![]() ![]() Would love to buy a very nice Henry, but I have a wife. Serial number 1 thru 64,520 fall in the pre Januserial number range. Total guns produced is from 1890 to 1941 is 764,365. I also have purchased four other 63’s in very fine shape (I’m a sucker and figure I will control the market in excellent 63’s. 1932Serial numbers were picked at random and large blocks were skipped so serial numbers will be found as high as 849,110. That said, it could be anywhere from 700 - 1500. If it had a proof mark of a P in a circle it was a barrel provided by the factory for outside fittment. So that example you saw had a replacement barrel. The value of your rifle is difficult to ball park without seeing pictures of it. Bill, Winchester switched from the 4 digit names, like 1890, to 2 digit, like model 90, on all models March of 1918. I have acquired other popular 22’s, including a 61 in its original 1940 box and a 63 with a correct box. Model 1890 serial number 286727 was manufactured on September 14th, 1906, and as such, it most likely is an early Third Model. Fourth, while not all of your pictures are great quality, they do show all of the necessary parts of the rifle. Third, the stocks on your rifle are walnut versus gumwood. I have a problem of deciding what Winchesters to collect there are so many choices and possibilities. Second, it should not have a serial number on the bottom front of the receiver frame, and all knowledgable Winchester people know that. I have corresponded with the President/Owner of Marble Arms who wants to buy this rifle. The 06 had a shorter 20' round barrel and a hard rubber butt plate & was the first that allowed the use of 22 S. The 1890 and 90 could be had in either 22 Short, 22 long or 22 WRF. I thank you for all of your valuable information. The 1890 is just a earlier version of the model 90, these two had both round and octagon 24' barrels, curved steel butt plates, with special order 1/2 PG butt stocks. Also, with the Kings improvement patent marks on the barrel, do you have any idea what vintage this barrel might be. Tell me, as a historian, how in the world did a person owning an 1873 Winchester consider obtaining a replacement barrel? I don’t doubt it as it is obviously a replacement barrel I just can’t imagine going to the trouble of sending my rifle back to Winchester in the 1890’s to have the barrel replaced. Bob: There is no proof mark on the receiver. ![]()
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