the last model 1300 made in the U S were 2006.
The first Winchester model 1300 shotgun(model 1300 featherweight) was made in the year 1978.
1963
your winchester model 1300 shotgun was made by winchester between the years 1995-2006.
The last year of production for the Winchester model 61 was in 1962.They made 10,661 rifles that year.
By the serial number.
I can say that the Winchester model 1300 was made from 1978-1993.I hope this narrows your time frame a little.
it first came out in 1984
it depends on the year, and condition,of the gun!
I can say that Winchester made the model 1300 shotgun from 1978-1993.They also made the model 1300 Walnut field model from 1994-2006.You will have to contact Winchester directly to get the exact year of production for your shotgun,as these records are not available in the public domain.
They haven't stopped yet, but may soon as the Winchester plant is for sale.
Winchester stopped all firearms production in December of 1980. The U.S. Repeating Arms Compnay ceased production of the Model 94 in March of 2006.
To determine the age of a Winchester 1300 based on the serial number L3493610, you can refer to Winchester's manufacturing records, which indicate that the letter "L" corresponds to the year of production, in this case, likely around the early 1990s. Specifically, the Winchester 1300 models were produced from 1981 until 2006, and serial numbers starting with "L" typically indicate production in 1992. Therefore, this shotgun would be approximately 31 years old as of 2023.