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.
Go to Proofhouse.com and look at the Winchester sn data.
http://armscollectors.com/sn/winlookup.php?file=win1906.dat
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.
The Winchester Model 1906 was in production from January of 1906 thorugh December of 1932. Bert H.
Proofhouse.com has sn data.