Marlin serial number location

To find the year of manufacture subtract the first two digits from , that will give you the year. No one number- sorry. In SOME cases, the age can be determined from a serial number- IF the gun has a serial number- but they were not required on rifles until In the case of Marlin rifles, it may be a single letter prefix to the serial number.

In the case of Remington rifles, it may be a 2 or 3 letter code stamped on the left side of the barrel where it joins…. Look on the barrel. It should be marked. If you can't read it, take it to a gunsmith for a chamber cast. Generally, you can't tell the caliber form the serial number. If you had provided more of a description bolt, pump, lever maybe someone would be able to find it in the book written by Brophy on Marlin.

Depends on the make: Colt,Remington,etc. TRY furnishing the makers name, the model, caliber and serial number and you MAY just find out when it was made Any auto parts store should be able to locate one by using the application. The auto parts store will help you with this. The way to find the year on Marlin rifles manufactured after is to take the first two digits and subtract them from Not possible.

You should be able to contact Winchester and see if you may find the year of production by serial number thru there archives. If not I do have the manufacture dates of the first , made. You will need to have your serial number available to research the date of manufacture.

Toggle navigation. Marlin Serial Number Decoder. Marlin Serial Number Location Marlin 60 Serial Number Dates Marlin Serial Number Identification Serial number , matching on left side of the receiver, butt stock and buttplate, with the date of manufacture on the right side of the barrel, receiver and butt. Well I just got back from my local Hardware store where they sell guns. To my surprise there was a brand new made in 'Illion NY' Marlin The first two didgits of the SN were MR!

The Metal work was really good! I looked at the gun for about 5 minutes even though it was already sold. As I said the metal work was really nice, all the parts fit nicely, the finish was nice and the barrel was timed right so the sights were strait up and down.

The action was a little rough but no more so than any other new Marlin I have seen or handled. This gun was light years ahead of ahead of anything new I have seen in the last two years as far as the metal work was concerned! Would have loved to take it apart, to look at the inside and see what kind of machine work was in there! Thread Tools Show Printable Version.

December 3rd, , AM 1. Marlins: Marlin or remington manufacture by serial number Anyone have any info related to how to tell where a marlin was manufactured. I did find this: On the left side of the barrel near the receiver will be a small jm stamp if it was made before the Rimington take over.

If you see REM with a border around it, it is made after the Remington take over. Remington eventually moved the serial number from the upper tang to the left side of the receiver.

The take over happened in so serial numbers starting with the numbers 90XXXXXX need to examined closely as that was a transition year. Designed by John M. Browning in specifically to be a perfect match for the new , which was smokeless cartridge. It was a culmination of the evolution of Winchester lever actions and proving to be an extremely versatile rifle.

One of the most notable changes occurred in the s when production costs of the earlier Model 94 design increased dramatically, the company made the decision to find less expensive methods of production or face pricing itself out of the hunting market, which made up a large percentage of retail sales.

Most of the shortcomings of the post Model 94s were eventually corrected, but the pre '64 versions remain the most desirable of all Winchester Model 94s. The post Winchester model 94 begin with serial number 2,,