Did all Model 64 Winchesters have the long tangs?
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Did all Model 64 Winchesters have the long tangs?
I’ve seen some 71s with the long tang and I’ve never really looked that close at mine. But it has a long tang and I was wondering if all of them were made this way?
Re: Did all Model 64 Winchesters have the long tangs?
There are long and short tangs. I looked on the Winchester Arms Collectors site and got this from Bert H.
The question was, "Can anyone tell me when Winchester stopped making long tang Model 71s?"
Bert answered:
"Sure… July 13th, 1939 (s/n 16800) was the last Long Tang. On September 21st, 1939 s/n 16801 was manufactured as the first “Short” tang. There was a 2+ month production hiatus while Winchester retooled for the Short tang variation of the Model 71."
The question was, "Can anyone tell me when Winchester stopped making long tang Model 71s?"
Bert answered:
"Sure… July 13th, 1939 (s/n 16800) was the last Long Tang. On September 21st, 1939 s/n 16801 was manufactured as the first “Short” tang. There was a 2+ month production hiatus while Winchester retooled for the Short tang variation of the Model 71."