If you would post the serial number and model number,I can give you a date of manufacture.
1921
1958-61
With the serial number that you supplied,your Winchester model 1894 lever action rifle was produced by Winchester in the year 1972.
The Wikipedia site for marlin 336 rifles includes a table showing how to use the serial number to find date of manufacture.
If you provide the serial number in your question then I can give you the date of manufacture.
The Winchester rifle with the model of 94-3030 was produced from 1894-1980. You can find out the year for your specific model by visiting a gun dealer and taking the gun with you. They can date it in store.
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Should be able to find this model in the Manufacture Date - Winchester section of www.oldguns.net. In fact, you can find it there. I just did. It's 1958.
What is the year of manufacture of Winchester model 94 rifle serial number 2359141
Your Winchester Model 94 Lever Action Rifle in 30-30 caliber with serial number 3992958, was manufactured in 1974, making your rifle 36 years old, as of 2010. I hope you find this information helpful.
You can't. You can find the serial number and from that you can get a ballpark figure on date of manufacturer
If you would like to post the serial number to your Winchester model 64 rifle question I could date the rifles production year.If you feel like posting it to my message board,I can do the same.