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Actual production of guns reached serial number 752,044. After 1932 serial numbers were chosen at random; many numbers were skipped and the highest serial number recorded is 849,100. George Watrous, a Winchester employee, counted total production at 764,215 in 1944 when he made a count. The shotguns carry a serial number, found on the bottom of the front end of the receiver. The Winchester Model 1200 is a manually operated, repeating shotgun with a slide action (pump gun). It has five rounds capacity, one in the chamber and four in its tubular magazine. Model 1300 Waterfowl. Chambered for 12-gauge 3' only. Has 30' ventilated rib barrel, with screw-in choke tubes. Matte-blued, with satin-finished walnut stock and recoil pad. Introduced in 1984. Laminated WinTuff stock made available in 1988. NOTE: Add $10 for laminated WinTuff stock. Model 1300 XTR Ranger Pump Ranger Semi-Auto Shotgun-Rifle Combo Super X Model 1. British Enfields Model 1917 Enfields BAR M-1 Carbines M-1 Rifles M 14 Springfield. Salute Cannon 200 Series Double Rifle Model 500 XTR Shotgun-Rifle Combo Smith & Wesson Walch Revolvers.

Below is the download link for a special resource for dating Winchester firearms. These pages were scanned from documents compiled over the years by the customer service department of Winchester Repeating Arms. None of the page scans are of original documents but are simply transcribed information typed into a word processing program. In general, this information is the same that you would get if you called our customer service department and asked them for the information. They use these documents as a reference and the documents should be limited to that use.

Click the image below to download the PDF document containing the serial number date-range information on many Winchester firearms. You will need the Adobe Reader program to open this file. Adobe Reader is available free from Adobe.

THE HISTORY OF WINCHESTER HISTORIC SERIAL NUMBER RECORDS.
There are many “legends” about why the historic serial number records for Winchester rifles and shotguns are not complete or why they are not always verifiable. A few reasons cited are:

1. A fire at the factory
2. Inadvertent destruction (during office cleaning)
3. Records simply lost in filing
4. Records misplaced between ownership transitions
5. Documents borrowed but not returned

There is probably some kernel of truth to all of them. But the fact remains; there is no original, single, totally accurate database of serial numbers from 1866 forward that we are aware of. But perhaps these pages can help you somewhat in your research.

Please keep the following points in mind as you explore these pages:

• Many of the Winchester brand firearms produced over the years are included, but not all. If your firearm is not listed, we probably do not have any additional information.
• Before the 1990s the Winchester Repeating Arms firearms brand transferred ownership several times. Any information before the 1990s is always difficult to verify.
• In general, only serial number ranges with an approximate year are provided in this document. There is no other detail beyond this that we can provide.
• Since this information was provided through old documents (both official and otherwise), no representation is made that all serial number and year combinations are totally accurate.
• In some exceptional cases, a more detailed, accurate determination can be made by calling the Winchester Repeating Arms Historian at the Morgan, Utah office. 800-333-3288. Ask for the Winchester Repeating Arms Historian.
• For any other questions: 800.333.3288 or 801.876.2711. For Parts and Service call: 800.322.4626
• For questions related to Ammunition don’t call us. Contact Winchester Ammunition directly.
• No attempt has been made to determine the value of any guns listed.
• The Cody Firearms Museum has more information on Winchesters produced before 1900.
• This late historian George Madis compiled extensive histories on Winchester firearms. www.georgemadis.com

There are other outside resources – including the Cody Firearm Museum -- which can be excellent for determining date of manufacture and value: Click here to go to our gun values resource links.

Click below to download a PDF overview of Cody Museum serial number resources.

(Please remember that this information is a compilation over time -- collected from secondhand information. No confidentail records were used. We reserve the right to make changes at any time and make no claims as to accuracy. No attempt has been made to determine the value of any Winchester products.)

© Winchester Repeating Arms, 2012, 2015, R. Stitt

The Model 1200 and Model 1300 are two pump-action shotguns that were manufactured by the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Corporation. It was produced in 12-, 16- and 20-gauge. The military version of the 1200 has the ability to have a bayonet fixed on the end of the barrel to be used in close quarters combat (CQC).^[2]

History[edit]

The Winchester Model 1200 was introduced in 1964 as a low-cost replacement for the venerable Model 12.^[3] A small number of these weapons were acquired by the United States Army in 1968 and 1969.^[4] The military style Model 1200 was essentially the same weapon as the civilian version, except it had a ventilated handguard, sling swivels, and a bayonet lug.^[4] The Model 1200 was succeeded by the Winchester Model 1300 in 1983 when U.S. Repeating Arms Company became the manufacturer of Winchester firearms.^[2] Production of the Model 1300 ceased in 2006, when USRAC went bankrupt.^[5] The model lives on in the Winchester SXP.

Description[edit]

Winchester 1300 Shotgun Serial Numbers

The Winchester Model 1200 came in barrel lengths of 30-inch, and 28-inch with a fixed choke or the Win-choke screw in choke tubes system and is a 12, 16, or 20-gauge, manually operated, slide action shotgun. The slide action, also known as a pump-action, means that the shotgun has a moving bolt system which is operated by a 'wooden or composite slide called the fore-end'.^[6] The fore-end is located on the underside of the barrel and moves front to back. The weapon can hold a maximum of five rounds total with four in the tubular magazine and one in the chamber. The Model 1300 holds 6 2-3/4' shells in the magazine. It has a hammerless action which means that there is no external hammer spur. There is an internal hammer which strikes the firing pin which - in turn - strikes the primer on the shell to ignite the powder in the round.^[7]

The Model 1200 was the second shotgun to utilize a rotary bolt with four locking lugs secured within the barrel extension. The AR 17 being the first to use a rotary bolt. The 1200 was Winchester's first shotgun to incorporate the company's patented Winchoke system, a quick change tube to allow the easy replacement of chokes.^[2]

Bayonet[edit]

A bayonet could be attached to the front end of the barrel of the Military version of the Model 1200. The primary uses of the bayonet on the model 1200 are for close combat, guarding prisoners, and riot duty.^[7] The most commonly used bayonet with the Model 1200 was the M1917 bayonet. After World War I ended, there was a large surplus of the M1917 bayonets because the Army decided to keep the M1903 Springfield as the standard issued rifle. The M1917 bayonet did not fit the Springfield rifles so instead of just getting rid of them, the Army decided to make newer shotguns compatible with the bayonets.^[8] Model 1200 shotguns with bayonet lugs and ventilation ribs were still in U.S. Army inventories as late as the invasion of Iraq 2003. During the Iraq war the Model 1200 shotguns were phased out in favor of Mossberg 500 shotguns.

Variants[edit]

• Model 1200: Standard capacity model with four-shell tubular magazine
• Model 1200 Defender: Increased capacity model with six-shell tubular magazine (Six 3' Shells or seven 2&3/4' Shells).
• Model 1200 Police: Increased capacity variant of the Model 1200 Defender with an electrolysis nickel-plated satin barrel and magazine tube.
• Model 1200 Marine: Increased capacity variant of the Model 1200 Defender with an electrolysis nickel-plated polished barrel and magazine tube.
• Model 1200 Riot: Standard capacity model with 18.5' barrel and rifle sights. Blued steel barrel and magazine. Marked 'Riot' on barrel.
• Ted Williams Model 200: Standard Model 1200 marketed by Sears
• Model 1200 Hunting: 28-inch barrel with a built-in choke and a five-shell tubular magazine.
• Model 1300: Slightly updated version with up to six-shell tubular magazine
• Model 1300 Defender: Increased capacity variants of the Model 1300 with a seven-shell tubular magazine.
• Model 1300 Marine: Increased capacity variant of the Model 1300 with an electroless nickel-plated barrel and magazine tube.
• Various Model 1300 variants^[9][10]
• Model 2200: Model 1200 with full length stock and barrel, produced for the Canadian firearms market.
• Model 120: Budget hardwood stock version marketed at various department stores, such as K-Mart. Birch stock, fixed choke, etc.
• Ranger Model 120: Budget hardwood stock version marketed at sporting goods stores, such as Cabelas & K-Mart. Plain stock, Winchoke, etc.

Users[edit]

Winchester 1300 Shotgun Serial Numbers 39888

• Czech Republic: The Model 1300 Defender is used in small numbers by the Czech Armed Forces.^[11]
• Russia: since 14 August 1992^[12] until March 2006^[13] Winchester 1300 shotguns were used in private security companies^[14]
• United States^[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Winchester Dates of Manufacture'.
2. ^ ^abcWilson, R. L. (2008). Winchester: An American Legend. Book Sales, Inc. pp. 223–265. ISBN978-0-7858-1893-9.
3. ^Criss, Chuck (28 May 2008). 'Winchester Repeating'. olive-drab.com. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
4. ^ ^abCriss, Chuck (22 May 2008). 'WINCHESTER 1200 SHOTGUN'. Olive-drab.com. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
5. ^Hunter, Stephen (21 January 2006). 'Out With A Bang'. Washington Post. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
6. ^Coustan, Dave. 'How Shotguns Work'. HowStuffWorks.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
7. ^ ^abWestmoreland, William (11 March 1970). 'Winchester Model 1200 Riot Shotgun Manual'. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
8. ^Criss, Chuck (22 May 2008). 'M-1917 BAYONET'. Olive-drab.com. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
9. ^Winchester Repeating Firearms. 'IWinchester Firearms timeline'. Winchester Repeating Arms. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
10. ^Winchester Repeating Firearms. 'IWinchester 1200 and Model 130 comparison'. Winchester Repeating Arms. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
11. ^'zbrane.indd'(PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2010.
12. ^Postanovlenie Pravitel'stva Rossijskoj Federacii No. 587 ot 14 avgusta 1992 goda 'Voprosy chastnoj detektivnoj i ohrannoj deyatel'nosti'
13. ^'3. Ustanovit', chto ognestrel'noe oruzhie, priobretennoe v sootvetstvii s zakonodatel'stvom Rossijskoj Federacii negosudarstvennymi (chastnymi) ohrannymi predpriyatiyami do vstupleniya v silu nastoyaschego postanovleniya i ne vklyuchennoe v perechen' vidov vooruzheniya ohrannikov, utverzhdennyj postanovleniem Pravitel'stva Rossijskoj Federacii ot 14 avgusta 1992 g. N 587 (s izmeneniyami, vnesennymi nastoyaschim postanovleniem), mozhet nahodit'sya na vooruzhenii ohrannikov do 1 marta 2006 g.'
    Postanovlenie Pravitel'stva RF No. 179 ot 4 aprelya 2005
14. ^'v 1995 godu... ohranniki moskovskogo ohrannogo byuro 'Aleks' V. Smirnov i A. Utehin, vozvraschayas' iz sluzhebnoj komandirovki, raspili spirtnye napitki s neizvestnymi licami. V rezul'tate, byli utracheny pistolet PM 'e 'Winchester-1300''
    Viktor Miklyaev. Ne ver'te 'Grifonu'! // 'CHastnyj sysk. Ohrana. Bezopasnost' No. 10, 1995, str.10-11
15. ^Canfield, Bruce N. American Rifleman (March 2002) pp.44-47&92-95

Winchester 1300 Shotgun Serial Numbers

External links[edit]

Winchester 1300 Serial Number Search