winchester model 94 30 30 manufacture date

#Winchester model 94 30 30 manufacture date serial number#

At that time we were purchasing the receiver castings for the Model 94 from outside vendors. I was in 'Steel Stores' where we stocked over 3,000,000 pounds of steel in various forms. We were making the AR style rifles for the Military along with all the sporting rifles and shotguns as well as tons of ammunition. I worked in the New Haven, Ct Winchester plant on Winchester Ave. I would have guessed 1933 as being the most likely year of manufacture for that model '61.

So, why as late as 1934 as the Bluebook and other sources state? Educated guess, or do they have shipping dates from the warehouse or some such they go by? On the other hand, why is it not possible that gun could have been assembled the following month after the receiver was manufactured.December of 1932.not likely necessarily, but possible? I guess my thinking has been that on the average, it would be used within a few months rather than a couple of years.again, on the average. He goes on to explain that one would expect the receiver to be used to make the gun before too long, but also states that in some rare cases, the receiver could sit in the parts bin for conceivably a year or so before being used. I tend to like what Schwing does as he explains that he is not giving the date of manufacture of the gun but rather the date of manufacture of the receiver of the gun. I guess my question really is 'Why do you trust one source over another?' As indicated, some sources just state the date and don't explain why that date is chosen. Thanks for the input guys, and a big :bthumb: GunguyDan for doing your part to save our country. So, what would you say if someone asked when the gun was made? Possibly as early as 1932, but more likely 1933, or would you go with the Bluebook date of 1934?Īs you can see, this question is important to world peace and the stability of the economy, so if you know the answers to these questions, please reply promptly. I see where Schwing gets his data, but what does the Bluebook use? On the other hand, the Blue Book shows date of manufacture as being 1934. I suppose that means the gun could have been made in 1933 or even 1934 if the receiver sat in the bin a long time before being picked up for assembly.

If I interpret correctly, Ed Schwing's book on slide action Winchesters puts the receiver as being manufactured in approximately early November of 1932.

#Winchester model 94 30 30 manufacture date serial number#

I was just curious.what source do you fellows use to determine the date of manufacture of your Winchester? I have noticed that there are sometimes differences of opinion depending on whose data you are looking at.įor example.let's take a Winchester model 61 with serial number 6800.