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1. WINCHESTER GUN DATES BY SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER
2. WINCHESTER GUN DATES BY SERIAL NUMBER FULL
3. WINCHESTER GUN DATES BY SERIAL NUMBER PLUS

WINCHESTER GUN DATES BY SERIAL NUMBER PLUS

Overall condition grades to NRA Antique Fine Plus to Excellent with 85% bright original receiver blue with some spotting from poor storage that are fairly smooth. The rifle appears to be all original and in really nice shape with the exception of the front sight blade which is a later Marbles 6H.monly found on the 1894 Winchester Carbine. The barrel is 28 inches which is round, standard for the 30-40 Krag. The 3rd and 6th graduations have the two little painted white dots which I've always been told indicates it was installed and sighted in at the Winchester factory rather than an over-the-counter or dealer installation. Given that it shipped as a standard rifle with no special order features, the return to Winchester in 1904 was almost certainly so this rifle could be fitted for the No. Repair and Return on July 22, 1904, Order number 23799 Shipped from warehouse on December 20, 1898, Order number 18054 Received in warehouse on December 17, 1898 We called this one into the Cody Museum and it was recorded as: 1, 1899, the legal cutoff for an antique under federal law. This leaves only about 4,000 2nd Models that were made prior to Jan. Of those, roughly the 1st 5,000 were Flatside rifles and roughly 10,000 of the remaining 14,000 were Muskets for the US Army. Out of 425,000 Model 1895's produced from 1896 to 1930, there are just over 19,000 that qualify as antiques.

WINCHESTER GUN DATES BY SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER

Its serial number is in the 18,500 range what dates its production to the end of the year 1898. 30-40 Krag and one of the few you will find that's an antique. This is a nice example of a 2nd Model 1895 Winchester Rifle in caliber. I'm kind of surprised that your dash 4 has the three letter, then digits range of serial number.Winchester Model 1895 2nd Model Rifle w/Rare Antique Serial Number Sorry, but your gun was made during a period of many changes. 38 Special? That's about all the dust and question marks I can kick up here. Since it's a dash 4, I'm guessing yours is the usual. 38 Special and configured in the usual way (1 7/8" barrel, etc) or marked.

Only a factory letter might pin it down closer. I agree with FN is a good bet, but S&W used all their parts when they were needed, and your frame could have been actually assembled from parts on hand before or after that time, but probably not later than Jan 96. You can see there were many changes during those years.īy the serial number listing I have, the CAH numbers were probably made before 1996, and after 1994, probably closer to 96. 38 Special was discontinued in 1999 and the. The internal lock was introduced in 2001. Dash 14 through Dash 18 occurred up through 2005. Dash changes up through Dash 13 were introduced in 1996. Dash 9 began in 1996 with changes that included shipping in a blue plastic box. Does this match the description of your Model 60? Dash 5 through Dash 8 models were also introduced in 1990, with several changes.

WINCHESTER GUN DATES BY SERIAL NUMBER FULL

The 60-4 (1990) is described as a limited production of a target model with a full underlug and a new yoke retention system. Give us a bit more info, please, and maybe even a picture?įN is correct. There were a few stainless Model 60's built beginning in 1965 before the "R" was added to the serial numbering system for these revolvers. If there is no model number there, get the correct serial number off the grip frame (on the bottom of the frame!). If there is a model number stamped on the frame, the serial number should also be stamped there, probably above the model number. With that information confirmed, we can find out a bit more. Please confirm that serial number and report the Model number (and the dash number) that should be stamped on the frame behind the yoke. Is the barrel pinned? Round butt? If it has the original grips, they should be wood, checkered, and with a diamond around the grip screw escutcheons. IF the "839XX" is part of the serial number (following the "R" and stamped on the grip frame butt), the revolver would have been made in 1970 to 1973. These guns began production in 1969 with the "R" serial numbers. If this is a Model 60 SS J Frame revolver, the serial number should begin with an "R".

The serial number is displayed on the bottom of the grip frame. It may just be Model 60, or Model 60-something (-1, -2, etc). Is this a stainless steel Model 60? IF so, the model number should be stamped on the frame underneath the yoke in front of the cylinder and below the barrel. That serial number needs some explanation.