I recently bought a fairly new Marlin and would like to know more about when it was made.. When I Googled this I got conflicting results.. Can anyone help me on what should be a simple matter? Joined Oct 5, Messages 13, Reaction score 32, Location jonesboro.
On the "modern" Marlins, take the first two numbers of the serial number and subtract that number from Example, first two numbers "17", would indicate Here is a chart for some of the older Marlins.
Only those manufactured from through which have serial numbers on them and with the caveat mentioned elsewhere in this blog.. This was done in conjunction with the sale of Marlin, and subsequent move to the Remington plant in Ilion, NY.
Speculation is that once receivers started being manufactured at the Ilion plant the prefix became MR. As of late , a Marlin. See here for these guns. Their serial numbering convention was different from what is shown above. Thanks and this is what I'm finding Does this mean if your serial starts with MR you can't tell the year of manufacture? Just me, if it is Remington produced Marlin, I have been told that you would need to call Remington to find out the year.
I do not know about their customer service, or if they will give you the information your are asking. I only have been told that calling Remington is the only way to determine the year. Sorry I could not help. Thanks JWC, you have been a help.. I'll contact Remington They will tell you right quick on the Marlin forum Please post your question in the general Marlin section of the forums.
The Winchester shotgun question should likewise go in its appropriate Winchester section. When you select the ask a question link, you will get an option of which section you want to post in and you will see those sections at that time - just scroll through all the options. Tony : Huge help a new safe ruined two family heirlooms just wondering if it is worth fixing them! Rob62 : Hello Tony, Please post your question with a detailed description of the exact condition, in the general Marlin section of the forums.
Posting a few clear pictures to that thread would be best. WilliamEBliss : Thanks for the additional information on the Marlin. Thanks again. Aaron Doby : I have a Marlin papoose,wood stock ser what year and worth needs some work. Wanting to keep it in family. Rob62 : Hello Aaron Doby, Can you not figure out from the above blog what year your rifle was made ?
Please advise how I can make it clearer. For valuation post your question in the Marlin section of the forums. Dec You seem to know a bit about the And it looks quite factory! Even all the screws are plated. Any ideas??? Rob62 : GK Vaughan, The blog section of the forums is not the best place to address questions about values, or other specific questions just those that address the blog topic. If you post it in the general Marlin section of the forums it will be answered.
John : Thanks for the information. I have a semblance of a with a serial number of F, and assume that is Unfortunately, it has a Winchester butt stock and butt plate. The rifle was given to me by a friend, who passed on, saying his "uncle" had used it as personal protection preacher traveling in the rural areas of NY and PA.
Thanks for your information. Frank Heabler : I have a Marlin Model 80 bolt action. He got it from his father at about the same age approximately His father got it used and traded 2 hunting dogs for it. There is no serial number on it.
How can I determine the age. Frank Heabler. Rob62 : Frank, did you read the above blog? I gave to my son he is about to give son. Rob62 : Tom, did you read the above blog? If you did and did not understand it, how can I make it easier to understand? Any idea what year it was manufactured and what it might be worth in good condition? Rob62 : OldNav2 - I am pretty sure we, or someone on these forums can help you come up with a year of manufacture or at least close to it. However please post your question in the general "Marlin" section of the forums.
Posting a few pictures of the actual gun, showing close ups of all factory stamps and marking really helps. I would like to customize it a little with the cowboy crescent butt plate and stock. And dose any open levers fit this gun.
Rob62 : Jeffrey Taylor - Did you read the blog at the top of the page? It explains when your model 39A was made. If its unclear please post back what part may be confusing. For the other brand firearms. Please post them separately in their appropriate sections. Clear concise descriptions of condition and configuration help. Posting a few clear pictures helps the most. I can say this. Enlarged replacement levers generally will need some minor custom fitting.
Specially on older Marlins. The serial number is on the lower butt stock tang What is the year of manufacture and approx. Thank you,. Rob62 : Hello JimmyJ, Did you read the blog at the top of the page?
It explains when your model was made. Value is best addressed in the general Marlin section of the forums. Please post that question there along with a couple of clear pictures of your rifle, for the most accurate valuation.
Ony : I have Marlin 22rifle single shot bolt action no model number how old is this rife. JimmyJ : My rifle serial number starts with "23" which I did not find on the list. Rob62 : rdk, Please post your question in the general Marlin section of the forums. That is the key place to address questions such as yours. Posting a few clear pictures of the rifle is always best to getting an accurate answer.
How many could start with "J 37XXX? West : Thanks. Stolen from my home. Rick : Thanks Rob. I have an Original Model 39A and with your help I see it was made in I bought this gun new and have owned it much longer than I remembered. It is still in beautiful shape. The year of the rifle is a and bought it new. I have used this gun for deer hunting for 34 years. I have harvest a lot of deer with this gun and some nice buck using open sites. I refuse to put a scope on it.
I have bought other deer rifles, but for some reason when it comes opening day of season I always take my Great information on this site. I learned a lot about the three Marlin s we have. Rob62 : I personally do not consider the "Glenfield" line as a "House Brand". However I believe that some people do. Joe L : Where and why was the 30A Glenfield called a Glenfield and not considered a house brand? I would like to know some history on this gun. Thank you, very good site to learn.
JP AK : Glenfield was not a "house brand. They often had less expensive wood in the stocks and, when checkered, used impressed checkering in place of cut checkering a less expensive process.
The inner works of the action were the same as the regular Marlin line, with costs mainly contained on the stock side of production. I hope this helps you understand the difference. Joe L : Thanks so much, I do understand and have some great history on my Marlin Glenfield Would this gun have the same resale value as the others made in Being a Glenfield?
Rob62 : Joe L. Is there any way of telling what year this firearm was made. I know it was made by marlin. Would appreciate an answer. Rob62 : Scarecrow66, should be the year of manufacture. Thanks for the info will pass it on to friends I have a 22 marlin golden 39a mountie with serial number under the lever which is 8 ? Rob62 : Jim, that number stamp does not seem correct for a model 39A.
Are you certain that is the exact stamp with a space between the 8 and the 1? If it is, then I would ask you to post a picture of it in the general Marlin section of the Forums.
However you do not say if your gun is one of these "Limited" runs. Overall if you are trying to run it down your best bet is to post clear pictures of the gun and close ups of the serial number in the general Marlin section of these forums.
Brian Bracher : I have a marlin ser No. Rob62 : Brian, "OO" is for the year as shown above - did you see the above blog write up? JP AK : Brian The blog section is not intended to be the place for specific questions about specific firearms. Please post this question in the regular Marlin category.
It is probably chambered for the. Thank you. Rob62 : Hello bob , Was it not clear from my blog post above that your gun was made in ?!. How could I make the blog easier to read? Thanks for your input. Taurus : Your info very helpful. Al : Hello My question is what are these tiny letters "JM" on the right side of the barrel in a very small circle rc. J39— series. It is a trademark. John Kelley : I have a Marlin lever action. Starts with the letter R. Could you help me? Thanks John Kelley.
The blog section is not the best place to address this issue. Rob62 : Jonas Stead - did you read the blog at the top of this page? The answer is there. MingoFrank : Jonas Snead, The proper place to ask questions would be on the Marlin section of the forum, not as a reply to a blog.
Try looking at the beginning. Rob62 : Nicole McCulley - Please post your specific question in the general Marlin section of the forums. That is the best place to address your question vs the blog section.
Serial Thanks everyone Can you tell me what year it was manufactured please. Rob62 : Jesse Nicholson. Look at the top of this page. Defcon : Wow this is old, but the serial change in is not exactly correct. I was given a serial I called marlin and they said that it was the first one made in They continued this number system for about a month before switching.
Rob62 : Hello Defcon - interesting note about 73 being used as the first two digit sof the serial number for about a month January?!
I did not know that, but do not doubt the validity of your claim. Defcon : Wow, thanks for the response. I wasnt expecting it on such an old write up.
I originally started looking it up trying to find a value but came up short because of the serial, which prompted me to contact marlin. GaryD : Rob: Great article The way I read it, the A model is the oldest, but I am confused about the age of the A I just purchased. The serial number is , which appears to have been manufactured in Your thoughts? Rob62 : With the first two digits of the serial number being 94 - you are correct in that it was made in That is the best place to address your specific question.
Also please post a few clear pictures of the gun, or a detailed description of condition. That will help get you the most accurate answer. J : My marlin model 60 prefix is MM. What dose that mean. Rob62 : J - did you read the above blog? It addresses model 60 "codes". Here is the link you will need to go follow to look these codes up - they are separate from the ones posted in the blog. Rob62 : Ron60 - I have not found any new confirmable info to add to the blog. DFB : I do not see a letter code.
The serial number on my model 37 is Can you tell me the year of manufacture? Any ideas? ASP : Oops serial number A Rob62 : ASP - it would have been made prior to when this list begins. Post your question in the general Marlin section of the forums. If you also post clear pictures with that thread that would be very helpful. See the post previous to yours for a link to the general Marlin section of GVB.
Duck : How much is my Marlin 39A made in worth. I want to know for insurance reasons. Rob62 : Hello Duck, Please post you question in the general Marlin section of the forums. Rob62 : Hello Chas33, I am sure we can help. Please post you question in the general Marlin section of the forums. Pete : Through your site, I found that my Marlin R. SN G was manufactured in Based on the SN, is it possible to learn the month of production? Rob62 : Hello Pete, I do not know how to determine the month of manufacture.
I love this rifle, just a plain walnut stock, no checkering or other frills. The rifle is in great condition and I plan to keep it for the rest of my life! The thing just looks, shoots and feels good. Given its age, should I limit my rounds to gn instead of the heavier bullets? Rob62 : There is no reason why shooting grain over grain bullets would have any effect on general wear and tear of the gun.
However, I have found that grain bullets usually shoot more accurately in my. So on that basis I would try them at least. In your excellent article there is no A prefix listed. Can you give me a reasonable value and the year of manufacture for a weapon in Excellent condition? It has a Simmons scope mounted. Thank you for your help. Rob62 : Daddyboar: Are you certain its a model "RC" - does the barrel stamp say that? If the answer is yes, please post your question in the general Marlin section of the forums.
Be sure to include clear pictures of both the right and left side of the rifle to include showing overall length views. Also show a close up of the entire barrel stamp. Sven : This confuses me because my has a letter and 5 digits as the serial number.
So how am I supposed to know what formula to use? According to your guides my rifle could be or how do I find out for sure? Rob62 : What is the exact and complete serial number? Also what is the exact model stamp on the barrel? Sven : Model Serial T Rob62 : Your speciffic rifle was made in If there is any way I can make the above blog clearer please advise.
Ok I think I understand how I got confused. Thank you so much for your help, I inherited this rifle from my grandpa and was just curious when it was made. I know it sat in a closet for 30yrs until last week when I shot it for the 1st time.
Fires dead straight and consistent!! Rob62 : You are correct. If there is a letter or two letters, those represent the year of manufacture.
John56 : I have a Merlin model 56,. I was It says on the barrel that it is Microgroove. From previously posts I gather that some. Other wise where would I look. Even though long guns in the USA were not legally required to have serial numbers on them prior to - Marlin did put them on some.
If there is no serial number on your specific specimen then it would be one of the ones Marlin did not put a serial number on. Contrary to what would be common sense. JohnR : Im having some confusion with the info listed above because my seems to qualify for two different dates. The serial number starts with an F which would indicate but then the first 2 numbers of the 4 digits after that are 25xx which would be Can anyone clarify this for me?
Thank you very much. JohnR : Thank you Rob62! I appreciate it! It was my grandfathers so that year would make sense. The Shootist : Thank you so much for this information. Aubrey : Lol finally took me forever to figure out when my model was manufactured.
It is a. Rob62 : Hello cs, Did you read the above blog?! If you did, you should have seen that your specific rifle was made in Rob62 : You are very welcome! Rob62 : woody - Marlin No. This blog does not address rifles that old - I can not offer any advise.
If you post your question in the general Marlin section of the forums another member may be able to help. Is there any way to find out the date.
Rob62 : Hello David, Your serial number does line up with the serial numbering convention. Scott : Thank you very much Rob , the information you gave me.
It was very helpful. You have a great day. Thanks again sincerely Scott. Rob62 : Gary R. Texan Shooter : Thanks Rob for your informative article! Any new updates on a serial numbering convention for post "MR" rifles? Any idea what the "B" means also? Rob62 : Texan Shooter - unfortunately I do not have any updates for post Marlins. Mike : Thanks Rob! I just today purchased a w in Thanks to your link, I was able to deduce that it was built in Bought it from a local pawn shop, out the door for Also bought a box of ammo, Hornaday leverevolution for 23 bucks.
Curious to know what you think about both purchases. As to ammo, all I use is conventional or grain jacketed flat point cartridges. When I consider the costs of my own reloads, I can make those for a lot less even. While the Leverevolution is a leap forward in.
My opinion is that the basic jacketed lead ammo is sufficient for all my needs or wants. Mike : Thanks for your response. I thought I had gotten a square deal on the rifle. Had been looking for a pre-safety model for quite a while, but all were more than I wanted to pay. They had one in the shop where I bought mine. A in nice condition. Almost too nice to use. Was curious about the Hornady rounds because I had never seen them before, or even heard of them for that matter.
Wonder if they feed OK? Not sure about the flex tip thing. Will buy some conventional shells for fun and perhaps save these for deer season. Cletus : Rob, I Just ought a Marlin with the serial number start with 20 which indicates a date. Question: What I was wondering about was: Do the rest of the numbers on a marlin rifle serial number indicated any information other than an I. David White : This really helped me to find out the year my gun was made In. Thank You. Rob62 : David White - Thank you for your comments.
Rob62 : Bobby C - per the above blog. That rifle would have been made in or more recently. Rob62 : Hello Bobby C. Did you see the above blog with explanations of how to read your serial number? If you did and are still having difficulties, please advise how I can make it easier to understand the info presented. I am always looking for ways to improve my blog posts.
Tom : WOW this was a great help thank you so much for doing your homework and sharing with others awesome. Very helpful Tom. Rob62 : Thanks for your comments Tom. Rob62 : Hello Smithfirearms.
Either that, or your rifle was part of a Special production run which fell outside the normal serial numbering convention. Rob62 : Hello nuclearmac - This is one of those cases where the above serial number convention does not work. In they were made with a walnut stock, and no checkering. In with a walnut stock, with checkering. In , with a hardwood stock with checkering. I suspect yours will be an early production gun.
Possible a "Pre-Production" model made in late I have no further info on this model. Mike : Hey Rob. Am looking for a. Preferably a Marlin. The Marlin and Winchester rifles I have seen are priced from to bucks.
I know they are no longer made, but is this really what they can bring these days? A new Henry can be bought in the dollar range. Any thoughts on how they compare? Rob62 : Unfortunately quality,. Some even higher depending on the exact version and condition. It will really come down to your budget and how bad you want one brand over the other.
Personally I have not owned a new Henry lever action, and have heard nothing but good stuff about them. It was a well-built piece and I have a fairly high regard for those guns.
Am strongly considering the Henry with Recently looked at a Winchester in really nice condition for at a local pawn shop. Wondering what model and serial number range might be the most desirable of them.
This one had a hooded front sight, and no visible serial number. Guessing it is on the bottom tang. I see lots of Model 60s with their tubular magazines but I find nothing about the model 69C which utilizes a 5 or 10 round magazine. The rifle has Microgroove rifling and is very accurate. Did Marlin make very few of this rifle? I appreciate any info offered. Rob62 : Bill - using the above blog what year exactly was your specific rifle manufactured? Kevin : Thank you i just inherited this marlin model And wanted ti know its age and you helped me find it.
The serial number starts wit a U so according to your list it was manfactured in Its a beautiful rifle and i am looking forward to keeping it nice using it and passing it down to my son when its time to keep it in the family. Thanks again for the help. Rob62 : Thank you very much for those kind words Kevin. Your model will outlast you, your Son, and many generations of his family if even only a little bit of regular maintenance is done to it. Always lightly oil the exterior metal and bore when putting up, and never store in a zipped gun case for extended periods.
Good Shooting, Rob. Jerry I. Maybe one of the last? Rob62 : Jerry I. Not one of the last, almost certainly one of the very first made at the Ilion, NY, plant. They used a new old stock barrel made at the former plant in North Haven, CT.
But the receiver serial number indicates it was made in NY. Not many people will know that, and go by the barrel stamp for place of manufacture. Rob62 : David W. Please post your question in the general Marlin section of the forums along with a few clear pictures of the actual rifle for the most accurate valuation.. The take over happened in so serial numbers starting with the numbers 90XXXXXX need to examined closely as that was a transition year.
December 3rd, , AM 2. There is some confusion about how Marlin Firearms used their serial numbers to ID the year of manufacture. This is only partially true.
The serial number, depending on the model of rifle, will either be located on the upper or lower stock tang, bottom of the receiver, or side of the receiver. Below are the manufacturing date codes, which are the first one or two characters of the serial number. Only those manufactured from through which have serial numbers on them and with the caveat mentioned elsewhere in this blog..
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