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Please feel free to add any info that isn't already here guys but please keep this thread to strictly dating information. If you have questions about your firearm please start a new thread, thanks, Joe.


One of the best dating calculators I've found is here at this site. It has Savage, Winchesters and Marlins and Henry's.

Remember that if you are dating an A series Savage rifle that it will not have the info on any Savage rifles with a serial number starting with a letter. You can however p.m. me as I do have the data on those, just to large to put into a text page.

http://www.savage99.com/dates.htm
 
From Weldboss:

Westerner:
The Westerner was available in either the 264 or 300 Win. Mag. with a 26" barrel.

Alaskan:
The Alaskan could be had in either a 338 Win mag. or the 375 H&H mag. It came with a 25" barrel.

African:
The African was available only in the 458 Win Mag with a 25" barrel.
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Serial Numbers &year of manufacture for pre-64 guns​
Year - Start - End - Quantity

1936 - 1 - 2,238 - 2,238
1937 - 2,239 - 11,573 - 9,335
1938 - 11,574 - 17,844 - 6,271
1939 - 17,845 - 23,991 - 6,147
1940 - 23,992 - 31,675 - 7,684
1941 - 31,676 - 41,753 - 10,078
1942 - 41,754 - 49,206 - 7,453
1943 - 49,207 - 49,983 - 777
1944 - 49,984 - 49,997 - 14
1945 - 49,998 - 50,921 - 924
1946 - 50,922 - 58,382 - 7,461
1947 - 58,383 - 75,675 - 17,293
1948 - 75,676 - 101,680 - 26,005
1949 - 101,681 - 131,580 - 29,900
1950 - 131,581 - 173,150 - 41,570
1951 - 173,151 - 206,625 - 33,475
1952 - 206,626 - 238,820 - 32,195
1953 - 238,821 - 282,735 - 43,915
1954 - 282,736 - 323,530 - 40,795
1955 - 323,531 - 361,025 - 37,495
1956 - 361,026 - 393,595 - 32,570
1957 - 393,596 - 425,283 - 31,688
1958 - 425,284 - 440,792 - 15,509
1959 - 440,793 - 465,040 - 24,248
1960 - 465,041 - 504,257 - 39,217
1961 - 504,258 - 545,446 - 41,189
1962 - 545,447 - 565,592 - 20,146
1963 - 562,593 - 581,471 - 15,879


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Serial Numbers & year of manufacture for post-64 Model 70

Year - Start - End - Quantity
1964 - 700,000 - 757,180 - 57,181
1965 - 757,181 - 818,500 - 61,320
1966 - 818,501 - 855,860 - 37,360
1967 - 855,861 - 873,694 - 17,834
1968 - G873,695 - G929,990 - 56,296
1969 - G929,991 - G965,200 - 35,210
1970 - G965,201 - G1,000,436 - 43,236
1971 - G1,000,437 - G1,041,884 - 33,448
1972 - G1,041,885 - G1,088,291 - 46,407
1973 - G1,088,292 - G1,130,146 - 41,855
1974 - G1,130,147 - G1,176,878 - 46,732
1975 - G1,176,879 - G1,235,041 - 58,163
1976 - G1,235,042 - G1,298,272 - 63,231
1977 - G1,298,273 - G1,380,667 - 82,395
1978 - G1,380,668 - G1,423,869 - 43,202
1979 - G1,423,870 - G1,450,135 - 26,266
1980 - G1,450,135 - G1,493,463 - 43,328
1981 - G1,493,464 - G1,525,323 - 31,860

Guns made after 1981 would have been made by USRA & not shown on this chart
 
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Winchester Model 88 & 100 Serial numbers & date of manufacture​

SERIAL NUMBER LETTERS : Prior to 1968 no serial number prefix was used. As the result of the Gun Control Act of 1968, the letter "H" was assigned to the model 88s while "A" was used as a suffix to the model 100 serial numbers. You may see a suffix to a serial number of "A" on some earlier guns. This appears to be possibly a duplicate or replaced receiver.

Winchester Model 88 serial numbers & Date of Manufacture
Year - Start - End

1955 - 1 - 18,378
1956 - 18,379 - 36,756
1957 - 36,757 - 55,134
1958 - 55,135 - 73,512
1959 - 73,513 - 91,590
1960 - 91,591 - 110,268
1961 - 110,269 - 128,651
1962 - 128,652 - 169,838
1963 - 169,839 - 148,858
1964 - 148,859 - 160,307
1965 - 160,308 - 162,699
1966 - 162,700 - 192,595
1967 - 192,596 - 212,416
1968 - 212,417 - 230,199
1969 - H230,200 - H239,599
1970 - H 239,600 - H258,229
1971 - H258230 - H266,784
1972 - H266,785 - H279,014
1973 - H279,015 - H283,718



Winchester Model 100 serial numbers & Date of Manufacture​

Year - Start - End
1961 - 1 - 32,189
1962 -32,190 - 60,706
1963 - 60,707 - 78,863
1964 - 78,864 - 92,016
1965 - 78,864 - 135,388
1966 - 135,389 - 145,239
1967 - 145,240 - 209,498
1968 - 209,499 - 210,053
1969 - A210,054 - A210,999
1970 - A211,000 - A229,995
1971 - A229,996 - A242,999
1972 - A243,000 - A258,001
1973 - A258,001 - A262,833
 
For earlier Winchesters (say, pre-WW II), dates on the web, and those contained in George Madis' books, are badly off for certain models. Recently, the Winchester Arms Collectors Association has created a website were accurate dates can be obtained. It is located here http://winchestercollector.org/dates/
 
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Remington Year of Manufacture Codes maybe found on the barrel of your Remington rifle [or shotgun] on the left side, just forward of the receiver; the first letter of the Code is the month of manufacture, followed by one or two letters which are the year of manufacture. For shotguns with removeable barrels, the code will be valid for the manufacture of the barrel; maybe for the receiver, as barrels do get switched around.

According to the "Blue Book of Gun Values", the coding continues as follows:

Month Codes: [first letter]
B - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - X
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12

Year:______Code: [second (and third*) letters]
1930_______ Y
1931_______ Z
1932_______ A
1933_______ B
1934_______ C
1935_______ D
1936_______ E
1937_______ F
1938_______ G
1939_______ H

1940_______ J
1941_______ K
1942_______ L
1943_______ MMZ
1944_______ NN
1945_______ PP
1946_______ RR
1947_______ SS
1948_______ TT
1949_______ UU

1950_______ WW
1951_______ XX
1952_______ YY
1953_______ ZZ
1954_______ A
1955_______ B
1956_______ C
1957_______ D
1958_______ E
1959_______ F

1960_______ G
1961_______ H
1962_______ J
1963_______ K
1964_______ L
1965_______ M
1966_______ N
1967_______ P
1968_______ R
1969_______ S

1970_______ T
1971_______ U
1972_______ W
1973_______ X
1974_______ Y
1975_______ Z
1976_______ I
1977_______ O
1978_______ Q
1979_______ V

1980_______ A
1981_______ B
1982_______ C
1983_______ D
1984_______ E
1985_______ F
1986_______ G
1987_______ H
1988_______ I
1989_______ J

1990_______ K
1991_______ L
1992_______ M
1993_______ N
1994_______ O
1995_______ P
1996_______ Q
1997_______ R
1998_______ S
1999_______ T
2000_______ U
2001_______ W
2002_______ X

* the years 1943 though 1953 had double letters: ie, MM = 1943
 
I TOTALLY thought you meant you were taking firearms out on a date. I personally don't see anything wrong with this, but would that be considered transporting the gun, or using the gun:p
 
Not very comprehensive and super precise (some errors and omissions, especially in the 640 series), but in general, skydevaaben is a good site to check.
 
For dating most British guns, you need to know the London or Birmingham Proof codes, which is the letters and numbers around the X in the proofmark.
Start a P-H dating thread and it will be a pleasure for me to give you the information you need.

For Tikka serial, try contactting Sako in Finland via their website, as they usually keep very accurate tracking of their production.
 
Handy rifle serial number & dates.

Source and full credit given to Greybeards Outdoors/Handy Rifle section:

http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/hr-centerfire-rifles/?PHPSESSID=0ceg4f8s3m1v7nml22ce1r04e3

Year starting S.N. Prefix
1940 A
1941 B
1942 C
1943 D
1944 E
1945 F
1946 G
1947 H
1948 I
1949 J
1950 K
1951 L
1952 M
1953 N
1954 P
1955 R
1956 S
1957 T
1958 U
1958 V
1960 W
1961 X
1962 Y
1963 Z
1964 AA
1965 AB
1966 AC
1967 AD
1968 AE
1969 AF
1970 AG
1971 AH(snap on forend)
1972 AJ
1973 AL
1974 AM
1975 AN
1976 AP(first transfer bar on model 155)
1977 AR
1978 AS (Transfer bar added to all models) http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/index.php/topic,228789.msg1099298912.html#msg1099298912
1979 AT
1980 AU
1981 AVAX
1982 AWAY
1983 AXAZ
1984 AYBA
1985 AZBB
1986 BABC

Second letter of prefix starting with N or H.....

A= 1986 H&R will only fit the original chambering(replacement for defective rifle), 357Mag, 44mag, and shotgun barrels to these frames
B= 1987
C= 1988
D= 1989
E= 1990
F= 1991
G= 1992
H= 1993
I= 1994
J= 1995
k= 1996
L=1997
M=1998
N=1999
P=2000
R=2001
S=2002
T=2003
U=2004
V=2005
W=2006
X=2007
Y=2008 serial number prefixes changed in May 2008 and on, CBA for SB2 and CAC for SB1, the only source for build year is to call and ask (866)776-9292.

http://www.hr1871.com/Support/accessoryProgram.asp


SBS= Factory Scoped Combo Handi http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/index.php/topic,108336.msg1098317469.html#msg1098317469


The first letter N = NEF, H = H&R, the second letter denotes year of manufacture.

Ilion made barrels will have the last 4 digits of the frame serial number engraved on the left side of the barrel underlug, earlier barrels made in Gardner will have just the last three.
 
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