Chuck, there are a few folks on this forum trying to put together some numbers to be able to answer your questions. The only info available on these rifles is from Batha and a lot of his info is incorrect. The factory records on the US M75 do not exist, in fact, Winchester info on any of their US martial arms is very scarce. There are many variations of markings on this rifle known to exist. Some are unmarked on the receivers and have martial markings on the stock. Some have a ordnance bomb on the receiver and some even have the bomb with a US pretty much as used in WW1 on their martial arms such as the M90, M97, and M03. I doubt anyone knows the true serial number range as almost all Winchesters were built and shipped randomly. Consecutive numbered Winchesters are quire rare. I have two in my collection.#16067 with a "39" dated bbl. It is blue and has the typical M57E rear sight and the M93-B blade front. It has a AAR cartouche with a "P" on the grip. No markings on the metal. I also have # 22027, "41" dated bbl. Same exact sights, it is also blue. No stock cartouche, but does have an ordnance bomb stamped into the receiver. I have seen these rifles with a parkerized finish, but truly believe these to be reworks. I have also seen them with blued receivers and parkerized bbls. These too are reworks as Winchester took pride in their worksmanship and I rather doubt anything like that came from the factory. There are also other variations of this rifle I have seen. Supposedly 10,000 were made, but if so, where the hell are they? Martially marked M75's are very hard to find. Big Larry
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