I will make a guess that your 9422 was manufactured somewhere around 1972 or early 1973. As to it's value, it looks to be in excellent condition so I would guess it would be worth around $600 to $800 in todays market. From my observations, it seems like the early models with no checkering on the wood bring more money. I have a 9422 just like yours except my rifle is in caliber .22LR. Like yours, my rifle is an early model with no checkering on the wood. It's serial number is F227002 and I was told that it was manufactured in 1975. My 9422 looks just great sitting next to my mint condition 1965 Marlin Golden 39A. In my opinion, the Winchester model 9422 and the older models of the Marlin Golden 39A are two of the best .22 caliber lever action rifles ever made. However, I think the Winchester has a much smoother action than that of the Marlin but to Marlin's credit, the Marlin seems to be a little more accurate than my 9422 but this may be due to the Marlin's longer barrel and longer sighting radius.
Winchester Serial Number Search Engine Problems
EXTRA BARRELS: Winchester offered extra interchangeable barrels for its Model 42s, at customer's request beginning in 1934. Driver san francisco more cars mod. These extra sets of barrels are a rare option. Both barrels should have same barrel markings and matching serial numbers before originality can be considered. It has the serial number F37370. I called Winchester and talked to the historian about the rifle. They were kind of surprised - I was told that the first year serial numbers started in the 60xxx range, maybe it was 64xxx(I can't remember exactly) and that my rifle must have predated the first year but that's all they could tell me.
