Serials began at number Discontinued in at numbers near , The parts clean up resulted in about more guns. Produced from to Production for U. Ordnance was , Includes the models , , , , and Introduced from to Models and discontinued in , models and discontinued in Manufacture of the ceased in Total production for all models of the series was over 1,,, according to Winchester. Mark II Model replaced the model in Discontinued in Serial numbers of the Henry rifle overlap those of the model from to Only 18 guns were shipped in ; were shipped in Total production , Serial numbers reached 84,, but not all of the 17, gun production of were made.
Many serial numbers were skipped; total production was near 70, Records in the writer's possession show that two years production was recorded in , , A large number of serial numbers were skipped after number , Serials reached , Winder muskets, made in and , were given the designation "Model 87", but serials were in the single shot range.
Records indicate that serials reached , in No further production or numbering took place. Some Models 86 remained on hand until Serials reached 64, At 64, serials of the Model , a continuation of the Model , begin.
Actual production of guns reached serial number , After serial numbers were chosen at random; many numbers were skipped and the highest serial number recorded is , George Watrous, a Winchester employee, counted total production at , in when he made a count.
From to , Models were serially numbered with the Model Approximately 84, models were serially numbered. Model and serial numbers overlap in There are 11 distinct Model Configurations of Model 12 Winchester shotgun, and they can vary a great deal in value.
In appraising your gun, you must initially determine your Model Configuration. After selecting the appropriate Model, you will be guided through the many possible variations, then condition rating, to the final value range. There are also additional informational pages on the history of Winchester firearms. Recognize that the final value of your gun can be greatly influenced by special order features.
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No attempt has been made to determine the value of any Winchester products. Take me to Winchester International No. Take me to Winchester North America. Serial Number Reference. What year was my Winchester manufactured? A few reasons cited are: A fire at the factory Inadvertent destruction during office cleaning Records simply lost in filing Records misplaced between ownership transitions Documents borrowed but not returned There is probably some kernel of truth to all of them.
Please keep the following points in mind as you explore these pages: Many of the Winchester brand firearms produced over the years are included, but not all. I'm interested in knowing more about it. The name imprint is kind of hard to read. It definately looks old. I can read 'nchester'. But I know it could be a Manchester but I can't find anything on Manchester. The butt of it has a squirrel. Its a 12 gauge, single shot break down style. Anything could help. The more I look at it I'm pretty sure its a Manchester, hopefully you know about those as well.
Just looking for the age and approximate value range. Unfortunately, I do not know anything about your Manchester marked shotgun. My expertise is almost soley with the Winchester manufactured firearms pre Do the serial number ranges listed in the charts incorporate all gauges or did they each have their own serial number range?
If the serial number ranges are for all gauges then I guess thats around Anyone have any idea if that is about an accurate manufacturing date? Serial number was manufactured in early As such, the barrel should be marked 'MOD '.
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