Winchester Model 670 serial numbers — what the records say
Introduced as a budget version of the Model 70. Published production dates differ: Henshaw gives 1966–1979, Madis 1967–1973.
- Produced:
- 1966–1979
- Action:
- bolt-action
- Most common caliber:
- 30-06 Springfield
Where the serial number is
Front-right side of the receiver.
Where these dates come from
No published table matches Winchester Model 670 serial numbers to years. Neither the surviving factory records nor the collector references provide one. What is known about its serial numbers is summarized in the notes on this page.
What to know about Model 670 serial numbers
- Serial number material from the NRA and Winchester groups the Model 670 made after 1968 together with the Models 70, 70A and 770 under the G prefix. A G on your gun does not mean it is a Model 670.
- No official year-by-year serial number table has been published for the Model 670.
- Winchester itself warns that its older online serial number information is incomplete, and that no complete, verified database exists.
Other Winchester bolt-action rifles
Winchester rifles that never had a serial number
These have no serial number to look up. Their pages explain why, and how to date one from its features.
No factory letter is available for the Model 670
The Cody Firearms Museum, which holds Winchester’s surviving factory records and issues factory letters, does not list the Model 670 among the models it can search. The published tables on this page are the best evidence available for dating one.
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