Thanks for the help guys I think this rifle was made in the 90's but still not sure? Winchester pre-64 Model 70 serial numbers 1 and 2 Bolt Action Rifles at GunBroker.com : 969539184, Geno said Contributing Editor for RifleShooter Magazine, Brad Fitzpatrick gives us a review of this modernized version of an iconic favorite. if this is not your gun, then move on to "b," and so forth through One day he was heading to a local pawnshop to get another rifle bore sighted and so he took the Model 70 along to see what reaction the pawnshop guy would have to it. .243, .264, .270, .308, .30-06, or .358. . I have the book: Winchester dates of manufacture 1849-1984. JavaScript is not enabled on your browser - our site will not work for you as intended. Hi. I am getting cabin fever.. grin. The pawnshop dealer made him a four figure offer on the spot for it. never released any serial number or date of manufacture lists for the Model 70 rifles that they manufactured from 1981 through March 2006. www.georgemadis.com. Thanks never thought about it. Data is based on the best available information from the time but there is no guarantee that all serial number and year combinations are 100% accurate. First 4 is g514. Is it real???? RifleShooter Magazine editor Scott Rupp breaks down all the features of the Mossberg Patriot Predator rifle chambered in 6.5 PRC. Do you recall what year? . Any help you may be able to provide would be greatly appreciated. Yes the 257 was produced in the early 80's, however the serial number he provided, G206xxxx, means the receiver he has is from the early 90's. Last edited by winchester70; 02/11/09 . Features such as controlled-round feeding and the three-position safety--not . -Steve Garbe, I hate rude behavior in a man. The Model 70 series features a serial number for every year since 1935, but records for individual firearms are incomplete as of May 2015. The Winchester Model 70 has long been called The Riflemans Rifle since they hit the gun racks in gun dealers and hardware stores back in 1937. A final reference point which is important for you to know regarding your rifle is the production year. You are correct that, in addition to a Van Orden M70, I am looking for one of the serial number 41,000-50,000 M70's as listed in Chandler's Volume 1. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Click below to download a PDF overview of Cody Museum serial number resources. The new Sako Finnlight II sports an innovative stock and Cerakote metal paired with the terrific 85 action. If your firearm is not listed, we probably do not have any additional information. Serial number on the gun is Use the Key to determine which gun you have. His travels have taken him to Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan and a number of other countries. For purposes of determining if your gun is legally considered an antique (pre-1899 DOM), the BATF has told us they use the DOM dates published by the manufacture (Winchester). In the Model 70 Winchester had got it right and the rifles reputation continued to gain over the decades up until 1964 after which Winchester did another upgrade in 1965 that promptly destroyed the good reputation of the Model 70 until the reintroduction of the Controlled Round Feed classic Model 70 in recent years. grin! Model 53. I have a model 70 sel # 14737 can you tell me about this . As you can see, that is a 7 digit serial #. You can read an extensive shooting review of the new gun by picking up a copy of the May/June issue of RifleShooter magazine available on newsstands now. Most anything with 6 digit SN's are made prior to 2000, 7 digits are 2000-2006 guns. Also, none of the above models have a unique fore-end tip. Louis Luttrell said. I like the .270 Win so well that I have 3 of them. Figure 5 - One Piece Trigger Guard/Floor Plate Assembly. Variations Winchester Firearms Manufacturing Dates by Serial Number and Year 1866 through the early 1990s. The PUSH FEED BOLT will have a small extractor and an ejector built into the bolt face as seen in figure 2. The 3 basic types of actions are Super Short Action, Short Action, and Long Action. And you can find a far more detailed history in Roger Rules The Riflemans Rifle if you click here. Beth Shimanski of Savage introduces their all new straight-pull rifle. And in figure 6 you can see that the bolt uses the small style extractor, but the bolt face is not completely inletted. The Complete History of Winchester Repeating Arms. Even if real, is it worth 1/5th of the asking price for S/N 1??? To the best of my knowledge, the U.S.R.A.Co. Now come on, he said it was "rare". The M70 fwt was made in 257 and also 7X57 for a couple of years when it was reintroduced in the early 80's. I have one in the Bob. Joseph Farrell on October 27, 2020: You might want to try the following link: That link will NOT work for M70's with letters in the SN. Those dates coincide with the Madis dates and can be viewed on Winchesters site at: Winchesterguns.com I have an early model 70 classic 270, Super Grade, serial # G18180, and a feather wt, 7mm-08, serial # G40001. thank you Ivar, blued receiver to bead blasted black oxide bluing, Changed to dogleg safety and bolt handle modified for safety clearance, Receiver tang change from cloverleaf to rounded / tapered with bridge drilled and tapped for a scope, Receiver tang change from cloverleaf to rounded / tapered. These pages were scanned from documents compiled over the years by the customer service department of Winchester Repeating Arms. after 1937). gives it a more iconic feel serial is g3032563, Hey folks need help figuring out the year on a m70 supergrade in .270. Jon has done radio, television, magazine and newspaper interviews on various issues, and has traveled extensively, having lived in Britain, Australia, China and Hong Kong. In fact, Id have thought the first 10 would have been set aside for distribution to VIPs. The last serial numbers listed in the Winchester DOM documents goes to 1992, and that is "G2037985". The cross reference below provides an estimated production date by serial number, based on model 70 polishing room room records. 1890 1 - 113 91 114 -862092 8621 -1608093 16081 -1998894 19989 - 3101995 31020 - 3825496 38255 - 4470897 44709 - 5490598 54906 - 6452099 64521 - 788031900 78804 - 9917501 99176 - 12496802 124969 - 15325003 153251 - 18560504 185606 - 22261805 222619 - 25761406 257615 - 29512307 295124 - 33683308 336833 - 37068309 370684 - 40026110 400262 - 43040211 430403 - 45809912 458100 - 48543113 485432 - 51377314 513774 - 53785715 537858 - 55812916 558130 - 57733717 577338 - 59604518 596046 - 61028019 610281 - 63764420 637645 - 64477721 644778 - 64776022 648761 - 65728223 657283 - 66881624 668817 - 67869325 678694 - 68985526 689856 - 70113127 701132 - 71307028 713071 - 72543829 725439 - 73621030 736211 - 74310131 743102 - 74726532 747266 - 74796233 747963 - 74895134 748952 - 75006035 750061 - 75108836 751089 - 75195237 751953 - 75199538 751996 - 75200739 752008 - 75202540 752026 - 75204341 752044, 1905-06 1 -522797 52279 -891488 89149 - 1141409 114141 -16507110 165072 -22119311 221194 -27335912 273360 -32796013 326961 -38092814 381929 -42273915 422742 -45388816 453889 -48381417 483815 -51775318 517754 -53555119 535552 -59392920 593930 -59767821 597679 -59876422 598765 -60012623 600127 -60156824 601569 -61513125 615132 -62892126 628922 -64445427 644455 -65886328 658864 -67488729 674888 -69017530 690176 -69909031 699091 -70495332 704954 -70633033 706330 -70699434 706995 -70825835 708259 -708284, 1932 1 - 353333 3533 -600934 6010 -855635 8557 -1238136 12382 -2061837 20619 -3033438 30339 -3633039 36331 -4261540 42616 -4927641 49277 -5750042 57501 -5987943 59980 -5998144 59981 -6103445 61035 -6475646 64757 -6760047 67601 -8034248 80343 -10328049 103280 -22147350 121375 - 14607851 146079 - 16818652 168187 -18247253 182573 - 19879554 198795 -21049655 210496 -22432256 224323 -24804157 248042 -26949158 269492 -29447359 294473 -31764660 317657 -32502361 325024 -33329462 333295 -34397663 343976 -Unknown, 1932 1 - 764433 7644 -1069634 10697 -4409235 14093 -2392636 23927 -4276237 42763 -6606338 66064 -8021039 80211 -9654040 96541 -11640041 116401 -13738742 137388 -15837443 158375 -15864544 45 46 158646 -18375547 183757 -21908648 219086 -25229949 252299 -26247350 262473 -27264951 272649 -28282452 282824 -29300153 293001 -31050154 310501 -32800155 328001 - 34277756 342777 -35755257 357552 -38351458 383514 -40947559 409476 -410456, Year Serial Number Range1892 1 - 2370193 23702 - 3598794 35988 - 7350895 73509 - 10672196 106722 - 14493597 144936 - 15931298 159313 - 16543199 165432 - 1718201900 171821 - 18341101 183412 - 19178702 191788 - 20887103 208872 - 25393504 253936 - 27854605 278547 - 31542506 315426 - 37649607 376497 - 43791908 437920 - 47654009 476541 - 52216210 522163 - 58699611 586997 - 64248312 643484 - 69475213 694753 - 74267514 742676 - 77144415 771445 - 80462216 804623 - 83003117 830032 - 85381918 853820 - 87094219 870943 - 90365020 903650 - 90675421 906755 - 91047622 910477 - 91730023 917301 - 92632924 926330 - 93864125 938642 - 95499726 954998 - 97389627 973897 - 99088328 990884 - 99651729 996518 - 99923830 999239 - 99973031 999731 - 100072732 1000728 - 100132533 1001325 - 100186334 1001863 - 100245435 1002455 - 100295836 1002959 - 100341937 1003420 - 100403438 1004035 - 100425139 1004252 - 100438840 1004389 - 100458241 1004583, 1894 1 - 1475995 14760 - 4435996 44360 - 7646497 76465 - 11145398 111454 - 14768499 147685 -1833711900 183372 - 2044271 204428 - 2339752 233976 - 2738543 273855 - 2915064 291507 - 3113635 311364 - 3375576 337558 -3788787 378879 - 4309858 430986 - 4742419 474242 - 50583110 505832 -55306211 553063 - 59926312 599264 - 64611413 646115 - 70370114 703702 - 75606615 756067 - 78405216 784053 - 80774117 807742 - 82197218 821973 -83817519 838176 -87076220 870763 - 88062721 880628 - 90831822 908319 -91958323 919584 -93853924 938540 - 95319825 953199 - 97852326 978524 - 99760327 997604 -102757128 1027572 - 105446529 1054466 - 107709730 1077098 - 108175531 1081756 - 108415632 1084157 -108783633 1087837 - 108927134 1089272 -109119235 1091193 -109960836 1099609 - 111219437 1112195 - 113878138 1138782 - 116937039 1169371 -119721140 1197212 -123858441 1238585 -128746842 1287469 - Unknown43 44 45 46 47 48 49 1500001 -162610050 1626101 -172429551 1724296 - 181980052 1819801 -191000053 1910001 -199999954 2000000 -207110055 2071101 -214529656 2145297 -222500057 2225001 - 229029658 2290297 - 236588759 2365888 - 241055560 2410556 - 246982161 2469822 -250000062 2500001 - 255192163 2551922 - 258600064 2586001 - 279742865 2797429 -289442866 2894429 - 299192767 2991928 - 308845868 3088459 - 318569169 3185692 -328457070 3284571 - 338129871 3381299 - 355738572 3557386 -380649973 3806500 - 392936474 3929365 - 411142675 4111427 - 427792676 4277927 - 446355377 4463554 - 456592578 4565926 - 466221079 4662211 - 482659680 4826597, 1895 1 -28796 288 -571597 5716 -781498 7815 -1987199 19870 -264341900 26435 -298171 29818 -315842 31585 -366013 36602 -425144 42515 -478055 47806 -547836 54784 -550117 55012 -573518 57352 -600029 60003 -6095110 60952 -6377111 63772 -6501712 65018 -6733113 67332 -7082314 70824 -7208215 72083 -17423316 174234 -37741117 377412 -38910618 389107 -39273119 392732 -39725020 397251 -40046321 400464 -40407522 404076 -40719923 407200 -41028924 410290 -41327625 413277 -41740226 417403 -41953327 419534 -42158428 421585 -42267629 422677 -42368030 423681 -42418131 424182 -42513232 425133 -42582533 425826 -42592934 425930 -42610435 426105 -42634836 426349 -42671237 426713 -42672938 426730 -42674739 426748 -42675340 426754, 1924 1 -148825 1489 -435026 4351 -688227 6883 -918028 9181 -1113929 11140 -1287330 12874 -1379431 13795 -1441632 14417 -1462333 14624 -1472734 14728 -1487135 14872 -1497636 14977 -1504737 15048 -1507838 15079 -1509239 15093 -1509940 15100 -1510941 15110 -15118, 1924 1 -83625 837 -278426 2785 -495927 4960 -802428 8025 -1047129 10472 -1226330 12264 -1379931 13800 -1820532 18206 -1921233 19213 -1940334 19404 -1964335 19644 -2054936 20550 -20592, 1933 1087837 - 108927134 1089272 - 109119235 1091193 - 109960836 1099609 - 111219437 1112195 - 113878138 1138782 - 116937039 1169371 - 119721140 1197212 - 123858441 1238585 - 128746842 1287469 - Unknown43 44 45 46 47 48 49 1500001 -162610050 1626101 -172429551 1724296 -181980052 1819801 -191000053 1910001 -199999954 2000000 -207110055 2071101 -214529656 2145297 -222500057 2225001 -Unknown, 1935 1 -436 5 -781737 7818 -1298538 12986 -1468829 14689 -1615440 16155 -1826741 18268 -2081142 20812 -2196143 21962 -2105144 21052 - 2205145 22052 -2222446 22225 -2353447 23535 -2575848 25759 -2790049 27901 -2967550 29676 -3145051 31451 -3322552 33226 -3500053 35001 -3750054 37501 -4077055 40771 -4330556 43306 -4584357 45844 -4725358 47254 -Unknown, 1955 1 -1837856 18379 -3675657 36757 -5513458 55135 -7351259 73513 -9189060 91891 -11026861 110269 -12865162 128652 -13983863 139839 -14885864 148859 -16030765 160308 -16269966 162700 -19259567 192596 -21241668 212417 -23019969 230200 -Unknown70 H239900 -H25822971 H258230 -H26678472 H266785 -H27901473 H279015 -H28389974 H283900 -H28497075 H284971, 1925 1 -314026 3141 -805227 8053 -1417828 14179 -1959029 19591 -2910830 29109 -3250431 32505 -3673732 36738 -3855033 38551 -4078034 40781 -4347535 43476 -4713536 47136 -4993837 49939 -5002538 50026 -5007539 50076 -5010040 50101 -5012641 50127 -50161, 1919 1 -1820 19 -34021 341 - 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5075342 50754 - 5820643 58207 - 5898644 58987 - Unknown45 46 47 48 75676 -10168049 101681 -13158050 131581 -17315051 173151 -20662552 206626 - 23882053 238821 - 28273554 282736 - 32353055 323531 -36102556 361026 -39359557 393596 -42528358 425284 -44079259 440793 -46504060 465041 -50425761 504258 -54544662 545447 -56559263 565593 -58147064 581471 -74059965 740600 -80917766 809178 -83379567 833796 -86900068 869001 -92590869 925909 -4190070 G941901 - G95799571 G957996 - G101899172 G1018992 - G109925773 G1099258 -G112873174 G1128732 - G117500075 G1175001 - G121870076 G1218701 -G126600077 G1266001 - G135000078 G1350001 - G141000079 G1410001 - G144700080 G1447001 - G149070981 G1490710 - G153713382 G1537134 - G1586441, 1938 1 -119839 1199 -733740 7338 -1325641 13257 -2901442 29015 -3543943 35440 -3548446 35485 -3980447 39805 -4659248 46593 -5591349 55914 -6865250 68653 -7600851 76009 -7947952 79480 -8150853 81509 -8248154 82482 -8429555 84296 -8502756 85026 -8700657 87007 -8871458 88715 -Unknown, 03 3 -821404 8215 -1515905 15160 -2894106 28942 -3301407 33015 -3984508 39846 -4709909 47100 -5449110 54492 -6229411 62295 -6967512 69676 -7758313 77584 -8473014 84731 -8977515 89776 -9256316 92564 -9514917 95150 -9750318 97504 -10062019 100621 -10456920 104570 -10565521 105656 -10674122 106742 -10810323 108104 -10954524 109546 -11078225 110783 -11217026 112171 -11332627 113327 -11463328 114634 -11625429 116255 -11851230 118513 -12037531 120376 -12163332 121634 -12209333 122094 -12216734 122168 -12229435 122295 -12295536 122956 -122974, 1905 1 - 72256 7225 -183067 18307 -222138 22214 -234059 23406 -2430110 24302 -2544511 25446 -2652612 26527 -2762613 27627 -2858414 28585 -2913615 29137 -2958816 29589 -2993717 29938 -3032518 30326 -3061419 30615 -3131720 31318 - 3139021 31391 - 3144622 31447 -3145623 31457 - 31467, 1906 1 -2077 207 -94388 9439 -152689 15269 -2049010 20491 -2401411 24015 -2630812 26309 -2851013 28511 -3039414 30395 -3166015 31661 -3306016 33061 -3700417 37005 -3902518 39026 -3996319 39964 -4123920 41240 -4171121 41712 -4204822 42049 -4255423 42555 -4292424 42925 -4329625 43297 -4362826 43629 -4395727 43958 -4449628 44497 -4495629 44957 -4531830 45319 -4563031 45631 -4584632 45847 -4595833 45959 -4608234 46083 -4626735 46268 -4648136 46482 -4676137 46762 -4720038 47201 -4769139 47692 -4803140 48032 -4857041 48571 -4923242 49233 -4955143 49552, 1910 1 -476711 4767 -769612 7697 -971413 9715 -1149014 11491 -1231515 12316 -1323816 13239 -1379417 13795 -1426218 14263 -1463319 14634 -1567420 15675 -1634621 16347 -1662722 16628 -1703023 17031 - 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They use these documents as a reference and the documents should be limited to that use. After this communication the rifle was sold to Roger Rule who featured it in his book along with a picture of the factory letter. The trigger guard and the floor plate hinge are a solid piece of metal. Perhaps this is an early 7 digit model? Thanks No idea what theyre worth but I suspect the bidding would be a bit livelier if the decimal point on the minimum bid was moved two places to the left. Model 1890. This 1933 stamped barrel was delivered from the factory on a 1942 rifle. He had a Fecker 10x riflescope fitted to it, but the fact that its serial number was a simple 1 was not something that the gentleman thought anything of. 1 Winchester Firearms Manufacturing Dates by Serial Number and year 1866 through the early 1990s The following pages were scanned from documents compiled over the years by the customer service department of Winchester Repeating Arms. That is probably as close as you're going to get. She sits next to my Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1952 30.06. You will find the sale page with further details if you click here. Ive yet to find info on that one, maybe its in Cody??? The barrel is 24" round (except 26" for .220 Swift and .300 your gun, examine the Bull Gun: 28" round barrel; same stock as National Match . Please keep the following points in mind as you explore these pages: There are other outside resources including the Cody Firearm Museum -- which can be excellent for determining date of manufacture and value: Click here to go to our gun values resource links. Enter the model of your gun in the box The caliber is either I've never seen a 5 digit SN. Butt plate is either aluminum in the earlier Bringing this thread back up hoping someone can help me out, I've looked around the net and can't narrow a production year down on my model 70 but guessing early 90's?? But the fact remains; there is no original, single, totally accurate database of serial numbers from 1866 forward that we are aware of. Any information before the 1990s is always difficult to verify. Serial number G16617xx. Winchester Model 70: Covering numbers: 1 - 1537135. This information is no substitute for obtaining a Winchester Factory Letter from the Cody Firearms Museum (available for certain models and serial ranges) which in addition to the Serial Number Application Date, normally provide the original Received In Warehouse Date and Date Shipped from Winchester factory. Model 70. The Winchester Collector Invites you to Join, Antique & Historical Arms Collectors Guild of Victoria, Herb Parsons, Winchester Exhibition Shooter, Twisted Tree Furniture, Custom Firearm Display Cases. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. I have not been able to get out and shoot it until this coming weekend. Use the Table and Figure below to determine your Winchester Model 70 action. When was your Model 70 produced? Figure 6 - Two Piece Trigger Guard/Floor Plate Assembly. new member and this is my first post! is chambered for either .338 Winchester Magnum or the .375 H&H Magnum. he's asking 1225 for it without scope. You can find the year a Winchester rifle was made by doing a database search free on the Internet. One of my Winchesters is a Classic Sporter, .270 w/Boss. None of the page scans are of original documents but are simply transcribed information typed into a word processing program. m70 Custom Super Grade, controlled round feed, SN G1123. The serial number is higher than 700,000 and may have a 'G' in front of the number-- You have a post-64 production Model 70 gun. between 206,626 and 581,471. No confidentail records were used. All RifleShooter subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content.