16 | WINCHESTERCOLLECTOR.ORG • Winter 2023 TheWINCHESTER Model 64 An Updated History and Analysis by Bert Hartman #6571L he Model 64 was introduced in January of 1933 specifically as a replacement to the Model 55. As it was originally cataloged, it was available in the same 25-35 W.C.F., 30 W.C.F. and 32 W.S. cartridges as the Model 55. Like the Model 55 rifle, the Model 64 rifle was never officially cataloged in either the 32-40 or 3855 cartridge (though they were briefly mentioned in the 1938 Salesman catalog). My ongoing research survey has documented and verified that a very small number of each of those cartridges were indeed manufactured up through the year 1937. The 32-40 and 38-55 calibers are very rarely encountered and on a cautionary note, a good number of them that have surfaced in the market today are fakes. Both variations of the Model 64 rifle were solid frame only (no factory takedowns were produced), with the primary difference between the two variations being the stock configuration. The Deer Rifle was manufactured with a slightly higher quality of American black walnut, finelycut checkering, a capped pistol grip and QD sling bases and swivels. The images at the top of the next page were scanned from the 1934 Winchester catalog and describe the two variations that were initially offered. T Model 64 219 Zipper Deluxe Carbine s/n 1241780. Image courtesy of the Drew Bloss collection.
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