Hello - we have a 1892 Winchester in the family with serial number 54409E. Anyone have a place I can go look for info? Wondering if it can shoot current loads, or so old it may be dangerous. It was my Great Grandfathers - has seen field time and a lot of game including woodchucks, and even deer.
If there is a character that looks like an E, it is probably a 6th digit and the gun was made about 15 years later. If the receiver and barrel have proof marks, it's probably made later. If the caliber mark is not on the top of the barrel, probably made later.
Win. model 1892 ser. # 54409 no E was made in 1894
But if the "E" is something else, like 8, or whatever,(has to be a #), then, a six digit serial #, in the 544,090, makes it, 1914, mfg.
544,090 would have been serialized in 1910.
You are Correct Pocono! Thanks! My Bad. So with that in mind, pics. would really help, even showing the Caliber designation, as the script changed on many models during production.
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Wow, 544,096 was made that early! Curiosity got the best of me, so the end of March I sent in a check and 336,xxx serial number for my octagon 1892 .25-20 to see what the Cody Winchester Records Office can tell me about mine. It was step-dad's father's rifle with a shorter than normal looking barrel that you guys have told me was cut. I'll let you know what they find.
My other auto is a .45
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[quote=oneandtwo]Win. model 1892 ser. # 54409 no E was made in 1894
But if the "E" is something else, like 8, or whatever,(has to be a #), then, a six digit serial #, in the 544,090, makes it, 1914, mfg.
544,090 would have been serialized in 1910.
You are Correct Pocono! Thanks! My Bad. So with that in mind, pics. would really help, even showing the Caliber designation, as the script changed on many models during production.
Like Pocono said "Mfg. 1910" ! Yeah a letter from the Cody Museum, will verify, the Originality of the Firearm, based on the serial number. It may be worn, but if it's all original and not messed with, it has some Value to it, and therefore you might want to leave it in it's original condition, enjoying it as how you choose, weather you shoot it, display, or whatever! Being that it was mfg. after 1898, it is considered a modern Firearm, and not an Antique! Your gun should be safe to use modern smokeless ammo, as the change from Black powder, started in 1894, and evolved through the turn of the Century. Someone competent, should check out the firearm for safety sake, and made sure it's in good working order, and that there are no obstructions in the barrel, and is working properly! You never know when the last time it was fired, and sometimes facts get lost over the yrs. and you never know if it was put aside having an issue, or problems! It's a Very Nice Family Heirloom! Congrats!
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It's coming home next time I see Dad. We shot it about 10 years ago when we went to a local range. It was with ammo that he found and all worked well. Great Gandpop would be excited to see it still in the family! But wonder why we aren't out shooting groundhogs off the back porch any more.
It's coming home next time I see Dad. We shot it about 10 years ago when we went to a local range. It was with ammo that he found and all worked well. Great Gandpop would be excited to see it still in the family! But wonder why we aren't out shooting groundhogs off the back porch any more.
Great to hear! Enjoy!
I Learned a long time ago to Separate My Want's from My Needs!
I got my letter today from the Cody Firearms Museum 44 days after I sent the check. Anyway, for those of you that are interested in records of a Model 1892 .25-20 Serial #339610, it tells me that that serial number was applied May 9th, 1906. It was received in a warehouse June 21, 1906 and shipped June 23, 1906.
I am a little disappointed that the barrel type only said "Octagon" with no mention of the length. The sights look original to me and while it looks about the same length that I see on "Gunsmoke" proportional to the length of the magazine tube, some of you told me that it was cut back. Does one measure the barrel length from the end of the receiver, or is the threaded length into the receiver figured in?
My other auto is a .45
The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory