Winchester Model 43 Serial Numbers
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- Winchester Model 43 218 Bee Serial Numbers
Firearms produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company (later Winchester-Western Company and U.S. Repeating Arms Company), 1866–2006, by model:
Year-model numbers 1866-1912[edit]
Winchester removed the Underwood name and serial number, then replaced them with the Winchester name and serial number. Receivers that retained the Underwood name: Winchester sometimes lined out the Underwood name, sometimes not. Winchester added the letters W A or A W to the bevel of the receiver. Winchester 43 22 hornet used gun inv 221812 GI#: 101544089 Winchester model 43 chambered in.22 Hornet with a 24 1/4 inch barrel This gun is in very good condition and is covered by Dury's Lifetime Warranty. The Winchester model 43 was made from 1949 to 1957,with a totalproduction of 62,617 rifles.I would say with a serial number of44913 we would look at 1954-1955.I hope this helps.
- Model 1866 lever-action rimfire (later centerfire) rifle
- Model 1873 lever-action centerfire rifle
- Model 1876 lever-action centerfire rifle
- Model 1878 Hotchkiss bolt-action rifle (US Army and Navy)
- Model 1885 falling-block single-shot rifle
- Model 1886 lever-action centerfire rifle
- Model 1887 lever-action shotgun
- Model 1890 slide-action .22 WRF rifle
- Model 1892 lever-action centerfire rifle
- Model 1893 slide-action shotgun
- Model 1894 lever-action centerfire rifle
- Model 1895 lever-action centerfire box-magazine rifle
- Model 1895 Lee bolt-action rifle (US Navy/Marine Corps)
- Model 1897 slide-action shotgun (Model 1893 variant)
- Model 1900 bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle
- Model 1901 lever-action shotgun (Model 1887 variant)
- Model 1902 bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle (Model 1900 variant)
- Model 1903 semi-automatic .22 Win Auto rifle
- Model 1904 bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle (Model 1900 variant)
- Model 99 'Thumb Trigger'[1] single-shot .22 rifle
- Model 1905 semi-automatic centerfire rifle
- Model 1906 slide-action .22 WRF rifle (Model 1890 variant)
- Model 1907 semi-automatic centerfire rifle (Model 1905 variant)
- Model 1910 semi-automatic centerfire rifle (Model 1905 variant)
- Model 1911 SL semi-automatic shotgun
- Model 1912 slide-action shotgun
Sequential Model Numbers (Rifles) 1919-39[edit]
Winchester Model 43 22 Hornet Serial Numbers
In 1919 Winchester abandoned numbering models by the year of introduction and assigned two-digit numbers, sequential beginning with 51 for rifles. Older guns still in production had their model numbers truncated, e.g. the Model 1912 shotgun became the Model 12. There was one exception: the unconventional 'Thumb Trigger' rifle, which was not previously numbered, was given the designation 99.[1]
- Model 51 'Imperial' (1919) bolt-action rifle
- Model 52 (1920) bolt-action .22 match rifle
- Model 53 (1924) lever-action rifle (Model 92 variant)
- Model 54 (1925) bolt-action rifle
- Model 55[2] (1924) lever-action rifle (Model 94 variant)
- Model 56 (1926) bolt-action .22 rifle
- Model 57 (1926) bolt-action .22 target rifle (Model 56 target variant)
- Model 58 (1928) bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle
- Model 59 (1930) bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle (Model 58 target variant)
- Model 60 (1930) bolt-action .22 rifle (Model 58 variant)
- Model 60A (1933) bolt-action .22 single shot rifle (Model 58 variant)
- Available in standard and target models
- Model 61 (1932) slide-action .22 WCF (later .22 rimfire and .22 WMR) rifle
- Model 62 (1932) slide-action .22 rifle (Model 90 variant)
- Model 62A (1940) slide-action .22 rifle (Model 90 variant)
- Model 63 (1933) semi-automatic .22 rifle (Model 03 variant)
- Model 64 (1933) lever-action rifle (Model 94 variant)
- Model 65 (1933) lever-action rifle (Model 92 variant)
- Model 67[3] (1934) bolt-action .22 rifle
- Model 677[4] (1937) bolt-action .22 rifle (telescopic-sight-only Model 67 variant)
- Model 68 (1934) bolt-action .22 rifle (Model 67 variant)
- Model 69 (1935) bolt-action .22 rifle
- Model 697[4] (1937) bolt-action .22 rifle (telescopic-sight-only Model 69 variant)
- Model 70 (1936) bolt-action rifle
- Model 71 (1935) lever-action rifle (Model 86 variant)
- Model 72 (1938) bolt-action .22 rifle
- Model 74[5] (1939) semi-automatic .22 rifle
- Model 75 (1938) bolt-action .22 target rifle
Non-sequential model numbers (rifles) 1949-63[edit]
- Model 43 (1949) bolt-action rifle
- Model 47 (1949) bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle
- Model 55[2] (1957) semi-automatic single-shot .22 rifle
- Model 77 (1955) semi-automatic .22 rifle
- Model 88 (1955) hybrid lever-action rifle
- Model 100 (1960) semi-automatic rifle
- Model 250 (1963) lever-action .22 rifle
- Model 270 (1963) slide-action .22 rifle
- Model 290 (1963) semi-automatic .22 rifle
Non-sequential model numbers
- Model 121 (1967) bolt-action single shot .22 rifle
- Model 131 (1967) bolt-action .22 rifle (repeating Model 121 variant, box magazine)
- Model 141 (1967) bolt-action .22 rifle (repeating Model 121 variant), butt stock tube fed rifle.
- Model 150 (1967) lever-action .22 rifle (Model 250 variant)
- Model 190 (1966) semi-automatic .22 rifle
- Model 255 (1964) lever-action .22 WMR rifle (Model 250 variant)
- Model 310 (1972) single shot .22 rifle
- Model 320 (1972) bolt-action .22 rifle 5 or 10 round box magazine
- Model 325 (1972) bolt-action .22 WMR rifle (Model 320 variant)
- Model 490 (1975) semi-automatic .22 rifle
- Model 670 (1966) bolt-action rifle
- Model 770 (1969) bolt-action rifle
- Model 9422 (1972) lever-action .22 rifle
Model numbers (shotguns) 1919-63[edit]
- Model 20 (1920) single-shot shotgun
- Model 21 (1931) double-barrel shotgun
- Model 24 (1939) double-barrel shotgun
- Model 25 (1949) slide-action shotgun (Model 12 variant)
- Model 36 (1919) single-shot 9mm rimfire shotgun (Garden Gun) (Model 1900 variant)
- Model 37 (1936) single-shot shotgun
- Model 40 (1939) semi-automatic shotgun
- Model 41 (1920) bolt-action single-shot .410-bore shotgun
- Model 42 (1933) slide-action .410-bore shotgun (Model 12 variant)
- Model 50 (1954) semi-automatic shotgun
- Model 59 (1960) semi-automatic shotgun
- Model 101 (1963) over/under shotgun
Model numbers (shotguns) 1964-2006[edit]
- Model 23 (1978) double-barrel shougun
- Model 37A (1973) single-shot shotgun (Model 37 variant)
- Model 96 (1976) over/under shotgun
- Model 370 (1972) single-shot shotgun (Model 37 variant)
- Model 1200 (1964) slide-action shotgun (Model 12 replacement)
(Model 1200 variant)
- Model 1400 (1964) semi-automatic shotgun
- Model 1500 (1978) semi-automatic shotgun (Model 1400 variant)
- The Winchester 1300 shotgun was first introduced in around 1981, when the US Repeating Arms Company (USRAC) took over production of the 'Winchester' brand guns from the Olin / Winchester corporation.
- Model 9410 (2001) lever-action .410-bore shotgun (Model 94 variant)
- Super-X Model 1 (1974) semi-automatic shotgun
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ abFirst produced in 1904, this rifle was initially marketed simply as the 'Thumb Trigger' until February 1919, when it was assigned the number 99 for the year the design was patented. Winchester simultaneously dropped the initial 2 digits from all year-numbered models for advertising reasons, so the preceding '18' was omitted from the outset. Model 99s were never actually marked as such; the designation was used only in sales literature. Houze, p. 77 & p. 94.
- ^ abThe model number 55 was used twice; the two rifles were entirely dissimilar and were not produced concurrently.
- ^66 was not used, to avoid confusion with the Model 1866
- ^ abWinchester added the suffix '7' to the Model 67 and 69 when equipped with telescopic sights and no provisions for iron sights. These rifles, although seemingly out of numeric sequence, can be accurately described as variants rather than separate models.
- ^73 was not used, to avoid confusion with the Model 1873
Bibliography[edit]
- Houze, Herbert G. To the dreams of youth: Winchester .22 Caliber Single Shot Rifle. Iola, WI, USA: Krause Publications, Inc. 1993. ISBN0-87341-237-0
External links[edit]
Sold For: $1,010
Make: Winchester
Model: 43
Serial Number: 21940A
Year of Manufacture: 1949-1957
Caliber: .218 Bee
Action Type: Bolt Action With Detachable Magazine
Markings: The left side of the barrel is marked “MADE IN NEW HAVEN, CONN. U.S. OF AMERICA / WINCHESTER PROOF STEEL WINCHESTER / TRADE MARK / MODEL 43-218 BEE”. The right side of the receiver is marked “21940A”. The scope rings are marked “Weaver Detachable PATS PEND. / TOP-3/4”.
Autotune presets free download. Barrel Length: 24”
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a beaded blade dovetailed into an elevated base and the rear sight is a leaf sight. There is no elevator. There is an unmarked scope with a target dot reticle. There is an obstruction on the right side of the lenses as viewed through the eyepiece. The scope is still usable. The glass could use some deep cleaning and polishing. The body of the scope shows light wear. This scope rates in about Good overall Condition.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The stock is checkered walnut. There are a handful of scattered light compression marks. There are some compression marks in the checkering on the left side of the pistol grip. The pistol grip has a Winchester Repeating Arms Cap. The LOP measures 13 ½” from the front of the trigger to the back of the steel buttplate. The stock rates in about Very Good overall condition.
Type of Finish: Blue
Finish Originality: All Original
Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp. There is no erosion.
Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 90% of its metal finish. The balance of the finish shows only a few light handling marks on the barrel as well as a hint of frosting. The screw heads are sharp. The markings are clear. Overall, this rifle rates in about Fine condition.
Winchester 94 Serial Number Lookup
Mechanics: The action functions Correctly. We have not fired this rifle.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None
Winchester Model 43 218 Bee Serial Numbers
Our Assessment: The .218 Bee is a .224 caliber centerfire rifle cartridge designed for varmint hunting by Winchester in 1938 and was originally chambered in their lever-action rifles. The cartridge is named for the bore diameter of the barrel, not the bullet diameter. In terms of relative performance, the .218 Bee falls between the smaller .22 Hornet and the larger and more popular .223 Rem. The bore on this rifle is in great condition, so this rifle ought to be a tack driver. It ought to be especially good for rabbits past 100 yards where the energy of a .22 Long Rifle begins to fade.