johnmcl
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Hi all,
I have my grandfather's very best friend's deer rifle in my possesion now. And to be honest, it is a little bit of a mystery.
The barrel is marked as a Winchester Model 64 in 32 WS. I presume that's 32 Winchester Special. The receiver tang is marked as Winchester 94. The serial number on the bottom of the receiver (1397XX) isn't found in the Model 64 databases I've searched, but is found in the Model 94 databases with a manufacture date of 1898.
My research shows that the earliest 64 was made in 1933. So why does the receiver pre-date the 64 debut by 35 years? A re-barreling comes to mind but that's a rare thing for these rifles.
Any thoughts?
John
I have my grandfather's very best friend's deer rifle in my possesion now. And to be honest, it is a little bit of a mystery.
The barrel is marked as a Winchester Model 64 in 32 WS. I presume that's 32 Winchester Special. The receiver tang is marked as Winchester 94. The serial number on the bottom of the receiver (1397XX) isn't found in the Model 64 databases I've searched, but is found in the Model 94 databases with a manufacture date of 1898.
My research shows that the earliest 64 was made in 1933. So why does the receiver pre-date the 64 debut by 35 years? A re-barreling comes to mind but that's a rare thing for these rifles.
Any thoughts?
John