Yes and it dates the gun at 1939
It will be stamped into the side of the receiver.
The serial number is stamped on the bottom of the receiver.
On the bottom of the rifle in front of the trigger assembly
The serial number should be stamped on the bottom of the receiver next to the forearm.
If it truly does not have the serial number on it in either of the two places it was originally stamped, it is not worth much. Look closely on the bottom of the receiver frame (on the lower tang behind the trigger and on the forward edge frame).
Your question has used the serial number of your Winchester,not the Model number.Please include a description of your Winchester along with the model number,and the serial number to get a answer about your Winchester.
There were no serial numbers stamped on the original Winchester Mdl. 37, single shot shotgun.
I would have to have your Winchester model number along with the serial number to answer your question correctly.
Your question cannot be answered without you providing a serial number to the Winchester in question.
The model number should be stamped into the barrel near the Winchester name. It will say "model" or "model of"
This question cannot be answered unless you include the model of Winchester in question along with the serial number that you have supplied.
The model number should be stamped on the barrel just above the trigger guard.