Date of manufacture

[Bob in Revelstoke]

Perhaps someone out there can help me find the date of manufacture of a .22 rifle I have.

It is a model 1890 pump action in .22 long. Take down, octogon barrel. Serial number 320605. The rear sight is marked. Pat. 1901 and is adjustable for elevation only.

I have checked google and others but cannot find any information on it other than it became a model 62 in about 1932.

Perhaps it was a model that all information was lost due to fires or other mishaps at the factory.

Thank you in adavance
Bob

[NyFirefighter357]

https://gun-data.com/winchester_Model_1890.htm


WINCHESTER MODEL 1890




First Serial Number of Each Year







Model


Year


Serial No


Model


Year


Serial No


Model


Year


Serial No




1890 Pump


1890


1


1890 Pump


1891


114


1890 Pump


1892


8261




1890


1893


16081


1890


1894


19989


1890


1895


31020




1890


1896


38255


1890


1897


44709


1890


1898


54906




1890


1899


64521


1890


1900


78804


1890


1901


99176




1890


1902


124969


1890


1903

153251

1890


1904


185606




1890


1905


222619


1890


1906


257615


1890


1907


295124




1890


1908


336833


1890


1909


370684


1890


1910


400262




1890


1911


430403


1890


1912


458100


1890


1913


485432




1890


1914


513774


1890


1915

537858

1890


1916


558130




1890


1917


577338


1890


1918


596046


1890


1919


610281




1890


1920


637645


1890


1921


644778


1890


1922


648761




1890


1923


657283


1890


1924


668817


1890


1925


678694




1890


1926


689856


1890


1927


701132


1890


1928


713071




1890


1929


725439


1890


1930


736211


1890


1931


743102




1890


1932


747266


1890


1933


747963


1890


1934


748952




1890


1935


750061


1890


1936


751089


1890


1937


751953




1890

1938

751996


1890


1939


752008


1890


1940


752026




1890


1941


752044

[Bob in Revelstoke]

NyFirefighter357:
Thankyou fot the information I requested. Every site I found didn't have anything. This shows what members here can do. Thanks again.
Bob

[Ballistics in Scotland]

Winchester dates aren't fully reliable. They didn't have "just in time" parts manufacture in those days, and if there had been no significant design changes new serialized receivers could go on top of the bin, and those required for assembly taken off the top. Serial numbers were mainly for identifying repair parts needed, not for forensic purposes. But with a popular model like the 1890 I would be surprised to find them far out.

[Texas by God]

Watching 1890 pump .22s and 1897 pump shotguns being fired always reminds me of farm machinery! I love them. My 1897 is approx 108 years old and still 100% reliable. It will still run a table of bowling pins posthaste.
Best, Thomas.

[Bob in Revelstoke]

My 1890 is well used. The inside of the barrel looks like a factory chimney with half the bricks missing. However, it is very accurate still. .22 longs are scarce though.

[Ballistics in Scotland]

My 1890 is well used. The inside of the barrel looks like a factory chimney with half the bricks missing. However, it is very accurate still. .22 longs are scarce though.

That is where it lost out to the Marlins, which would digest the different lengths of cartridge without interchange of parts. With the 1890 you would have to replace the carrier, but I wouldn't be surprised if somebody makes them. Check a Long Rifle in the chamber, for if it is eroded you might find they fit without alteration of the chamber.