Consult a collector's catalog, available online, or contact the Cody Firearms Museum. They have all the old records from the Winchester factory.
your Winchester model 1906 was made in 1924.
http://armscollectors.com/sn/winlookup.php?file=win1906.dat
Go to Proofhouse.com and look at the Winchester sn data.
Proofhouse.com has serial number tables for Winchester.
Serial number is outside published range.
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The Winchester model 1894 rifle was never chambered in the 30-06 caliber.
With the serial number you provided,your Winchester model 1906 .22cal rifle was made in the year 1917.
It is not possible for you to have a "Model 97" in 30-06. The Winchester Model 97 is a shotgun, and was made in 12-gauge of 16-gauge. The only Winchester models that were or are chambered for the 30-06 rifle cartridge are the Model 54 bolt-action rifle, and the Model 70 bolt-action rifle series.
Your Winchester model of the U S model 1917 30-06 caliber rifle was produced by Winchester from 1917-1919.
Proofhouse.com has sn data.
The Winchester Model 1906 was in production from January of 1906 thorugh December of 1932. Bert H.