Marlin Date of Manufacture

[y2k]

Hi, just wondering if anyone know of a source for checking the date of manufacture of an old Marlin rifle? I`m not have`in much luck.

 

[Skip]

Here's some info:

Marlin year of manufacture may be determined from the following list of letter/numeral prefixs to the serial number:

1946-C
1947-D
1948-E
1949-F
1950-G
1951-H
1952-J
1953-K
1954-L
1955-M
1956-N
1957-P
1958-R
1959-S
1960-T
1961-U
1962-V
1963-W
1964-Y,-Z
1965-AA
1966-BB
1967-AC
1968-AD, -68
1969-69
1970-70
1971-71
1972-72

Starting in 1973, the year of manufacture maybe determined by subtracting the first two digits of the serial number from 100:
Example: SN 2512345 would have been made in 1975 [100 - 25 = 75].

If its really old, good luck. Apparently serial numbers on turn of the century Marlins are not reliable for dating purposes...

 

[Meanea]

http://www.bbhc.org/firearms/popup_MarlinRecords.cfm

Available Marlin Serial Number Records:

Serial numbers are available for models 1881, 1888, 1889, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898. All records, except those for Model 1898, are for lever-action rifles. Most are included in a consecutive serial number range, available 4,001-355,504.

Marlin Firearms Co. had only one series of serial numbers for all lever-action repeating rifles from 1883-1906; therefore serial numbers do not reflect the place of production or sequence number of a gun within a model. Sometimes a record shows two or even three guns with the same serial number from the same time period.

Model 1898 serial numbers are for shotguns, from 19,601-67,000.

Get a letter and get the real info
Meanea

 

[y2k]

Thanks SKIP