GunSerialsWinchester Model 63 serial numbers by year
A semi-automatic .22 Long Rifle that replaced the Model 1903. Regular production ended in 1958, with final serial numbering continuing into 1959. Miroku made reproductions in 1997–1998.
- Produced:
- 1933–1958 (cleanup serialization 1959); Miroku reproductions 1997–1998
- Action:
- semi-automatic
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- 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.
What year was your Model 63 made?
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Look up a serial number and print a one-page record sheet: the date and its sources, the status by age, the model in brief, and the auction price range.
Does the barrel say Made in Japan, or does the serial number have letters in the middle? Then it is a modern reissue with its own numbers. How to tell an original from a reissue.
Winchester Model 63 value: what it sells for at auction
Enter your serial number above to highlight the price categories that fit the estimated date and see recent sales of this model in those categories.
These prices come from 88 Winchester Model 63s sold individually at Rock Island Auction Company (6), Morphy Auctions (32), Poulin Auctions (21), Redding Auction Services (13), and Amoskeag Auction Company (16) between Sep 2023 and Sep 2026. The age-group rows use the auction companies' categories: antique, curio and relic, or modern.
The typical price is the middle price, also called the median. Half sold for more and half for less. The middle 50% range leaves out the lowest quarter and highest quarter of prices. The wider 80% range leaves out the lowest tenth and highest tenth.
We leave out listings described as deluxe, special-order, engraved, restored, or commemorative, and other exceptions in the value guide. Commemoratives are priced on their own page. Wear, repairs, original parts, and factory upgrades can make a particular gun worth more or less. These figures are a comparison, not an appraisal of your gun.
| Category | Sales | Middle 50% of prices | Typical price | Middle 80% of prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curio & Reliccollector category, usually 50+ years old | 84 | $563 – $1,064 | $750 | $445 – $1,407 |
Curio & Relic: Morphy Auctions typical $615 (31 sales); Poulin Auctions typical $878 (20 sales).
Recent Model 63 auction sales
Sales near the typical price and the newest. Their features and condition may differ from your gun. A lot number identifies an item in an auction.
| Sold | Gun | Auction company | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | Model 63 | Redding lot 118R | $750 |
| Mar 2025 | Model 63 · 22 Long | Redding lot 164R | $750 |
| Jan 2026 | Model 63 | Morphy lot 1468 | $738 |
| Aug 2026 | Model 63 | Amoskeag lot 2575 | $544 |
| Aug 2026 | Model 63 | Poulin lot 3024 | $3,355 |
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 the serial number is
Serial numbers are located on the bottom of the receiver (underside of the forward receiver/frame assembly).
Why the sources give different years
The dates for the Winchester Model 63 come from factory record books held at the Cody Firearms Museum, George Madis's reference books, and Winchester's customer-service list. These sources can give different years for the same serial number. Original records usually provide stronger evidence than later estimates. Check the notes to see whether a source dates numbering, assembly, or another step.
Madis vs. factory dates shows examples from models whose tables disagree on this site.
Sources for this model: Madis estimates — year-end table · Published Madis/Proofhouse table — starting serials · CFM/Polishing Room wartime records · Winchester customer-service list (2012)
Winchester Model 63 serial numbers by year
The full Model 63 serial number chart, one table for each source available here. Each row gives the numbers that source assigns to a year. Both the first and last numbers are included.
A row marked “sources differ” is a serial range that another table on this page dates to a different year. A row marked “approximate” is a figure we trust less than the rest of its table: a boundary the sources put a few serials apart, or a figure a later record corrects.
George Madis's published tables
George Madis compiled Winchester reference books years after production. His tables estimate the last serial number reached each year.
Cited as: Madis estimates — year-end table
| Year | Serial numbers |
|---|---|
| 1933approximate | 1 – 2,667 |
| 1934approximate | 2,668 – 5,361 |
| 1935approximate | 5,362 – 9,830 |
| 1936approximate | 9,831 – 16,781 |
| 1937approximate | 16,782 – 25,435 |
| 1938approximate | 25,436 – 30,934 |
| 1939approximate | 30,935 – 36,055 |
| 1940approximate | 36,056 – 41,456 |
| 1941approximate | 41,457 – 47,708 |
| 1942approximate | 47,709 – 51,258 |
| 1943approximate | 51,259 – 51,631 |
| 1944approximate | 51,632 – 51,656 |
| 1945sources differ | 51,657 – 53,853 |
| 1946sources differ | 53,854 – 61,607 |
| 1947approximate | 61,608 – 71,714 |
| 1948approximate | 71,715 – 80,519 |
| 1949approximate | 80,520 – 88,889 |
| 1950approximate | 88,890 – 97,259 |
| 1951approximate | 97,260 – 105,629 |
| 1952approximate | 105,630 – 114,000 |
| 1953approximate | 114,001 – 120,500 |
| 1954approximate | 120,501 – 127,000 |
| 1955approximate | 127,001 – 138,000 |
| 1956approximate | 138,001 – 150,000 |
| 1957approximate | 150,001 – 162,345 |
| 1958approximate | 162,346 – 174,691 |
| 1959approximate | 174,692 – 175,223 |
- 1933: The year-by-year figures and the final serial come from the published Madis/Proofhouse table. The published sequence begins at 1.
- 1934–1944, 1947–1948: The year-by-year figures and the final serial come from the published Madis/Proofhouse table.
- 1945–1946: The year-by-year figures and the final serial come from the published Madis/Proofhouse table.
- 1949–1957: The year-by-year figures and the final serial come from the published Madis/Proofhouse table. Several of the postwar rows are openly bulked, averaged, or rounded.
- 1958: This figure is approximate. Regular production ended in 1958. Guns finished from leftover parts in 1959 start at 174,692. The yearly figures and final serial come from George Madis's table as reprinted by Proofhouse. Several later rows use averages or rounded figures.
- 1959: Regular production ended in 1958. These guns were finished from leftover parts in 1959. The printed final serial is 175,223, but documented rifles run to at least 176,718. The sources do not agree on the final number.
Madis's tables (Proofhouse / oldguns.net reprint)
George Madis compiled Winchester reference books years after production. His tables estimate the last serial number reached each year.
Cited as: Published Madis/Proofhouse table — starting serials
| Year | Serial numbers |
|---|---|
| 1933approximate | 1 – 2,667 |
| 1934approximate | 2,668 – 5,362 |
| 1935approximate | 5,363 – 9,832 |
| 1936approximate | 9,833 – 16,784 |
| 1937approximate | 16,785 – 25,439 |
| 1938approximate | 25,440 – 30,939 |
| 1939approximate | 30,940 – 36,061 |
| 1940approximate | 36,062 – 41,463 |
| 1941approximate | 41,464 – 47,716 |
| 1942approximate | 47,717 – 51,267 |
| 1943approximate | 51,268 – 51,631 |
| 1944approximate | 51,632 – 51,656 |
| 1945sources differ | 51,657 – 53,853 |
| 1946sources differ | 53,854 – 61,607 |
| 1947approximate | 61,608 – 71,714 |
| 1948approximate | 71,715 – 80,519 |
| 1949approximate | 80,520 – 88,889 |
| 1950approximate | 88,890 – 97,259 |
| 1951approximate | 97,260 – 105,629 |
| 1952approximate | 105,630 – 114,000 |
| 1953approximate | 114,001 – 120,500 |
| 1954approximate | 120,501 – 127,000 |
| 1955approximate | 127,001 – 138,000 |
| 1956approximate | 138,001 – 150,000 |
| 1957approximate | 150,001 – 162,344 |
| 1958approximate | 162,345 – 174,691 |
| 1959approximate | 174,692 – 175,223 |
- 1933–1944, 1947–1948: The year-by-year figures and the final serial come from the published Madis/Proofhouse table.
- 1945–1946: The year-by-year figures and the final serial come from the published Madis/Proofhouse table.
- 1949–1958: The year-by-year figures and the final serial come from the published Madis/Proofhouse table. Several of the postwar rows are openly bulked, averaged, or rounded.
- 1959: Regular production ended in 1958. These guns were finished from leftover parts in 1959. The printed final serial is 175,223, but documented rifles run to at least 176,718. The sources do not agree on the final number.
Factory records (Cody Firearms Museum)
Drawn from Winchester's original factory records. Numbering records date when serial numbers were stamped. The gun could be finished or shipped later; see this model's notes.
Cited as: CFM/Polishing Room wartime records
| Year | Serial numbers |
|---|---|
| 1942sources differ | 51,891 – 55,835 |
| 1945sources differ | 55,836 – 57,994 |
- 1942: 51,891 was the last number stamped on May 19, 1942. Numbering was suspended at 55,835 on November 2, 1942.
- 1945: Numbering resumed at 55,836 on August 18, 1945. The last number stamped in 1945 was 57,994.
Winchester's own customer-service list (2012)
A list Winchester prepared to answer owners' questions. It combines records and estimates, as the list itself explains.
Cited as: Winchester customer-service list (2012)
| Year | Serial numbers |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 1 – 2,667 |
| 1934 | 2,668 – 5,361 |
| 1935 | 5,362 – 9,830 |
| 1936 | 9,831 – 16,781 |
| 1937 | 16,782 – 25,435 |
| 1938 | 25,436 – 30,934 |
| 1939 | 30,935 – 36,055 |
| 1940 | 36,056 – 41,456 |
| 1941 | 41,457 – 47,708 |
| 1942 | 47,709 – 51,258 |
| 1943 | 51,259 – 51,631 |
| 1944 | 51,632 – 51,656 |
| 1945sources differ | 51,657 – 53,853 |
| 1946sources differ | 53,854 – 61,607 |
| 1947 | 61,608 – 71,714 |
| 1948 | 71,715 – 80,519 |
| 1949 | 80,520 – 88,889 |
| 1950 | 88,890 – 97,259 |
| 1951 | 97,260 – 105,629 |
| 1952 | 105,630 – 114,000 |
| 1953 | 114,001 – 120,500 |
| 1954 | 120,501 – 127,000 |
| 1955 | 127,001 – 138,000 |
| 1956 | 138,001 – 150,000 |
| 1957 | 150,001 – 162,345 |
| 1958 | 162,346 – 174,692 |
What to know about Model 63 serial numbers
- Many Model 63 rifles have an "A" after the serial number. It does not mean a different model or variant, and the surviving guns do not fix a reliable serial-number cutoff for it.
- Dates in the factory records at the Cody Firearms Museum are the date the serial number was stamped. They are not necessarily the date the gun was assembled or shipped.
- Do not read the yearly estimates in George Madis's tables, especially those for 1949 to 1958, as dates from the factory records at the Cody Firearms Museum.
- The date the serial number was stamped, the halt in assembly, and postwar completion are three different things. A receiver numbered before the halt may have been finished or shipped later.
- About 174,692 is often quoted as the total made, but no official total exists.
- Documented rifles run to at least 176,718, above the approximate final serial of 175,223 in George Madis's tables. The exact final serial and the total made are unknown.
- The highest number actually seen is only a floor. It is not a confirmed final serial.
- The 1959 guns are leftover parts assembled after regular production ended, and the printed final serial is disputed.
- Winchester's own customer-service list is a retyped compilation, not the original records. The list itself says that no complete original serial record from 1866 onward is known to exist, and that some of its figures are estimates.
Winchester rifles 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.
Need more detail? Check for factory records
The Cody Firearms Records Office can check for surviving records for your serial number. For a fee, it can issue a letter reporting what they say. Some records contain only dates; others also describe the gun’s original features.
The office’s May 2024 coverage sheet lists these Model 63 serial numbers: 51,891–57,994. Check current availability with the office before ordering; a listed range does not guarantee a record for every number.
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