Usually not possible. More than one gun can have the same serial number.
Impossible to answer. A serial number is not unique to only one gun in the world.
See if a book has been published on the company that made it
Winchester serial numbers were unique to the model of the gun,The only thing the serial number tells you about the gun is it's age.The serial number you've listed was from a gun made in 1974.
Usually by the serial number. If no serial number, then by features
serial number 28402
Serial number and/or features.
No records.
The serial number indicates your gun was made in 1955.
The first two numbers of the given serial number indicate the year the gun was manufactured. In this case, the gun was made in 1973.
Impossible to answer without the serial number and who made it. Even then, there might not be any published serial number data.
Look up the serial number.
By the serial number.