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D.O.M. of Win. 55
« on: March 13, 2009, 07:08:53 AM »
  Hello all. A buddy just brought over his late mother's Model 55 30/30. I remember seeing it when I was a kid,hanging in their gun room. Anyway, the serial no. is 8241. Can anyone tell me when it was made?  Thanks a lot.   Kix
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Re: D.O.M. of Win. 55
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2009, 07:16:40 AM »
Kix,

Here's the results from Arm Collector's website:

The year of manufacture for serial number 8241 is 1928.
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Re: D.O.M. of Win. 55
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2009, 08:32:52 AM »
  Thank you Skunk for your fast reply. My buddy just told me his mother was 5 yrs. old when it was built.  Thank you very much and have a nice week-end.   Kix
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Re: D.O.M. of Win. 55
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2009, 08:38:17 AM »
You're very welcome Kix. Does 1928 at least approximately correspond to the Mother's age?
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Re: D.O.M. of Win. 55
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2009, 10:23:16 AM »
Just a little more info on your model 55.
Skunk is correct in the year of 1928.
The begining serial # that year was 8025 and the ending # was 10471 for a total production run that year of 2446.
As per WINCHESTER DATES OF MANUFACTURE 1849-1984 book 1 of 1000.

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Re: D.O.M. of Win. 55
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2009, 02:20:21 AM »
  Thanks guys. It's nice to get informative,friendly responses. And Skunk,remember that Mauser I was trying to I.D. and I couldn't get the barrel band screw off my VZ-24? Well,I tried some more and finally had to give up before I made a real mess out of the screw head. But on a better note I did buy the rifle (just last night) and it's in .257 Roberts. The barrel has no markings other than 257 so the maker is a mystery also but I know the former owner so I know it's a Bob. Now all I need is brass and let the fun begin!   Kix
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Re: D.O.M. of Win. 55
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2009, 07:42:36 AM »
Hey, WTG there Kix. Although I've never owned a Bob, I'd sure like to have one someday. Have fun Kix, sounds like you got yourself a good one.
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