How Can You Find The Age Of A Winchester Model 94? - Answers

The post-64 Winchester model 94 begin with serial number 2,700,000.
Additionally, competition from other manufacturers like Marlin with their model 336, lever action, Winchester changed over from a top eject to an angle eject. The reason for this significant changes was now, with the increased popularity of receiver mounted scopes, it was necessary as the older, top eject did not allow for a traditionally mounted scope. This Angle Eject redesign was produced in 1983 at about serial number 5,300,000.
The Winchester Model 94 was produced by Winchester Repeating Arms Company through 1980 and then by U.S. Repeating Arms under the Winchester brand until they ceased to manufacture rifles in 2006. Winchester has revived the model 94 and currently produces an 1894 since around 2012

Over the years the Winchester Model 94 was available in many different calibers, for example: the .22 magnum, .38 Special/.357 Magnum, .44 Special/.44 Magnum, .45 Colt (or .45 Long Colt), .38-40 Winchester, and .44-40 Winchester, .410 shotgun, 30-30 caliber (30 WCF), and even as large as the .450 Marlin, which the rifle was able to accept due to an extremely strong receiver.

Winchester Model 94 Serial Numbers

In 1894 Production began with Serial Number 1 and the Winchester Model 94 Serial Numbers run more or less, sequentially.

Year Ending Serial Number Year Ending Serial Number
1894 14,579 1934 1,091,190
1895 44,359 1935 1,099,605
1896 76,464 1936 1,100,065
1897 111,453 1937 1,100,679
1898 147,684 1938 1,100,915
1899 183,371 1939 1,101,051
1900 204,427 1940 1,142,423
1901 233,975 1941 1,191,307
1902 273,854 1942 1,221,289
1903 291,506 1943 serial numbers not available
1904 311,363 1944 serial numbers not available
1905 337,557 1945 serial numbers not available
19063 378,878 1946 serial numbers not available
1907 430,985 1947 serial numbers not available
1908 474,241 1948 1,500,000
1909 505,831 1949 1,626,100
1910 553,062 1950 1,724,295
1911 599,263 1951
1912 646,114 1952
1913 703,701 1953
1914 756,066 1954
1915 784,052 1955
1916 807,741 1956
1917 821,972 1957
1918 838,175 1958
1919 870,762 1959
1920 880,627 1960 2,469,821
1921 908,318 1961
1922 919,583 1962
1923 938,539 1963 2,586,000
1924 953,198

2,586,001 through 2,699,999 were not used

1925 978,523 1964 2,797,428
1926 997,603 1965 2,894,428
1927 1,027,571 1966 2,991,927
1928 1,054,465 1967 3,088,458
1929 1,077,097 1968 3,185,691
1930 1,081,755 1969 3,284,570
1931 1,084,156 1970 3,381,299
1932 1,087,836 1980 4,892,951
1933 1,089,270