MARLIN SERIAL NUMBERS
Marlin 39 serial number. Huslerdude; Jan 21, 2014; 4 5K Feb 19, 2019. By Marlin Lever Lover. Marlin 1895 G Manufacture date? One chance; Dec 3, 2015; 11 14K. Winchester Model 1895. Winchester Lever Action Repeating Firearms, Vol. 3, The Models of 1894 and 1895 by Arthur Pirkle. Our database contains values of serial numbers through 426754 which ended the year 1940. Our sources disagree a bit, but this seems to be the best set of data. Enter the serial number of your Winchester Model 1895 in.
1883-1906
1883: 4001 6700
1884: 6701 8850
1885: 8851 11300
1886: 11301 15000
1887: 15001 17800
1888: 17801 21500
1889: 21501 30000
1890: 30001 45000
1891: 45001 63250
1892: 63251 80250
1893: 80251 95750
1894: 95751 115000
1895: 115001 133000
1896: 133001 144400
1897: 144401 161200
1898: 161201 175500
1899: 175501 196000
1900: 196001 213000
1901: 213001 233300
1902: 233301 262500
1903: 262501 287300
1904: 287301 310500
1905: 310501 329000
1906: 329001 355300
1948-72
1948 E
1949 F
1950 G
1951 H
1952 J
1953 K
1954 L
1955 M
1956 N
1957 P
1957-1958 R
1958-1959 S
1960 T
1960-Aug. 1961 U
1961-Aug. 1962 V
1963 W
1964 Y & Z
1965 AA
1966 AB
1967 AC
1968 AD
1969-69
1970-70
1971-71
1972-72
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Marlin Year of Manufacture
Marlin year of manufacture maybe determined from the following list of letter/numeral prefixs to the serial number; this coding only applies to serialized rifles:
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 (August)-1961-U
1961 (August)-1962-V
1963-W
1964-Y,-Z
1965-AA
1966-AB
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] and SN 94365295 would have been made in 2006 [ 100 - 94 = 06 (2006) ].
For Marlin Rimfire Rifles [non-serialized]:
From 1962 thru 1968 Marlins rimfire rifles (other than the 39 series lever actions) used a two letter date code that was stamped on the barrel. This date code is different than the one already listed, as Marlin rimfire rifles (other than the model 39 series) did not have a serial numbers until required to by Law after 1968. The first letter of the date code represented the month of manufacture while the second letter indicated the year. This date code was usually stamped on the left side of the barrel just in front of the receiver. The first letter of the date code is as follows:
A = Jan.
B = Feb.C = Mar.
D = Apr.
E = May
F = June
G = July
H = Aug.
I = Sep.
J = Oct.
K = Nov.
L = Dec.
The second letter of the date code is as follows:
F = 1962
G = 1963
H = 1964
I = 1965
J = 1966
K = 1967
L = 1968
Marlin Serial Numbers 39a
Marlin Model 92 Serial Numbers
So a date code of 'JK' would indicate that rifle was made in October of 1967.