There are no production date numbers on a firearm.You will have to take the serial number and contact Winchesters customer service dept to get the year of manufacture of your model 1300 shotgun.
Your Winchester model 1897 was made by Winchester in 1955.
I would place your Winchester model 70 rifles year of production at 1999-2000.
Winchester did not keep records of the year of production by serial number of its model 190.I can say that the Winchester model 190 was made from 1974-1980.
By comparing the serial number on the receiver to published charts. sales@countrygunsmith.net
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Impossible to answer without the serial number. SERIAL #L2105305
Winchester did not keep records of the model 190 production by year of manufacture.I can say that the model 190 was made from 1974-1980.
Your Winchester model 74 rifle was made in the second year of production,which was the year 1940.
Its unfortunate that Winchester did not keep records of the production by year of the model 275.I can say that these .22cal rifles were made from 1963-1973.
To date a Winchester you must include the model number and the serial number.I can date your Winchester for you,if you include your info.
With the serial number that you have supplied;your Winchester model 88 lever action rifle was made in the year 1955.This is the first year of production.
1966 production date Between $135 and $275 for a standard model