Serial Number info for Winchester Model 94
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This is the place,
http://www.proofhouse.com/win/index.html
http://www.proofhouse.com
The home page for many others.
I think it was Mr. Keenan, or Mr. Watson that posted this site a while back.
http://www.proofhouse.com/win/index.html
http://www.proofhouse.com
The home page for many others.
I think it was Mr. Keenan, or Mr. Watson that posted this site a while back.
Fatboy2V-rod
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I have a Winchester model 94 serial # 2775xx3. The chart in this thread for serial # id show a lapse between 64 and 65 models. The 65 models all start with 279 and the 64 models were all below 2,700,000. Is there an explanation for that. I am a newbie to the forum so any help is wonderful. I am thinking of trading the rifle for a 270 or 308 but want to verify its value. Thanks
Jim Watson
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Winchester made a lot of changes in their guns in 1964, mostly to cut manufacturing costs. They put a big jump in their serial number sequence which shows the restart with what are really new models, even though under the same old names.
Yours is one of the redos and is therfore less valuable than a "pre '64."
Yours is one of the redos and is therfore less valuable than a "pre '64."
1922 - No gun can be evaluated w/o a full description of it's factory features and the remaining % of original factory finish on wood/metal, including any known defects like rust, cracks, dents, and it's mechanical operating condition.
It could be a rusted $50 tomato stake Standard Carbine, or a $10-20,000 Special Order Deluxe Rifle in pristine condition - you didn't say.
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It could be a rusted $50 tomato stake Standard Carbine, or a $10-20,000 Special Order Deluxe Rifle in pristine condition - you didn't say.
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"Very good condition" is too nebulous a term to assign a value to a firearm. Standard factors for accurately describing a firearm's condition can be found here: http://www.armchairgunshow.com/Condition-NRA-Guns.htm
Clear photos, both close-ups of details and overall views, would be of immense help to us for estimating value.
Clear photos, both close-ups of details and overall views, would be of immense help to us for estimating value.
There are no SN records for the Model 94AE, since the Winchester records were turned over to BATF with the closing of the Winchester plant in New Haven, CT in 2006, and they aren't talkin'.
The 16", .44 Mag (aka:Trapper) Model 94AE was introduced in 1986, well before your SN - so the best you could do would be to narrow down the period: 94AE- no safety (1983-92), 94AE-CBS(1992-2003), 94AE-tang safety(2003-06).
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The 16", .44 Mag (aka:Trapper) Model 94AE was introduced in 1986, well before your SN - so the best you could do would be to narrow down the period: 94AE- no safety (1983-92), 94AE-CBS(1992-2003), 94AE-tang safety(2003-06).
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