distinguish a pre 64 winchester lever

[dukers65]

can anyone tell me what serial # ends the pre64 winchestr
lever action. is there another way to spot one? thanks dan

[Gun Smith]

Approximately 2,700.000. I do not know the exact number. Pre '64's have two carrier (lifter) screws, post '64, one.

[Pete44ru]

[is there another way to spot one? ]

The easiest way is to open the action, and look down inside at the top of the lifter/carrier.

Pre-64's have machined carriers.

65-71's have flat, stamped-out, sheet metal carriers.

71-06 have cast carriers that look like the pre-64 machined carrier, but have a mold seam running front-to-back, down the center of the top.

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[bcp]

When I am in a shop and see several in a rack with only the bottom showing, I look at the lower receiver edges. Post-64 edges are almost square, pre-64 are beveled about 1/8 inch. I've never read about this difference but it hasn't failed me yet.

Bruce

[dukers65]

thanks, gunsmith,pete44ru and bcp, your tips are a big help. dan

[Griff]

Also with the '64 to '82 mdl 94s, when you open the action and shine a light down into it, you'll see a purplish color to the inside steel. The serial number cut-off for pre-64s is closer to 2,586,000 than 2.7mil. According to armscollectors.com 2,586,000 is 1963 and 2586001 is 1964.
My newest pre-64 is 2585xxx

[J Miller]

DAn,

Go to the "ONE STICKY" at the top of the page, then drop down to #19 I think
{ http://onesticky.levergunscommunity.com ... sters.html }
and you'll find a pictorial on how to tell the difference between the pre and the post 64 Win 94s.

Joe