Have an Old Winchester?

[Old Black Cat]

Justin, that one was made right around July of 1916, with 15,660 made that year.

wow! a oldie but goodie!!

thanks again for researching the serial for me.

[09cs]

trap, got a model 94 sn 49283xx. Looks to be on the newer side, just curious to see when it was made. Thanks!

[TRAP55]

trap, got a model 94 sn 49283xx. Looks to be on the newer side, just curious to see when it was made. Thanks!

09cs, as you probably already figured out from previous posts, all my info is for the Pre 64's.
3,000,000 was assembled in 1970, in Jan. of 1980, number 5,200,000 was made. So my best, kinda educated guess at 220,000 made a year during that time frame, would be about 1979. If you call the company that is now Winchester, they can probably nail it down to day and month.

[2meterB]

Model 74 i found today... 181015

I think it's a 1946-48 ish. Thanks in advance!

[TRAP55]

Model 74 i found today... 181015

I think it's a 1946-48 ish. Thanks in advance!

Made in 1948, with 50,264 made that year. Made from 1938 to 1959 with 406,574 produced.

[09cs]

09cs, as you probably already figured out from previous posts, all my info is for the Pre 64's.
3,000,000 was assembled in 1970, in Jan. of 1980, number 5,200,000 was made. So my best, kinda educated guess at 220,000 made a year during that time frame, would be about 1979. If you call the company that is now Winchester, they can probably nail it down to day and month.

Thanks for your help!

[elk hunter]

elk hunter, does it have a serial number?

TRAP55, 58XX

[TRAP55]

TRAP55, 58XX

Made Jan of 1898, with 13.833 made that year, one of the first scallop side receivers made.

[elk hunter]

Gee I wonder if I should hang it up and not hunt with it anymore. Thanks for the info.

[TRAP55]

I don't own safe queens, they all get shot, so I may be a little bias with my advice.

[Ag_Surfer]

[TRAP55]

A question for all the Old Winchester guru’s

I have a model 55 with a serial #1084XXX which is out of the production range but falls under model 94 Year 1933.
Is this one of the “left over parts” model 55’s and was it made in 1933?

There were approximately 20,580 Model 55's made from 1924 to 1932, in both solid, and take down frames. Offered in .30/30, .32WS, and .25/35.
From 1924 to 1929, they had their own serial number sequence. In 1929 they fell within the Model 94 sequence, until they were discontinued at the end of 1932.
Serial #1084XXX Model 55 was made mid to late 1932, and was not a “left over parts” gun.
Edit: Ag_Surfer, Bert is still doing his Model 55 survey, email him at Win1885@msn.com Put "WINCHESTER" in the subject line, and tell him Trap sent you.
He'll tell you what he needs to know about the rifle, and can give you the exact day and month it was made.

[Ag_Surfer]

Great thanks TRAP55

[jfwlb]

Hey TRAP55, I got another one for you. I just picked this up today from another Calgunner. A Model 55, serial # 7813. The owner told me he thought it was made in 1927.




Thanks!

John

[TRAP55]

Hey TRAP55, I got another one for you. I just picked this up today from another Calgunner. A Model 55, serial # 7813. The owner told me he thought it was made in 1927.




Thanks!

John

John, it was made in 1927, sometime in the first half of the year, with 4,815 made that year.
Read my edit above and get the info on it to Bert! Make sure and ask if the tang sight was was a special order too.