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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3211 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Winchester Serial Numbers Jul 4^th, 2025 at 6:37pm	Print Post
	Did Winchester ever put matching numbers on the buttstock and receiver? My new rifle has no number on the receiver but 3787 on the stock and the butt plate. That number would put it as being made in 1886. The breech block is probably not that old as it has the screw instead of the cross pin. Thanks Jack

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16938 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Winchester Serial Numbers Reply #1 - Jul 4^th, 2025 at 7:00pm	Print Post
	You've seen more than I have, but all I've ever seen just had the serial number on the lower tang outside, and a work order number on the side of both upper and lower tangs. Have you had the stock off yet to check the left side of the tangs for numbers, X's, and code letters?

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3211 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Winchester Serial Numbers Reply #2 - Jul 4^th, 2025 at 7:02pm	Print Post
	I have had the stock off. The only markings on the lower tang are shown in the rifle photos thread. I have a couple where the serial number on the lower tang has been worn off.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16938 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Winchester Serial Numbers Reply #3 - Jul 4^th, 2025 at 7:06pm	Print Post
	bpjack wrote on Jul 4^th, 2025 at 7:02pm: I have had the stock off. The only markings on the lower tang are shown in the rifle photos thread. I have a couple where the serial number on the lower tang has been worn off. Just went back to look at the Rifle Photos thread, and no pictures of the tangs with the stock off? I see others of the bottom of the barrel.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3211 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Winchester Serial Numbers Reply #4 - Jul 4^th, 2025 at 7:10pm	Print Post
	This photo is the inside top of the lower tang. I also just found the letter A on the receiver face

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16938 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Winchester Serial Numbers Reply #5 - Jul 4^th, 2025 at 10:16pm	Print Post
	My Special Sporting had a #830 on the left side of top and bottom tangs. Also a "ST" for the set trigger, and XXX for the wood grade. The last two were only on the lower tang.

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