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Don,
Yes, I do believe that Winchester made up a large batch of 219 Zippers barrels in 1937 & 1938. Thus far, I have found barrel dates “36”, “37”, “38”, and “40” on 219 Zipper barrels, with the vast number of them being “37”. That stated, I have not been able to very more than a handful of them that were manufactured in the years 1946 – 1948. Hopefully, as my research survey progresses, I will get the chance to verify more barrel dates.
Please tell your Dad thank you for me, and thanks to you as well. I very much appreciate taking it apart to verify the date.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
No problem Bert. Our thanks to you and the rest of the guys on here for their dedication and willingness to share their wealth of information.
I just confirmed that serial# 1667980 does have a crowned muzzle. I honestly have never seen a Model 64 without a crowned muzzle. Do they exist?
Don
Don,
They certainly do… I have surveyed lots of them, and looked at several today at the Big Reno show. Based on my research survey, all of the Model 64s made through 1937 have a flat uncrowned muzzle. Beginning in 1938, there is a mixture of the two types, and by 1940, the vast majority of them have crowned muzzles.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
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