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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.

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.

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.

(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.)

WALTER HUNT'S REPEATER

The Hunt repeater, generally regarded as the forerunner of the Winchester, was made only as a patent model in 1849.

JENNINGS AND SMITH JENNINGS

Guy Hubbard, a historian of Windsor, Vermont where Robbins and Lawrence made the Jennings repeater, stated in 1924 that he had been informed by principals of the company that only 1,000 Jennings and Smith Jennings rifles were made between 1849 and 1852 and of this number many were converted to single shots and many more were scrapped for parts.

SMITH AND WESSON

Total production of about 1,600 guns, 600 were transferred to the Volcanic Company for assembly, according to remaining Winchester records. Smith and Wesson lever action arms were made from 1853 to 1855.

VOLCANIC ARMS

From 1855 to 1857 the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company made about 3,000 guns.

NEW HAVEN ARMS

In 1857 and 1858, the New Haven Arms Company repeaters were in production. About 3,200 were made, but many of these remained on hand for almost 100 years until they were sold to employees for as little as one dollar in Winchester's surplus store.

WALCH REVOLVERS

In an attempt to raise operating capital the New Haven Arms Company and Oliver F. Winchester contracted to produce 3,000 revolvers for Cyrus Manville. These revolvers were the Walch .31 caliber style with superposed loads, made from 1860 to 1861.

HENRY RIFLES
YEAR	START OF YEAR	NO. MADE
1860	1	270
61	271	129
62	301	999
63	1301	2699
64	4001	3999
65	8001	3999
66	12001	1999
Serial numbers of the Henry rifle overlap those of the model 1866 from 1865 to 1866.

MODEL 1866
YEAR	START OF YEAR	NO. MADE
1866	12476	2337
67	14814	764
68	14479	4189
69	19769	9747
70	29517	23010
71	5252	835656
72	88184	21599
73	109785	8616
74	118402	6636
75	125039	926
76	125966	5941
77	131908	16299
78	148208	2285
79	150494	1707
80	152202	2177
81	154380	1727
82	157108	3405
83	159514	3862
84	162377	1272
85	163650	14
86	163665	1406
87	165072	840
88	165913	1242
89	156145	245
90	167402	300
91	167703	1300
92	--	--
93	169004	3
94	169008	3
95	--	--
96	--	--

What year was my Winchester manufactured? (Serial Number Reference)

Winchester Firearms Manufacturing Dates by Serial Number and Year 1866 through the early 1990s

WALTER HUNT'S REPEATER

JENNINGS AND SMITH JENNINGS

SMITH AND WESSON

VOLCANIC ARMS

NEW HAVEN ARMS

WALCH REVOLVERS

HENRY RIFLES

YEAR

START OF YEAR

NO. MADE

MODEL 1866

YEAR

START OF YEAR

NO. MADE

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