GunSerialsWinchester Model 64 serial numbers by year
A lever-action rifle based on the Model 94/1894 design. It replaced the Model 55 and shares the Model 94 number sequence.
- Produced:
- 1932–1957 (clean-up to about 1961), 1972–1973
- Action:
- lever-action
New to gun terms? Start here
- Model:
- The name of the gun design, such as Model 94. A model name that looks like a year does not tell you when your gun was made.
- Serial number:
- The number stamped on an individual gun. Include letters that are part of the number. A separate letter stamped above it, like the Model 97's C, D or E, is a different marking.
- Receiver:
- The main metal body just behind the barrel. The receiver ring is its front section, where the barrel joins it.
- Tang:
- A strip of metal extending from the receiver into the stock. The lower tang runs underneath, behind the trigger.
- Stock:
- The part you hold against your shoulder, usually made of wood on older Winchesters.
- Forearm or forend:
- The part under the barrel where your forward hand holds the gun.
- Action:
- The mechanism that loads and removes cartridges. Names such as lever action, pump action, and bolt action describe how it works.
- Caliber or gauge:
- The ammunition size or type a gun is designed to use. This marking is different from the model and serial number.
- Takedown:
- A version designed to separate into major sections for storage. A takedown joint is where those sections meet.
- Proof mark:
- A factory testing mark, such as Winchester's oval WP stamp. It is not a serial number or a date code.
- Peep or aperture sight:
- A rear sight with a small hole to look through. A hooded front sight has a cover around it.
What year was your Model 64 made?
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Look up a serial number and print a one-page record sheet: the date and its sources, the status by age, the model in brief, and the auction price range.
Does the barrel say Made in Japan, or does the serial number have letters in the middle? Then it is a modern reissue with its own numbers. How to tell an original from a reissue.
Winchester Model 64 value: what it sells for at auction
Enter your serial number above to highlight the price categories that fit the estimated date and see recent sales of this model in those categories.
These prices come from 89 Winchester Model 64s sold individually at Rock Island Auction Company (27), Morphy Auctions (21), Poulin Auctions (18), Redding Auction Services (12), and Amoskeag Auction Company (11) between Sep 2023 and Sep 2026. The age-group rows use the auction companies' categories: antique, curio and relic, or modern.
The typical price is the middle price, also called the median. Half sold for more and half for less. The middle 50% range leaves out the lowest quarter and highest quarter of prices. The wider 80% range leaves out the lowest tenth and highest tenth.
We leave out listings described as deluxe, special-order, engraved, restored, or commemorative, and other exceptions in the value guide. Commemoratives are priced on their own page. Wear, repairs, original parts, and factory upgrades can make a particular gun worth more or less. These figures are a comparison, not an appraisal of your gun.
| Category | Sales | Middle 50% of prices | Typical price | Middle 80% of prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curio & Reliccollector category, usually 50+ years old | 89 | $1,046 – $2,420 | $1,440 | $836 – $4,171 |
Curio & Relic: Rock Island Auction Company typical $1,762 (27 sales); Morphy Auctions typical $1,230 (21 sales).
Recent Model 64 auction sales
Sales near the typical price and the newest. Their features and condition may differ from your gun. A lot number identifies an item in an auction.
| Sold | Gun | Auction company | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Model 64 · Rifle · 219 Zipper | Morphy lot 2254 | $1,440 |
| Nov 2024 | Model 64 · Rifle | Poulin lot 3125 | $1,452 |
| Aug 2026 | Model 64A · Rifle | Poulin lot 4161 | $1,464 |
| Aug 2026 | Model 64A · Rifle | Amoskeag lot 370 | $907 |
| Aug 2026 | Model 64 · Carbine | Poulin lot 4164 | $976 |
Prices are in US dollars and include the buyer’s premium, the auction company’s fee added to the winning bid, where the house charges one; Redding charges none. They are not the amount the seller receives. A dealer’s offer or private sale price may differ. The full picture, model by model →
Where the serial number is
Bottom of the receiver, ahead of the lever, as on the parent Model 94.
Why the sources give different years
The Model 64 shares the Model 94 number sequence. Production began in late 1932, before it appeared in the January 1933 catalog. The tables below use Model 94 records for the years the Model 64 was made. Check the model marking: a serial number alone cannot tell the two models apart.
The dates for the Winchester Model 64 come from George Madis's reference books, and Winchester's customer-service list. These sources can give different years for the same serial number. Original records usually provide stronger evidence than later estimates. Check the notes to see whether a source dates numbering, assembly, or another step.
Madis vs. factory dates shows examples from models whose tables disagree on this site.
Sources for this model: Madis/legacy year-end table · Winchester customer-service list (2012)
Winchester Model 64 serial numbers by year
The Model 1894/94 serial number chart for the years the Model 64 was in production, one table per source. Each row gives the numbers that source assigns to a year. Both the first and last numbers are included.
A row marked “sources differ” is a serial range that another table on this page dates to a different year.
George Madis's published tables
George Madis compiled Winchester reference books years after production. His tables estimate the last serial number reached each year.
Cited as: Madis/legacy year-end table
| Year | Serial numbers |
|---|---|
| 1932 | 1,084,157 – 1,087,836 |
| 1933 | 1,087,837 – 1,089,271 |
| 1934 | 1,089,272 – 1,091,192 |
| 1935 | 1,091,193 – 1,099,608 |
| 1936sources differ | 1,099,609 – 1,112,194 |
| 1937sources differ | 1,112,195 – 1,138,781 |
| 1938sources differ | 1,138,782 – 1,169,370 |
| 1939sources differ | 1,169,371 – 1,197,211 |
| 1940sources differ | 1,197,212 – 1,238,584 |
| 1941sources differ | 1,238,585 – 1,287,468 |
| 1942sources differ | 1,287,469 – 1,317,449 |
| 1943–1948 | 1,317,450 – 1,500,000 |
| 1949 | 1,500,001 – 1,626,100 |
| 1950 | 1,626,101 – 1,724,295 |
| 1951 | 1,724,296 – 1,819,800 |
| 1952 | 1,819,801 – 1,910,000 |
| 1953 | 1,910,001 – 1,999,999 |
| 1954 | 2,000,000 – 2,071,100 |
| 1955 | 2,071,101 – 2,145,296 |
| 1956 | 2,145,297 – 2,225,000 |
| 1957 | 2,225,001 – 2,290,296 |
| 1958 | 2,290,297 – 2,365,887 |
| 1959 | 2,365,888 – 2,410,555 |
| 1960 | 2,410,556 – 2,469,821 |
| 1961 | 2,469,822 – 2,500,000 |
| 1972 | 3,557,386 – 3,806,499 |
| 1973 | 3,806,500 – 3,929,364 |
- 1942: George Madis's table starts 1942 at 1,287,469 and counts 29,981 made that year.
- 1943–1948: George Madis's table gives no figures for 1943 through 1948. His 1949 row starts at 1,500,001, so these numbers fall somewhere in those years.
Winchester's own customer-service list (2012)
A list Winchester prepared to answer owners' questions. It combines records and estimates, as the list itself explains.
Cited as: Winchester customer-service list (2012)
| Year | Serial numbers |
|---|---|
| 1932 | 1,084,157 – 1,087,836 |
| 1933 | 1,087,837 – 1,089,270 |
| 1934 | 1,089,271 – 1,091,190 |
| 1935 | 1,091,191 – 1,099,605 |
| 1936 | 1,099,606 – 1,100,065 |
| 1937sources differ | 1,100,066 – 1,100,679 |
| 1938sources differ | 1,100,680 – 1,100,915 |
| 1939sources differ | 1,100,916 – 1,101,051 |
| 1940sources differ | 1,101,052 – 1,142,423 |
| 1941sources differ | 1,142,424 – 1,191,307 |
| 1942sources differ | 1,191,308 – 1,221,289 |
| 1943–1948sources differ | 1,221,290 – 1,500,000 |
| 1949 | 1,500,001 – 1,626,100 |
| 1950 | 1,626,101 – 1,724,295 |
| 1951 | 1,724,296 – 1,819,800 |
| 1952 | 1,819,801 – 1,910,000 |
| 1953 | 1,910,001 – 2,000,000 |
| 1954 | 2,000,001 – 2,071,100 |
| 1955 | 2,071,101 – 2,145,296 |
| 1956 | 2,145,297 – 2,225,000 |
| 1957 | 2,225,001 – 2,290,296 |
| 1958 | 2,290,297 – 2,365,887 |
| 1959 | 2,365,888 – 2,410,555 |
| 1960 | 2,410,556 – 2,469,821 |
| 1961 | 2,469,822 – 2,500,000 |
| 1972 | 3,557,386 – 3,806,499 |
| 1973 | 3,806,500 – 3,929,364 |
- 1943–1948: The list records no figure for 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946 or 1947. This row covers those years up to the next year the list does record.
What to know about Model 64 serial numbers
- Model 64s were numbered in the Model 94 sequence without differentiation. The Winchester Arms Collectors Association's survey finds them interspersed from about 1,085,230 to 2,189,618. The tables date the serial number; they cannot confirm that a given number belongs to a Model 64.
- Regular production stopped in January 1957. Rifles built from leftover parts were assembled through 1961, so a 1957–1961 date is consistent with one of those late rifles.
- The 1972–1973 reissue (sold as the Model 64A, .30-30 only, about 8,250 made) is shown against the post-1963 Model 94 tables, which restart at 2,700,000. Our references do not state which sequence the reissue was numbered in, so treat a 1972–1973 result as provisional.
- The Cody Firearms Museum's Model 94 records run only to serial 1,352,066, and they record the date the number was stamped, not how the rifle was built. A factory letter is therefore possible for early Model 64s only.
- The traditional production total of 66,783 is not a factory figure. Because the sequence was shared, no secure Model 64 count exists; the collectors' association survey suggests production may have exceeded 150,000.
- Dating by features: the 20-inch barrel option dates from August 1933; the .219 Zipper chambering was introduced in 1937 and was still listed in October 1946, with surveyed rifles into the mid-1950s; the uncataloged .32-40 and .38-55 rifles were made through 1937.
- Winchester's Miroku-made Model 64 of 2011 and the 250-rifle Cabela's issue of 2015 are Angle Eject guns numbered outside these tables.
Related models, and why
These models share a number sequence, replaced this model, or look similar. Each link explains the connection.
Winchester rifles usually made without serial numbers
These models usually have no serial number. Their pages explain the exceptions and how their features may help estimate age.
Need more detail? Check for factory records
The Cody Firearms Records Office can check for surviving records for your serial number. For a fee, it can issue a letter reporting what they say. Some records contain only dates; others also describe the gun’s original features.
The office’s May 2024 coverage sheet lists these Model 64 serial numbers: 1–1,352,066 (the Model 94 sequence). Check current availability with the office before ordering; a listed range does not guarantee a record for every number.
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