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The Blue Book of Gun Values has a listing of Winchester Model 101 manufacture years by serial number. This listing, though, ends in 1971 and the Model 101 continued in production for many years after that.
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You can look that up here http://oldguns.net/sn_php/marlinlookup.php
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The J. C. Higgins name was only put on guns through 1941-1962. It could have serial numbers located next to the trigger on the bottom plate, but a magority don't. In any case though you can take the model numbers (examples 583.10, 101.387) and cross reference to find who made it. Then when you have model numbers and production dates you will have a general idea. I actually found the date of manufacture on my model 50 270win. On the other hand I can only guess on my model 20 because it has no serial #'s. It was made by High standard and somewhere from 1945-1952. The model 20 will have no serial numbers. After 1957, High Standard made model 20's will have an assembly date code on the barrel in the form of two upper case letters. The Model 20 was made between 1948 and 1962. http://www.histandard.info/PDF/Sears%20Shotguns.pdf
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.
If you provide the serial number in your question then I can give you the date of manufacture.
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If you would post the serial number and model number,I can give you a date of manufacture.
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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.
You can't. You can find the serial number and from that you can get a ballpark figure on date of manufacturer
The serial number is needed to determine the manufacture date.
1921
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You should be able to contact Winchester and see if you may find the year of production by serial number thru there archives.If not I do have the manufacture dates of the first 250,000 made.You will need to have your serial number available to research the date of manufacture.