The Winchester collector world accepted his word on all things Winchester as gospel. Unfortunately, many of the records were destroyed or missing, so he simply made up the rest. This is the answer in short, with the reason for the importance of correcting it.Ī man named George Madis compiled the Winchester DOM's after he salvaged the Winchester records from a dumpster. I've been asked more than once, why almost all the sources for Winchester manufacture dates, for all the various models of Winchesters, is flawed. Reposting this to this thread so it doesn't get lost:
Winchester model 25 date of manufacture serial number#
A few models were not serial numbered, and a few there are no serial number records, but both have production numbers and the years produced. Post the model and serial number, use X's if you're worried about that stuff, but give me at least the first 3 digits, and I'll give you the DOM, and production numbers if I have them. Your "Antique" may be a C&R, or visa versa!:eek: The dates in the Blue Book, and any you find online, are based on the Madis data, and are severely flawed. Larry Shennum and Bert Hartman just compiled these dates from the Winchester Polishing Room records, and miles of microfilm converted to jpg.
I have the newly updated dates of manufacture, and production numbers for Winchesters.
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