• 1897 Winchester Shotgun Serial Numbers
• Winchester 1897 Serial Number Lookup
• Winchester 1897 Serial Number Manufacture Date Of Sale

Serial numbers were a continuation of the Model 1893 and began in the 34150 range, and continued through 1024701. The Model 1897 was originally offered in solid frame 12 gauge only with a 2 ¾ chamber until April of 1898 when the Take Down was introduced.

• The Winchester Model 1897, also known as the Model 97, M97, or Trench Gun, was a pump-action shotgun with an external hammer and tube magazine manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The Model 1897 was an evolution of the Winchester Model 1893 designed by John Browning.
• The Winchester Model 1897, also known as the Model 97, M97, or Trench Gun, was a pump-action shotgun with an external hammer and tube magazine manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Most often, when these grades were purchased, they were purchased in high numbers. By designing these.
• Winchester 1897 Shotgun - Manufacture Dates The following serial numbers were assigned at the end of the years shown below 1899 96999* 1929 8 129332* 1930 8 161665* 1931 8 193998* 1932 8 226331* 1933 8 2 8 2 8 3 8 3 8.
• Winchester 1897 Shotgun - Manufacture Dates The following serial numbers were assigned at the end of the years shown below 1899 96999* 1929 8 129332* 1930 8 161665* 1931 8 193998* 1932 8 226331* 1933 8 2 8 2 8 3 8 3 8.
• Winchester 1897 manufacture dates. New Location. Winchester 1897 manufacture dates.
• Winchester Lever Action Repeating Firearms, Vol. 3, The Models of 1894 and 1895. By Arthur Pirkle. Our database contains values of serial numbers through 5103248 which ended the year 1982. Our sources disagree a bit, but this seems to be the best set of data.

1897 Winchester Shotgun Serial Numbers

Hello Mike,

The 'E' does not have a specific 'meaning' per se. What it indicates is that the receiver group was manufactured with the last set of mechanical changes (improvements) that Winchester used during the 60-year production run.

To explain a bit further, Winchester was always looking for ways to improve the original design and functionability of the many different fireams patents that they bought from John M. Browning, and over the course of time, they often did so.

When a design change was made, Winchester would do one of several things;

Winchester 1897 Serial Number Lookup

(1) Add a letter 'A' on the end of the serial number, and then increment the letter with the next change e.g. the Model 1873, which is found with no letter, or with a letter 'A', or a 'B'

(2) Change the Model name by adding an 'A' to it (e.g. the Model 62 became the 62A, the 67 became the 67A, etc.)

(3) They added a letter above the serial number. This was done on the Model 1893 and 1897 only. When the Model 1893 was first introduced, it was made without a letter. When the first change was made, the letter 'A' was added above the serial number. When the second change was made, the letter 'B' was used. Several years into the production run, Winchester made a large number of changes all at once and decided to give it a new model name (1897), but continued the serial number sequence. When the first Model 1897s were maded (circa serial number 34,000), there was not a letter above the serial number. When the first new change was made to the Model 1897, they used the letter 'C' (a continuation from the Model 1893 letter sequence). When the second change was made, the letter 'D' was used, and the letter 'E' was the final change. The 'E' series guns are by far the most common.

Winchester 1897 Serial Number Manufacture Date Of Sale

Bert H.