Winchester Model 90 Serial Number
Designed by the Browning Brothers, the Model 1890 was Winchester’s first slide-action rifle, and chambered for the .22 caliber rimfire Short, Long, Long Rifle and Winchester Rimfire (WRF).
Winchester Model 1890 - ' The Gallery Gun' Designed in the late 1880's By Winchester in conjunction with John Moses and Matthew Browning, the latest version of a small, pump action 22 rifle began production as the Winchester Model 1890. Messages: 2,849. From the Madis Winchester book-'serial numbers of the model 90 were originally placed on the lower tang only. The M/90 started to number guard and receiver Feb 11 1905. The number was 232328'. Approximately 849,000 Model 1890 rifles were produced between 1890 and 1932, after which the Model 1890 was replaced by the Winchester Model 62 rifle.. The.22 Long Rifle version was added in 1919 and pistol grip stocks were available on 1890's post World War 1.
The First Models were offered exclusively in solid frame; subsequent models were offered also in takedown configuration. All first and early second models had case hardened receivers. After approximately 1901, with the introduction of the third model, all receivers were blued. Special features include pistol grip and straight grip fancy checkered walnut stocks.
Original Winchester factory records are available for this model from the Cody Firearms Museum in Cody, Wyoming, from serial number 1 thru 19999, and 30000 thru 329999.
How to Determine the Different Winchester Models
Pictured above is a first model version of an 1890 Winchester rifle.
Note the absence of any take down screw, and the two pins in
the lower part of the receiver, to disassemble the gun.
This is a second model 1890 Winchester. It has an identical breech bolt
mechanism as the first model, with the addition of a take down screw.
This picture illustrates the third model gun. The breech bolt and receiver
were both changed in this version. The notched receiver accepted the
newly designed bolt to produce a stronger and safer locking mechanism.
The take down screw was retained.
Each model 1890 would only shoot the shell made for that gun.
This picture shows the relationship of size between the .22 caliber
shells. From the left: Short, Long, Long Rifle, Long Rifle Bird Shot,
and WRF (Winchester Rim Fire) - also referred to as .22 special.
Winchester Model 1890 Serial Numbers
Winchester Model 1890
Dates of Manufacture
1890 Winchester Model 90 Serial Numbers
Production Statistics Courtesy Of:
Bert Hartman
| Model Year | Serial Number at the End of the Year |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 245 |
| 1891 | 10884 |
| 1892 | 16454 |
| 1893 | 25954 |
| 1894 | 32554 |
| 1895 | 40218 |
| 1896 | 46525 |
| 1897 | 55855 |
| 1898 | 64748 |
| 1899 | 80268 |
| 1900 | 100554 |
| 1901 | 127181 |
| 1902 | 154985 |
| 1903 | 186724 |
| 1904 | 228104 |
| 1905 | 267637 |
| 1906 | 302204 |
| 1907 | 349947 |
| 1908 | 398006 |
| 1909 | 431483 |
| 1910 | 451600 |
| 1911 | 484700 |
| 1912 | 500000 |
| 1913 | 527500 |
| 1914 | 562400 |
| 1915 | 594300 |
| 1916 | 608741 |
| 1917 | 612979 |
| 1918 | 617978 |
| 1919 | 649452 |
| 1920 | 678928 |
| 1921 | 679313 |
| 1922 | 683470 |
| 1923 | 693040 |
| 1924 | 701941 |
| 1925 | 711462 |
| 1926 | 736246 |
| 1927 | 767898 |
| 1928 | 795605 |
| 1929 | 824623 |
| 1930 | 837448 |
| 1931 | 844278 |
| 1932 | 846022 |
| 1933 | 846524 |
| 1934 | 848044 |
| 1935 | 848584 |
| 1936 | 848936 |
| 1937 | 848936 |
| 1938 | 851810 |
| 1939 | 852090 |
| 1940 | 853674 |
| 1941 | 853708 |
| 1942 | 854745 |
| 1943 | 854745 |
| 1944 | 854745 |
| 1945 | 854745 |
| 1946 | 854745 |
| 1947 | 854745 |
| 1948 | 854745 |
| 1949 | 854747 |