 33. Winchester Model 1894 (Mod 94): Covering numbers: 1 - 5103249. Please enter a serial number and click the submit button.
THE HISTORY OF WINCHESTER HISTORIC SERIAL NUMBER RECORDS.
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. 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. But the fact remains; there is no original, single, totally accurate database of serial numbers from 1866 forward that we are aware of. But perhaps these pages can help you somewhat in your research.
Winchester Model 101 Serial Number
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 1990s the Winchester Repeating Arms firearms brand transferred ownership several times. Any information before the 1990s is always difficult to verify.
- In general, only serial number ranges with an approximate year are provided in this document. There is no other detail beyond this that we can provide.
- 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.
- In some exceptional cases, a more detailed, accurate determination can be made by calling the Winchester Repeating Arms Historian at the Morgan, Utah office. 800-333-3288. Ask for the Winchester Repeating Arms Historian.
- For any other questions: 800.333.3288 or 801.876.2711. For Parts and Service call: 800.322.4626
- For questions related to Ammunition don’t call us. Contact Winchester Ammunition directly.
- No attempt has been made to determine the value of any guns listed.
- The Cody Firearms Museum has more information on Winchesters produced before 1900.
- This late historian George Madis compiled extensive histories on Winchester firearms. www.georgemadis.com
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.
Click below to download a PDF overview of Cody Museum serial number resources.
Winchester 1873 Serial Number List
(Please remember that this information is a compilation over time -- collected from secondhand information. No confidentail records were used. We reserve the right to make changes at any time and make no claims as to accuracy. No attempt has been made to determine the value of any Winchester products.)
© Winchester Repeating Arms, 2012, 2015, R. Stitt
Winchester Commemoratives were first introduced in 1964, with the Wyoming Diamond Jubilee. Each Commemorative was issued as a reproduction of a historically famous gun model or to honor a historically significant person, group, event or institution relating to U.S. or Canadian history.
Commemoratives are generally of very excellent quality and are often embellished with fancy stocks and metal finishes such as silver, nickel, or gold plating. Manufactured to be instant collectibles, they are pleasing to the eye. As with firearms in general, not all commemorative models have achieved collector status, although most enjoy an active market. Commemorative collectors prefer new unfired guns as issued in their original factory boxes (most of these boxes were highly decorated) and with all paperwork, wooden cases, boxed ammunition, and other artifacts issued with or relating to the Commemorative.
Commemoratives were produced in relatively large numbers and consequently the “rarity” generating the collector value is grossly less than the original Winchester models that have become antique collector items today. However, an impressive collection of Winchester Commemoratives can be assembled for a fraction of the cost of the antique models, and all in new to nearly new condition. Even though some of the Commemoratives are extremely rare, Winchester Commemorative issues are an affordable way for beginning collectors to put together a variety of collections of new condition Winchesters to suit individual interests (States, Centennials, Indians, Lawmen, Canadian, etc.).
Listed below are recognized as Factory Issues or Special Order and not after-market productions. Consult the Blue Book of Gun Values for New in Box (NIB) current average values.
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| Rifle & Carbine * | Not Advertised in the US + | European (E) |
Winchester Model 70 Serial Numbers Lookup
| Year | Model | Scheduled | Produced | Orig Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Wyoming Diamond Jubilee | 1,500 | 1,500 | $99.95 |
| 1966 | Centennial ’66 * | 102,666 | 102,309 | $125.00 |
| 1966 | Nebraska Centennial | 2,500 | 2,500 | $100.00 |
| 1967 | Canadian ’67 Centennial * | 97,395 | 90,301 | $125.00 |
| 1967 | Alaska Purchase Centennial | 1,500 | 1,500 | $125.00 |
| 1968 | Illinois Sesquicentennial | 39,699 | 37,648 | $110.00 |
| 1968 | Buffalo Bill * | 122,169 | 112,923 | $129.95 |
| 1968 | Buffalo Bill Museum Presentation | 300 | 300 | $1,000.00 |
| 1969 | Golden Spike | 73,619 | 69,996 | $119.95 |
| 1969 | Theodore Roosevelt * | 56,060 | 52,386 | $134.95 |
| 1970 | North West Territories + | 3,106 | 2,500 | $149.95 |
| 1970 | North West Territories Deluxe + | 500 | 500 | $249.95 |
| 1970 | North West Territories Donation Model + | 10 | 10 | $1,000.00 |
| 1970 | Cowboy | 28,904 | 27,549 | $125.00 |
| 1970 | Cowboy Hall of Fame Presentation | 300 | 300 | $1,000.00 |
| 1970 | Lone Star | 55,259 | 38,385 | $140.00 |
| 1971 | NRA Musket & Rifle | 58,927 | 44, | $149.95 |
| 1972 | Yellow Boy (E) + | 5,500 | 4,903 | $149.95 |
| 1973 | R.C.M.P + | 10,442 | 9,500 | $189.95 |
| 1973 | R.C.M .P- Members Model + | 5,100 | 4,850 | $189.95 |
| 1973 | R.C.M.P Presentation Model + | 10 | 10 | Presentation |
| 1973 | M .P.X + | 32 | 32 | $78.00 |
| 1974 | Texas Ranger | 4,850 | 4,850 | $134.95 |
| 1974 | Texas Ranger Presentation | 150 | 150 | $1,000.00 |
| 1974 | Apache + | 10,200 | 8,600 | $149.95 |
| 1975 | Klondike Gold Rush + | 10,500 | 10,500 | $239.95 |
| 1975 | Klondike Gold Rush Dawson City Issue + | 25 | 25 | Presentation |
| 1975 | Klondike Gold Rush Presentation + | 15 | 15 | Presentation |
| 1975 | Comanche + | 11,511 | 11,500 | $229.95 |
| 1976 | U. S. Bicentennial | 19,999 | 19,999 | $325.00 |
| 1976 | Sioux + | 2,000 | 10,000 | $279.95 |
| 1976 | Little Big Horn + | 11,350 | 11,000 | $229.95 |
| 1977 | Wells Fargo | 19,999 | 19,999 | $350.00 |
| 1977 | Cheyenne 44/40 + | 13,000 | 11,225 | $300.00 |
| 1977 | Cheyenne 22 + | 8,221 | 5,000 | $319.95 |
| 1977 | Legendary Lawman | 30,858 | 19,999 | $375.00 |
| 1977 | Limited Edition I | 15,000 | 15,000 | $1,500.00 |
| 1978 | Cherokee 30/30 + | 9,000 | 9,000 | $384.95 |
| 1978 | Cherokee 22 + | 3,950 | 3,950 | $384.95 |
| 1978 | Antlered Game | 19,999 | 19,999 | $375.00 |
| 1978 | One of One Thousand + | 250 | 250 | $5,000.00 |
| 1979 | Limited Edition II | 1,500 | 1,500 | $1,750.00 |
| 1979 | Legendary Frontiersman | 19,999 | 19,999 | $425.00 |
| 1979 | Bat Masterson | 8,000 | 8,000 | $650.00 |
| 1979 | Matched Set of One Thousand | 1,000 | 1,000 | $3,000.00 |
| 1980 | Oliver F. Winchester | 19,999 | 19,999 | $520.00 |
| 1980 | Alberta Diamond Jubilee + | 2,700 | 2,700 | $650.00 |
| 1980 | Alberta Diamond Jubilee Deluxe + | 300 | 300 | $1,900.00 |
| 1980 | Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee + | 2,700 | 2,700 | $695.00 |
| 1980 | Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee Deluxe + | 300 | 300 | $1,995.00 |
| 1981 | Calgary Stampede + | 1,000 | 1,000 | $2,200.00 |
| 1981 | Canadian Pacific Centennial + | 2,700 | 2,700 | $800.00 |
| 1981 | Canadian Pacific – Employee + | 2,000 | 2,000 | $800.00 |
| 1981 | Canadian Pacific Presentation + | 300 | 300 | $2,200.00 |
| 1981 | U.S. Border Patrol | 1,000 | 1,000 | $1,195.00 |
| 1981 | U.S. Border Patrol – Member Model | 800 | 800 | $695.00 |
| 1981 | John Wayne Standard | 49,000 | 49,000 | $650.00 |
| 1981 | John Wayne Canadian | 1,000 | 1,000 | $995.00 |
| 1981 | John Wayne Duke | 1,000 | 1,000 | $2,250.00 |
| 1981 | John Wayne Matched Set | 300 | 300 | $12,000.00 |
| 1982 | Great Western Artist I | 999 | 999 | $2,500.00 |
| 1982 | Oklahoma Diamond Jubilee | 1,000 | 1,000 | $2,200.00 |
| 1982 | American Bald Eagle Silver Model | 2,800 | 2,800 | $895.00 |
| 1982 | American Bald Eagle Gold Model | 200 | 200 | $2,950.00 |
| 1982 | Annie Oakley | 6,000 | 6,000 | $600.00 |
| 1983 | Great Western Artist II | 999 | 999 | $2,500.00 |
| 1983 | Chief Crazy Horse | 19,999 | 19,999 | $550.00 |
| 1984 | Winchester-Colt Set | 4,440 | 3,250 | $3,900.00 |
| 1985 | Boy Scout | 15,000 | 15,000 | $625.00 |
| 1985 | Eagle Scout | 1,000 | 1,000 | $2,250.00 |
| 1986 | Texas Sesquicentennial Carbine | 15,000 | 15,000 | $695.00 |
| 1986 | Texas Sesquicentennial Rifle | 1,500 | 1,500 | $2,995.00 |
| 1986 | Texas Sesquicentennial Set | 150 | 150 | $7,995.00 |
| 1986 | Statue of Liberty | 100 | 50 | $6,500.00 |
| 1986 | 1 of 1000 – European Second Edition | 250 | 64 | $6,000.00 |
| 1986 | 120th Anniversary | 1,000 | 1,000 | $995.00 |
| 1986 | Ducks Unlimited | 2,800 | 2,800 | $700.00 |
| 1986 | Ducks Unlimited – Gold | 300 | 300 | $1,500.00 |
| 1986 | Ducks Unlimited – Canada | 1,400 | 1,200 | $700.00 |
| 1987 | U.S. Constitution | 50 | 17 | $12,000.00 |
| 1989 | Italy Anagni 1 of 25 | 25 | N/A | N/A |
| 1990 | Wyoming Centennial | 999 | 500 | $895.00 |
| 1991 | 125th Anniversary | 125 | 61 | $4,995.00 |
| 1991 | 125th Anniversary European Edition | 125 | N/A | N/A |
| 1992 | Ontario Conservation Officer Centennial | 400 | 400 | $1,195.00 |
| 1992 | Kentucky Bicentennial | 500 | 500 | $995.00 |
| 1992 | Arapaho | 500 | 500 | $895.00 |
| 1993 | Nez Perce | 600 | 600 | $950.00 |
| 1993 | Ducks Unlimited-Canada 1993 | 500 | 500 | $750.00 |
| 1994 | Limited Edition Centennial | 12,000 | 12,000 | $811.00 |
| 1994 | Limited Edition Centennial – High Grade | 3,000 | 3,000 | $1,272.00 |
| 1994 | Limited Edition Centennial – Custom | 94 | 94 | $4,684.00 |
| 1994 | Browning Tribute 1 of 100 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
| 1995 | Florida Sesquicentennial | 360 | 360 | $1,195.00 |
| 1996 | Wild Bill Hickok | 350 | 350 | $1,195.00 |
| 1997 | Earp Brothers | 250 | 250 | $1,195.00 |
| 1997 | 25th Anniversary 9422 | 2,500 | 2,500 | $606.00 |
| 1997 | 25th Anniversary 9422 – High Grade | 250 | 250 | $1,348.00 |
| 1998 | IAM | 3,000 | 3,000 | $375.00 |
| 1998 | Shoshone | 250 | 250 | $1,195.00 |
| 1998 | Wal-Mart Wildlife Conservation | 2,000 | 2,000 | $560.00 |
| 1998 | Klondike Centennial | 450 | 450 | $550.00 |
| 1998 | Klondike Centennial-Deluxe | 100 | 100 | $1,000.00 |
| 2002 | Heritage 1 of 1000-High Grade | 1,000 | 1,000 | $1,883.00 |
| 2002 | Heritage 1 of 100-Custom | 100 | 100 | $5,200.00 |
| 2003 | New Generation – 1st Edition | 100 | 100 | $2,995.00 |
| 2003 | New Generation – 2nd Edition | 110 | 110 | $3,271.00 |
| 2005 | 9422 Custom Tribute 1 of 222 | 222 | 222 | $2,313.00 |
| 2005 | 9422 High Grade Tribute (22 WMR) | $1,050.00 | ||
| 2005 | 9422 High Grade Tribute (22 LR) | $1,078.00 | ||
| 2005 | 9422 High Grade Legacy Tribute (22 WMR) | $1,139.00 | ||
| 2005 | 9422 High Grade Legacy Tribute (22 LR) | $1,085.00 | ||
| 2005 | 9422 Special Edition Tribute (22 WMR) | $545.00 | ||
| 2005 | 9422 Special Edition Tribute (22 LR) | $516.00 | ||
| 2005 | 9422 Special Edition Legacy Tribute (22 WMR) | $606.00 | ||
| 2005 | 9422 Special Edition Legacy Tribute (22 LR) | $551.00 | ||
| 2005 | John M. Browning (30-30) | 150 | 150 | $1,107.00 |
| 2005 | John M. Browning (44 Mag.) | 150 | 150 | $1,107.00 |
| 2005 | John M. Browning (45 Colt) | 150 | 150 | $1,107.00 |
| Special Issues | ||||
| 1983 | Dodge Marksman (Central Region) | 1,000 | 1,000 | $250.00 |
| 1983 | Dodge Marksman (Southeast Region) | 3,565 | 3,565 | $250.00 |
| 1983 | Dodge Marksman (Corporate) | 516 | 516 | $250.00 |
| 1984 | Dodge Marksman (Western Region) | 775 | 775 | $250.00 |
| 1984 | Captain James Cook | 100 | 100 | $995.00 |
| 1984 | Lander, Wyoming | 400 | 400 | $495.00 |
| 1985 | Mark Twain | 150 | 150 | $475.00 |
| 1986 | WACA Winchester/Colt | 100 | 22 | $2,695.00 |
| 1987 | Coca-Cola | 2,500 | 1,574 | N/A |
| 1987 | WACA Trapper 45 Colt | 250 | 250 | $329.00 |
| 1988 | U.S. Marshals Bicentennial | 500 | 500 | $1,995.00 |
| 1992 | WACA 7/30 Waters | 250 | 250 | $695.00 |
| 1994 | WACA Limited Edition Centennial | 250 | 250 | $690.00 |
| 1998 | WACA 9422 | 500 | 500 | $695.00 |
| 2001 | Wild Turkey Federation 9422 | 1,900 | N/A | Auction |
| 2002 | Friends of NRA | N/A | Auction | |
| 2003 | Wild Turkey Federation 410 | 2,200 | N/A | Auction |
| 2006 | Friends of NRA | 1,200 | 1,050 | Auction |
| 2006 | Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation | 400 | 400 | Auction |
| Private Issues | ||||
| 1981 | WACA 30-30 Trapper | 130 | 130 | $250.00 |
| 1985 | Roy Rogers, Jr. | 3,000 | $395.00 | |
| 1985 | Louis Riel | 900 | 900 | $749.00 |
| 1985 | Louis Riel – Deluxe | 100 | 100 | $1,749.00 |
| 1990 | Ties That Bind | 14 | $1,800.00 | |
| 1992 | Larry Bird | 100 | 100 | $2,995.00 |
| American Indian Tribute | 300 | 300 | N/A | |
| Great American Buffalo | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Custer’s Last Stand | 300 | 300 | N/A | |
| 1994 | Limited Edition Centennial – Gold | 50 | 50 | |
| 1997 | First Swiss American | 300 | 300 | (E) |