Make: Winchester

Model: 1904

Serial Number: No Serial Number Visible (NSNV)

Year of Manufacture: 1914-1924

Caliber: .22 Short, Long, or Extra Long

Action Type: Single Shot Bolt Action Rifle with extractor

Barrel Length: 21” Round

Sights / Optics: The front sight is a beaded blade dovetailed to the barrel. The rear sight is a u notch with elevation screw adjustment, dovetailed to the barrel.

Stock Configuration & Condition: The stock is smooth wood with a straight grip, straight comb, and steel crescent buttplate. The LOP measures 13 1/4” from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. There are no chips or cracks. The stock displays heavy handling wear with scratches, scuffs, nicks, scrapes, and compressions throughout. The stock rates in about Fair to Good Condition. 

Type of Finish: Once Blued, None Left

Finish Originality: Original, None Left

Bore Condition: The bore is bright where not interrupted by erosion. There is intermittent light to moderate erosion throughout the bore. In this writer’s opinion, the bore rates 6/10. 

Overall Condition: This rifle retains about none of its finish and shows light operation wear. The screw heads are tool marked. The pins are clean. The markings are clear. There is general finish loss evenly throughout the rifle with most of the metal having gone to a light to mild patina. There is some scattered oxidation and rust spotting on the barrel exterior and extension. There is a hint of blue remaining on the sights. Overall, this rifle rates in about Fair to Good Condition.

Mechanics: The action functions as intended. We did not fire this rifle. As with all previously owned firearms, thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.

Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None

Our Assessment: The Winchester Model 1904 was a “man sized” boy’s rifle introduced just after the turn of the 20th century, and answered the call for a more robust version of Winchester's earlier youth rifles. The Model 1904 featured a 21” barrel of greater weight, a stock of larger proportions, and a knob forend. Those made from ca. 1914-1924 featured a steel crescent buttplate and were chambered in .22 Short, Long, or Extra Long (the .22 Extra Long chambering was only introduced in 1914, and the steel crescent buttplate was replaced by a hard rubber version in 1925). With 302,850 made over its production run from 1904-1931, the Winchester Model 1904 .22 was the first rifle for many American boys.

This Winchester Model 1904 .22 Short, Long, or Extra Long Boy’s Rifle was made between 1914-1924 and is in Fair to Good Condition. It features a 21” barrel, none of its original finish, a smooth wood stock, a steel crescent buttplate, and a bright bore with intermittent light to moderate erosion. This is a great old Winchester .22 boy’s rifle from the early 1900s.