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Woodsman, .22 Long Rifle
First Series Woodsman, 1915 - 1947
Date
Approximate Serial Number
Date
Approximate Serial Number
March 1915
1
January 1929
63150
January 1916
850
January 1930
71300
January 1917
4000
January 1931
77900
January 1918
6400
January 1932
84400
January 1919
7000
January 1933
86300
January 1920
20200
January 1934
89200
January 1921
25000
January 1935
94500
January 1922
27200
January 1936
99200
January 1923
33500
January 1937
109100
January 1924
38700
January 1938
121300
January 1925
43000
January 1939
131000
January 1926
46650
January 1940
137600
January 1927
51700
January 1941
144400
January 1928
55800
January-June 1942*:
151800-157037
*Some numbers from the 1942 block were shipped after WWII, in 1946 and 1947.
Shortly after World War II, from Oct, 1946 to June, 1947 a number of prewar type guns were assembled and shipped. Some were numbered in the 157038 to 159024 range. The rest were assigned a new block of serial numbers beginning at 180000, and continuing to 187423 (with some numbers skipped).

 
 
 
 
First Series Match Target "Bullseye" Model, Produced from 1938 to 1944
(Note:  The Bullseye Model was numbered in non-sequential blocks, so a lower serial numbered gun may  have been made and shipped LATER than one with a higher serial number.)
Date
Approximate Serial Number at Start of Month
June 1938
MT1
January 1939
MT3000
January 1940
MT7000
January 1941
MT10000
February 1944 (end)
MT16611

 
Second Series Woodsman, 1947 - 1955
Target, Sport, and Match Target Models Models
Challenger (Introduced May, 1950)
Date
Approximate Serial Number
Date
Approximate Serial Number
Nov 1947
1-S
 
 
Jan 1948
250-S
Jan 1949
35750-S
Jan 1950
68900-S
May, 1950
1-C
Jan 1951
86200-S
Jan 1951
20400-C
Jan 1952
100100-S
Jan 1952
40600-C
Jan 1953
123700-S
Jan 1953
63700-C
Jan 1954
137650-S
Jan 1954
72850-C
Jan 1955
142600-S
Jan 1955
75400-C
Dec 1955
146137-S
Dec 1955
77143-C
The Huntsman replaced the Challenger in 1955, with the introduction of the third series. Serial numbers then skipped to 90001-C and restarted.

 
Third Series Woodsman, 1955 - 1977
Target, Sport, and Match Target Models Models
Huntsman and Targetsman
Date
Approximate Serial Number
Date
Approximate Serial Number
In late 1955: The first 1001 Woodsmans of the 3rd series were assigned serial numbers 146138-S to 147138-S, from the end of the 2nd series block. The numbers then skipped to 160001-S and restarted.
 
 
November 1955
160000-S
July 1955
90001-C
January 1956
161600-S
January 1956
96100-C
January 1957
172200-S
January 1957
112900-C
January 1958
182500-S
January 1958
124699-C
January 1959
185200-S
January 1959
129900-C
January 1960
189250-S
January 1960
141100-C
January 1961
193300-S
January 1961
146700-C
January 1962
196900-S
January 1962
151500-C
January 1963
200600-S
January 1963
154600-C
December 1964
204500-S
January 1964
158800-C
January 1965
208300-S
January 1965
162400-C
January 1966
215000-S
January 1966
168200-C
January 1967
222350-S
January 1967
175200-C
January 1968
231250-S
January 1968
182200-C
January 1969
241811-S
January 1969
193501-C
 
June 1969
194040-C
Date
Approximate Serial Number
Date
Approximate Serial Number
Serial numbers for all models: Sport, Target, Match Target, Huntsman, and Targetsman, integrated early in 1969 and restarted at 001001S.
February 1969
001001S
January 1974
049000S
January 1970
019900S
January 1975
067000S
January 1971
024050S
January 1976
090600S
January 1972
030700S
April 1976
S100000S*
January 1973
042100S
 
Due to reaching a serial number range (100,000S) that had already been used in 1952, serial numbers were restarted again in May, 1976, beginning with 300001S. Contrary to some published reports, all models of the Woodsman line - Target, Sport, Match Target, Huntsman, and Targetsman - were manufactured in the serial number range that began with 300001S.
*Double S Huntsman: The serial number series that began with 001001S passed 100000S in 1976, and reached 101336S before it was noticed that numbers used in 1952 were being duplicated. In order to salvage the 1336 guns already numbered past 100000S, they were hand stamped with an S prefix, in addition to the suffix, thereby creating the "Double S" variation. All known examples are Huntsmans.
Date
Approximate Serial Number
May 1976
300001S
January 1977
3112350S
April 1977
317736S  (End of production)

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