- Winchester Values By Serial Number
- When Was My Winchester 1897 Made
- Winchester 1897 Serial Number List
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Book Values
After you have found your model and condition to determine their value, you can use the following chart to find the exact production date and approximate value. The value is RETAIL, so if you are selling to a dealer, the value will be less. Think in terms of ranges instead of absolutes. And remember that this is a book value. Without a buyer that is willing to pay you a certain amount for your gun, this is a 'theoretical value'. Marketing can sometimes increase values or decrease them. Geographical areas also can influence the value as well as the time you are willing to wait for a sale.
First Model - Standard Grade | ||||
Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
$9000 | $5000 | $2500 | $1250 | $750 |
First Model - Deluxe Grade | ||||
Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
$10000 | $7000 | $3500 | $2000 | $1000 |
Second Model - Case hardened Frame, Standard Version | ||||
Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
$6000 | $3500 | $2000 | $1000 | $500 |
Second Model - Case Hardened Frame, Deluxe Version | ||||
Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
$7500 | $5500 | $3000 | $1500 | $750 |
Year: Serial Number at Start of Year: Number Produced: 1894: 1: 14759: 1895: 14760: 29599: 1896: 44360: 32104: 1897: 76465: 34988: 1898: 111454: 36230: 1899. Winchester Firearms Manufacturing Dates by Serial Number and Year 1866 through the early 1990s Below is the download link for a special resource for dating Winchester firearms. These pages were scanned from documents compiled over the years by the customer service department of Winchester Repeating Arms.
Second Model - Blued Frame, Standard Version | ||||
Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
$2500 | $1700 | $1500 | $750 | $250 |
- Winchester introduced the model 1897 slide action shotgun in the year 1897 as an improved version of its predicessor, the model 1893, and production was discontinued in 1957. The model 1897 (later known as the model 97) was offered in a variety of configurations including solid frame and takedown models, Pigeon and Trap grades, riot and trench.
- Model 1897 Model 1901 Model 1911 Model 1912 Model 1912 FW Model 20 Model 21 Model 23 Model 24 Model 25 Model 36 Model 37 & A Model 40 Model 41 Model 42 Model 50 Model 59 SG 96 Expert Model Model 101 Model 370 Model 1200 Model 1300 XTR Ranger Pump Ranger Semi-Auto Shotgun-Rifle Combo Super X Model 1. British Enfields Model 1917.
Second Model - Blued Frame, Deluxe Version | ||||
Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
$7500 | $5500 | $3000 | $1500 | $750 |
Third Model - Standard Version | ||||
Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
$2000 | $1400 | $900 | $450 | $250 |
Third Model - Deluxe Version | ||||
Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
$6500 | $4000 | $2000 | $1000 | $750 |
Winchester Values By Serial Number
Note: If your third model is chambered for .22 long rifle, add 25%
PRODUCTION DATES - WINCHESTER MODEL 1890
First Serial Number of Each Year | ||||||||
Model | Year | Serial No | Model | Year | Serial No | Model | Year | Serial No |
1890 Pump | 1890 | 1 | 1890 Pump | 1891 | 114 | 1890 Pump | 1892 | 8261 |
1890 | 1893 | 16081 | 1890 | 1894 | 19989 | 1890 | 1895 | 31020 |
1890 | 1896 | 38255 | 1890 | 1897 | 44709 | 1890 | 1898 | 54906 |
1890 | 1899 | 64521 | 1890 | 1900 | 78804 | 1890 | 1901 | 99176 |
1890 | 1902 | 124969 | 1890 | 1903 | 153251 | 1890 | 1904 | 185606 |
1890 | 1905 | 222619 | 1890 | 1906 | 257615 | 1890 | 1907 | 295124 |
1890 | 1908 | 336833 | 1890 | 1909 | 370684 | 1890 | 1910 | 400262 |
1890 | 1911 | 430403 | 1890 | 1912 | 458100 | 1890 | 1913 | 485432 |
1890 | 1914 | 513774 | 1890 | 1915 | 537858 | 1890 | 1916 | 558130 |
1890 | 1917 | 577338 | 1890 | 1918 | 596046 | 1890 | 1919 | 610281 |
1890 | 1920 | 637645 | 1890 | 1921 | 644778 | 1890 | 1922 | 648761 |
1890 | 1923 | 657283 | 1890 | 1924 | 668817 | 1890 | 1925 | 678694 |
1890 | 1926 | 689856 | 1890 | 1927 | 701132 | 1890 | 1928 | 713071 |
1890 | 1929 | 725439 | 1890 | 1930 | 736211 | 1890 | 1931 | 743102 |
1890 | 1932 | 747266 | 1890 | 1933 | 747963 | 1890 | 1934 | 748952 |
1890 | 1935 | 750061 | 1890 | 1936 | 751089 | 1890 | 1937 | 751953 |
1890 | 1938 | 751996 | 1890 | 1939 | 752008 | 1890 | 1940 | 752026 |
1890 | 1941 | 752044 |
When Was My Winchester 1897 Made
1932--Serial numbers were picked at random and large blocks were skippedso serial numbers will be found as high as 849,110. Total guns produced is from1890 to 1941 is 764,365
Serial number 1 through 64,520 fall in the pre January 1899 serial numberrange
These were manufactured in the following Caliber's --22 Short ,22 Long Rifle, 22Short ,Long and Long rifle and 22 WRF.
There were 16,746 Solid frame guns built from 1890 to 1893 .
WINCHESTER MODEL 1890 | Total Manufactured by year |
Year | Number Produced | Year | Number Produced | Year | Number Produced | Year | Number Produced | Year | Number Produced | Year | Number Produced |
1890 | 113 | 1899 | 14282 | 1908 | 33850 | 1917 | 18707 | 1926 | 11275 | 1935 | 1027 |
1891 | 8506 | 1900 | 20371 | 1909 | 29577 | 1918 | 14234 | 1927 | 11938 | 1936 | 863 |
1892 | 7459 | 1901 | 25792 | 1910 | 30140 | 1919 | 27363 | 1928 | 12367 | 1937 | 42 |
1893 | 3907 | 1902 | 28281 | 1911 | 27696 | 1920 | 7132 | 1929 | 10771 | 1938 | 11 |
1894 | 7234 | 1903 | 32354 | 1912 | 27331 | 1921 | 3982 | 1930 | 6890 | 1939 | 17 |
1895 | 7234 | 1904 | 37012 | 1913 | 28341 | 1922 | 8521 | 1931 | 4163 | 1940 | 17 |
1896 | 6453 | 1905 | 34995 | 1914 | 24083 | 1923 | 11533 | 1932 | 696 | 1941 | 3 |
1897 | 10196 | 1906 | 37508 | 1915 | 20271 | 1924 | 9876 | 1933 | 998 | ** | 24 |
1898 | 9615 | 1907 | 41708 | 1916 | 19207 | 1925 | 11161 | 1934 | 1108 |
There were a few 1890'smanufactured with barrels marked STAINLESS after 1925. These can be identifiedby the black lacquer that was used to paint the barrels .
There were a low number of Deluxe guns manufactured with pistol grip stocks thatwere checkered with extra high gloss finish.
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Recommended books on this subject
The Winchester Book by George Madis
Winchester Slide Actions by Ned Schwing
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Winchester 1897 Serial Number List
To the maximum extent possible, the dates of manufacture shown were obtained from the original Winchester Factory Polishing Room serialization records; otherwise estimates were made using multiple sources of information (e.g. George Madis, Ned Schwing, etc.), in which case the data was extrapolated to the best of our ability. 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. 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). Those dates coincide with the Madis dates and can be viewed on Winchester’s site at:Winchesterguns.com
If you would like to obtain factory research on your Winchester, we urge you to join WACA and the Cody Firearms Museum. WACA members who are also CFM Members will receive 15 additional record searches on top of the regular quantity of searches included in the standard CFM membership package, regardless of membership level.