GunSerialsWinchester Model 1400 serial numbers — what the records say
The Winchester Model 1400 is a gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun manufactured from 1964 to 1981, with a reintroduced line cataloged from 1989 to 1994.
- Produced:
- 1964–1981, 1989–1994
- Action:
- semi-automatic
New to gun terms? Start here
- Model:
- The name of the gun design, such as Model 94. A model name that looks like a year does not tell you when your gun was made.
- Serial number:
- The number stamped on an individual gun. Include letters that are part of the number. A separate letter stamped above it, like the Model 97's C, D or E, is a different marking.
- Receiver:
- The main metal body just behind the barrel. The receiver ring is its front section, where the barrel joins it.
- Tang:
- A strip of metal extending from the receiver into the stock. The lower tang runs underneath, behind the trigger.
- Stock:
- The part you hold against your shoulder, usually made of wood on older Winchesters.
- Forearm or forend:
- The part under the barrel where your forward hand holds the gun.
- Action:
- The mechanism that loads and removes cartridges. Names such as lever action, pump action, and bolt action describe how it works.
- Caliber or gauge:
- The ammunition size or type a gun is designed to use. This marking is different from the model and serial number.
- Takedown:
- A version designed to separate into major sections for storage. A takedown joint is where those sections meet.
- Proof mark:
- A factory testing mark, such as Winchester's oval WP stamp. It is not a serial number or a date code.
- Peep or aperture sight:
- A rear sight with a small hole to look through. A hooded front sight has a cover around it.
Winchester Model 1400 value: what it sells for at auction
We found 7 single-gun auction sales of the Winchester Model 1400 at Poulin Auctions, Redding Auction Services, and Amoskeag Auction Company between Sep 2023 and Sep 2026. They sold for $193 to $366.
That is too few sales for a typical price, so we list each one instead. A price table needs at least 40 sales. With only a few sales, one gun in unusual condition can set the high or the low.
We leave out listings described as deluxe, special-order, engraved, restored, or commemorative, and other exceptions in the value guide. Wear, repairs, original parts, and factory upgrades can make a particular gun worth more or less. These sales are a comparison, not an appraisal of your gun.
Every Model 1400 sale we counted
Newest first. Each row names the auction company's age group for the gun. Their features and condition may differ from your gun. A lot number identifies an item in an auction.
| Sold | Gun | Auction company | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Modern · Model 1400 | Amoskeag lot 2437 | $217 |
| Jun 2026 | Modern · Model 1400 | Amoskeag lot 2394 | $266 |
| May 2026 | Curio & Relic · Model 1400 | Poulin lot 2045 | $366 |
| Nov 2025 | Curio & Relic · Model 1400 · 12 | Redding lot 261R | $300 |
| Aug 2025 | Modern · Model 1400 | Amoskeag lot 2198 | $193 |
| Aug 2024 | Modern · Model 1400 | Amoskeag lot 2243 | $254 |
| Mar 2024 | Curio & Relic · Model 1400 | Amoskeag lot 2177 | $266 |
Prices are in US dollars and include the buyer’s premium, the auction company’s fee added to the winning bid, where the house charges one; Redding charges none. They are not the amount the seller receives. A dealer’s offer or private sale price may differ. The full picture, model by model →
Where these dates come from
We do not have a reliable year-by-year serial table for the Winchester Model 1400. The notes below explain what the available references say about its numbers and production dates.
What to know about Model 1400 serial numbers
- No table linking serial numbers to years has ever been published for the Model 1400. Winchester's own serial-number reference leaves the model out and warns that many models are missing from it. The factory records at the Cody Firearms Museum do not cover it either. Winchester customer service may give you an answer in exceptional cases, and a researcher at the Winchester Arms Collectors Association keeps a private Model 1400 database.
- Do not date a Model 1400 from the Model 1200 pump's table. That table is headed Model 120/1200/1300, uses L-prefixed numbers from 1972, and does not include the 1400.
- The original production run was 1964 to 1981. The Mark II name was used from 1968 through 1972, then dropped, and guns went back to plain Model 1400 marking. A reintroduced Model 1400 was in the catalogs from 1989 to 1994. The Model 1400 Ranger ran from 1983 or 1984 (sources differ) to 1994. From 1981 the maker was U.S. Repeating Arms, under license from Olin.
- You can narrow the date using the gun's features. It came out in 12 and 16 gauge, and 20 gauge was added by July 1965. The Skeet Grade and Trap Grade ran from 1965 to 1973. The Deer Gun ran from 1965 to 1974. The left-hand version was dropped in 1973. WinChoke barrels appear from about 1970 to 1971, but fixed-choke barrels carried on, so a WinChoke does not mean you have a Mark II. The reintroduced gun had 22-inch and 28-inch barrels in 1989 and a 26-inch barrel from 1991 to 1993.
- The economy gun is the Model 140 Ranger, not a "Ranger 140". The Model 1400 Ranger is a different gun, a hardwood-stocked version of the 1400.
Related models, and why
These models share a number sequence, replaced this model, or look similar. Each link explains the connection.
Winchester shotguns usually made without serial numbers
These models usually have no serial number. Their pages explain the exceptions and how their features may help estimate age.
Factory record coverage for the Model 1400
The Model 1400 is not on the Cody Firearms Records Office’s May 2024 coverage sheet. Ask the office about current availability. The notes and sources on this page explain the other dating information we have.
Which Winchester models can be lettered, and what a letter shows →