Winchester Model 190 22 Manual
Winchester Model 190 22 Manual Average ratng: 3,7/5 6572 votes
Hello Art, The Model 190 was introduced in 1965 as an 'economy' version of the Model 290. The 22 Short was dropped in 1971, and the Model 190 was discontinued in 1980 shortly before Winchester got out of the firearms manufacturing business and sold out to the newly formed U.S. Repeating Arms Company. The people you spoke with are not actually 'Winchester'. Instead, they are the successor company, and they do not have the original manufacture records. Those were turned over to the BATF in early 1981.
Winchester Model 190 For Sale
The serial number was/is required by Federal law (the GCA of 1968). Making the records available to the public is not a concern to them.