WINCHESTER MODEL 1890 Production Dates

PRODUCTION DATES - 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

1932--Serial numbers were picked at random and large blocks were skipped so serial numbers will be found as high as 849,110. Total guns produced is from 1890 to 1941 is 764,365
Serial number 1 through 64,520 fall in the pre January 1899 serial number range
These were manufactured in the following Caliber's --22 Short ,22 Long Rifle, 22 Short ,Long and Long rifle and 22 WRF.
There were 16,746 Solid frame guns built from 1890 to 1893 .

WINCHESTER MODEL 1890

Total Manufactured by year

Year	Number Produced	Year	Number Produced	Year	Number Produced	Year	Number Produced	Year	Number Produced	Year	Number Produced
1890	113	1899	14282	1908	33850	1917	18707	1926	11275	1935	1027
1891	8506	1900	20371	1909	29577	1918	14234	1927	11938	1936	863
1892	7459	1901	25792	1910	30140	1919	27363	1928	12367	1937	42
1893	3907	1902	28281	1911	27696	1920	7132	1929	10771	1938	11
1894	7234	1903	32354	1912	27331	1921	3982	1930	6890	1939	17
1895	7234	1904	37012	1913	28341	1922	8521	1931	4163	1940	17
1896	6453	1905	34995	1914	24083	1923	11533	1932	696	1941	3
1897	10196	1906	37508	1915	20271	1924	9876	1933	998	**	24
1898	9615	1907	41708	1916	19207	1925	11161	1934	1108

There were a few 1890's manufactured with barrels marked STAINLESS after 1925. These can be identified by the black lacquer that was used to paint the barrels .
There were a low number of Deluxe guns manufactured with pistol grip stocks that were checkered with extra high gloss finish.
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Recommended books on this subject
The Winchester Book by George Madis
Winchester Slide Actions by Ned Schwing