Make: Winchester

Model: 64, Cabela's Limited Edition

Serial Number: 00187ZX64A

Year of Manufacture: 2014

Caliber: .30-30 Winchester

Action Type: Top Ejecting Lever Action with 2/3 Length Tubular Magazine

Markings: The left side of the barrel is marked“WINCHESTER / TRADE MARK” and “MODEL 64 – 30-30 WIN ONLY.”. The top of the barrel and the receiver chamber ring are marked with a “WP” proof. The underside of the receiver is marked with the serial. 

Barrel Length: 24”

Sights / Optics: The front sight is a steel beaded blade dovetailed into a raised finely stippled ramp that is fixed to the barrel covered by a hood. The rear sight is a semi buckhorn leaf adjustable for elevation dovetailed to the barrel. The receiver is drilled, tapped and filled for an optic mount (none present).

Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are dark smooth walnut with a oil finish. The buttstock has a pistol grip. There is a shotgun style serrated blued steel buttplate mounted on the butt. The forend has a blued steel nosecap with a hole for a sling swivel in its bottom surface and there is a sling swivel base mounted in the belly of the buttstock. The LOP measures 13.5” from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. The buttplate shows excellent condition. The stocks rate in about excellent condition.

Type of Finish: The rifle is blued.

Finish Originality: The finish is original.

Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp. There is no erosion. The bore rates 10/10 in ths writer’s opinion.

Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 99% of its metal finish. The hammer serrations and the screw heads are sharp. The markings are clear. Overall, this rifle rates in about excellent condition.

Mechanics: The action functions smoothly and correctly, and the trigger is crisp. This rifle has lever and half-cock hammer safeties. We did not fire this rifle. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.

Box, Paperwork & Accessories: The original Winchester box, a safety lock and a manual are included they are all in good condition.

Our Assessment: This is a Winchester Model 64 Rifle in .30-30 Win. that is in about excellent condition with about 99% of its original finish remaining. Winchester’s venerable Model 94 rifle, long a favorite of hunters and outdoorsmen, was beginning to lose sales in the early 1920’s, although the shorter barreled carbine was still popular. More people were travelling by motorcar and railroad, and Winchester thought a takedown rifle based on the Model 94 would sell well. The Model 55 was introduced in 1924, but never sold particularly well, and was discontinued in 1932 when it was superseded by the Model 64. The Model 64 was a redesign of the Model 55 with a longer magazine tube and made with a solid frame only. The Model 64 stayed in production until 1957, with a total of 66,783 manufactured. Later reintroduced to the market as men and women shooters alike truely desired a doorway in to the past, this rifle was created in 2014 as a limited edition for Cabela''s and is no less a Winchester than any of it’s fore-fathers. It has been updated with a receiver drilled and tapped for mounting optics and Winchester's angle-eject design. We expect the Winchester collectors to be very interested in this rifle and the box will be an added bonus.