Paul,

First, thank you very much for posting the information.

Model 55 s/n 1085105 was manufactured in late June 1932… can you verify the barrel date?

Model 55 s/n 1093482 was manufactured in early August 1934, and it was a “parts clean-up” production rifle.  Again, can you verify the barrel date?

Model 64 s/n 1095067 was manufactured in November 1934.

Model 64 s/n 1391416 was manufactured in late October 1946.  Winchester discontinued roll marking the upper tangs on August 23, 1942.  The serrated hammers were introduced in February 1947.

Bert

Paul H said
Not a certified decoder but I made an attempt

Bert— the barrel stampings on both have a poorly struck 32–that is upside down closest to the reciever??

MNC 30 WCF.    <      32  (upside down)——on #1093482

MNS 30 WCF.    <      32   (poorly struck) — on #1085105

FWIW the years aren’t very legible but all the other stamping are fairly well readable

Thanks again Bert and by the way I always stress out when I get out my screwdriver and “pretend” to be a gunsmith.

Thankful also that the button mags are fairly forgiving and simple

  

I suspected that both would be marked “32”.

The button mag and the Tae Down rifles are usually very easy to disassemble for cleaning and viewing the hidden markings.  As long as you have the proper sized screwdriver (bits), it is easy to be a “pretend” gun smith.

Thanks,

Bert