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Winchester serial number lookup

Pick your model, then enter your serial number to see the available date estimates. This site has serial-number records or notes for 68 Winchester models (14 of them have notes but no year-by-year table, marked no year table). Another 15 were usually made without serial numbers and have pages explaining how their features may help estimate age.

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Pump & Slide Action

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Semi-Automatic Rifles

Semi-Automatic Rimfires

Single-Shot Rifles

Military Contract Arms

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Winchesters usually made without serial numbers

Many older, low-priced Winchester rifles and shotguns were made without serial numbers. These pages explain the exceptions and the features that may help you estimate their age.

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Guides

How long from serial number to shipping?Measured from 180 factory letters: half shipped within 45 days of numbering, 13% took over a year.Is your Winchester a pre-1899 antique?Check the date estimates near the 1899 antique cutoff. The tables disagree on 10 early models; this guide explains the differences.Is your Winchester pre-64?The Model 70 and Model 94 serial cutoffs, the numbers that were skipped, the features to check, and what the difference is worth at auction.Is your Winchester an original or a reissue?Japanese-made reissues since 1978, Italian copies, the five things to check, and how to read the year in a Japanese serial number.What do Winchester models sell for?Auction prices, measured: 40 models from 7,655 single-gun sales.Is your Winchester a commemorative?The factory editions from 1964 on: how many were made, which ones the ATF counts as curios or relics, and what they sell for at auction.What makes a Winchester deluxe?Octagon barrels, half magazines, checkering, engraving: what the factory records call them and how to spot them on your gun.