Winchester Cooey serial numbers — what the records say
Cooey firearms are the utility rimfire rifles and shotguns built at Cobourg, Ontario from 1919 to 1979 — sold under the Cooey name and retail trade names until Winchester's 1961 purchase, then as Winchester-Western (Canada) production.
- Produced:
- 1919–1979
- Action:
- other
Where these dates come from
No published table matches Winchester Cooey 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 Cooey serial numbers
- No reliable published production totals exist for each era. Do not multiply out reported daily production rates or factory capacity to get a total.
Other Winchester models
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 Cooey
The Cody Firearms Museum, which holds Winchester’s surviving factory records and issues factory letters, does not list the Cooey among the models it can search. The published tables on this page are the best evidence available for dating one.
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