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Bert H.
This topic comes up so very frequently, that I thought it might be a good idea to post the information here and to make it a permanent Sticky. I can not verify the accuracy for most of the sites listed below, but they are the best information that I have at this time.

Who to contact for factory record information:

Anschutz -

Berretta - http://berettausa.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/101

Browning - http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/index.asp

Colt- (Prices are extremely high) Colt's Manufacturing Co. Inc., PO Box 1868, Hartford, Connecticut 06144-1868 Phone: (860) 236-6311, Historical Department. http://www.colt.com/CustomerServices/SerialNumberLookup.aspx or http://proofhouse.com/colt/index.html

Harrington & Richards, Iver Johnson, and old 19th Century "Suicide Specials" Unfortunately Bill Goforth passed away late in 2010 and his website is defunct. He did write several books, and the DOM information is contained within them.

High Standard of Connecticut factory records on the forum at www.histandard.info

Ithaca Gun Company: http://www.ithacagunsusa.com/contact.html or try www.diamondgunsmithing.com/page5/page23/index.html


KEL-TEC CNC INDUSTRIES INC
1475 Cox Road Cocoa FL 32926
Tel: 321-631-0068
M-F 8am-4pm EST
Toll free 1-800-515-9983
or e-mail from their web site here;
http://www.kel-tec-cnc.com/contact.php

Kimber: http://www.kimberamerica.com/contact.php

L.C. Smith- Cody Firearms Research, C/O Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming 82414, Phone: (307) 587-4771 - http://centerofthewest.org/explore/firearms/firearms-records/


Marlin Firearms: Cody Firearms Research, C/O Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming 82414, Phone: (307) 587-4771 - http://www.bbhc.org/explore/firearms/firearms-records/


Parker Bros. Shotguns - Parker Gun Collectors Association. http://www.parkergun.org/

Remington Arms Company: http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes

Savage Arms : For modern firearms, contact Savage at - http://www.savagearms.com. For the older Savage firearms - http://www.savage99.com/

Factory ledgers for Savage pistols still survive despite the numerous company changes. For a precise date of manufacture and when and to whom it was sold and shipped, send serial number and payment (believed to be $20.00) to J.T. Callahan, 53 Old Quarry Rd., Westfield, MA 10185

Sharps- Richard Labowski, Phone (215) 748 1376

Smith & Wesson Firearms: Smith & Wesson Firearms, PO Box 2208, Springfield, Mass. 01102, Phone (800) 331-0852 ext. 223 Roy Jinks

Springfield Armory customer service, (Geneseo IL), 800-680-6866

Sturm, Ruger & Company Inc: Please have the serial number of the firearm ready before you call. RECORDS DEPARTMENT (603) 863-3300, 8-4:30 Mon. - Fri ET or http://ruger.com/Firearms/PS-SerialNumberHistory.html

Tarus - http://www.taurususa.com/products/findmodel.cfm

U.S. Military - Springfield Research Service - http://www.armscollectors.com/srs.htm. For the Model 1903 - http://m1903.com/sn/usmildates.htm or http://home.att.net/~vishooter/m1903.html

U.S. Repeating Arms Co. (the maker of Winchester trademarked firearms January 1981 - March 2006) http://www.winchesterguns.com/customerservice/index.asp
You can also call the Customer Service number at (800) 945-5237 or (801) 876-3440. If you need help with Parts and or Service, call (800) 322-4626.

Weatherby - http://www.weatherby.com/support/authenticate.asp

WINCHESTER (a.k.a. W.R.A.Co.) - Cody Firearms Research, C/O Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming 82414, Phone: (307) 587-4771 - http://www.bbhc.org/explore/firearms/firearms-records/ (or you can ask me here on the forum). Here is a direct link to the specific Models records are available for, and the researchable serial number range for each - http://centerofthewest.org/explore/firearms/firearms-records/

WINCHESTER Model 9422 - http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115110

Courtesy of Xracer, this is a very useful link to the many hundreds of retail store brand guns - http://www.e-gunparts.com/crossref.asp
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  • jackbno1
    Do you have anything on Stevens Arms Crack Shot
    Thanks
    Jackbno1
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  • fl23in
    quote:Originally posted by nibla3
    Does anyone have a link for Sako serial number history? I'm specifically looking for AIII's


    here ya go

    http://www.sako.fi/pdf/datatables/SakoOldmodelsNumbering.pdf



    ALSO

    anyone got a link for a winchester model 190 serial # list
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  • He Dog
    The Savage link is defunct, and it appears Savage no longer has serialization information on their site. Also GeoCites is gone and it appears the late Bill Goforth's site is also gone.
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  • Bert H.
    quote:Originally posted by He Dog
    The Savage link is defunct, and it appears Savage no longer has serialization information on their site. Also GeoCites is gone and it appears the late Bill Goforth's site is also gone.


    Thanks... I updated both of those listings.
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  • RRHArms
    Many good lists for dates on Dave Weber's site.

    http://doublegunshop.com/dgsnos.htm
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  • bigbigtex
    I haven't seen this listed here, so I'll be glad to contribute.

    Beretta (click link to see table/chart)
    http://berettausa.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/101
    http://berettausa.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/101

    Beretta firearms produced in Italy carry a proof mark for the year of production. The chart below is used to identify the year by this mark. For recent pistols this mark is usually located on the frame near the trigger guard, for older pistols, the mark is on the slide or on the frame behind the grip area. Shotguns have this mark stamped on the barrel near the chamber. You may need to remove the barrel to read the mark.

    On some older firearms, produced between 1925 to1954, the actual date was stamped instead of a code mark. In this case the date can be located near the test proof marks on the frame. The exception to this occured during the regime of Benito Mussolini. The Italian Proof House used a roman numeral system marking the year of his reign which began with "I" in 1922. The first Beretta firearm using this dating system was the Model 1934 pistol (introduced in 1935), thus the year was indicated as XIII (usually marked on the slide) and refering to the 13th year of Mussolini's regime. This practice ended in 1945 with XXIII at the close of World War Two and the chart below takes up from that point. It should be noted that some wartime production firearms were void of any marking to indicate the production date.

    We have also seen markings where roman and numerical figures are combined, for example XX7 for 1971, XX8 for 1972 and XX9 for 1973
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  • Bert H.
    quote:Originally posted by bigbigtex
    I haven't seen this listed here, so I'll be glad to contribute.

    Beretta (click link to see table/chart)
    http://berettausa.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/101
    http://berettausa.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/101

    Beretta firearms produced in Italy carry a proof mark for the year of production. The chart below is used to identify the year by this mark. For recent pistols this mark is usually located on the frame near the trigger guard, for older pistols, the mark is on the slide or on the frame behind the grip area. Shotguns have this mark stamped on the barrel near the chamber. You may need to remove the barrel to read the mark.

    On some older firearms, produced between 1925 to1954, the actual date was stamped instead of a code mark. In this case the date can be located near the test proof marks on the frame. The exception to this occured during the regime of Benito Mussolini. The Italian Proof House used a roman numeral system marking the year of his reign which began with "I" in 1922. The first Beretta firearm using this dating system was the Model 1934 pistol (introduced in 1935), thus the year was indicated as XIII (usually marked on the slide) and refering to the 13th year of Mussolini's regime. This practice ended in 1945 with XXIII at the close of World War Two and the chart below takes up from that point. It should be noted that some wartime production firearms were void of any marking to indicate the production date.

    We have also seen markings where roman and numerical figures are combined, for example XX7 for 1971, XX8 for 1972 and XX9 for 1973



    Thanks... I added it to the list on the first page of this topic.[:)]
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  • bigbigtex
    I just called Colt and received two DOM's over the phone for no charge by calling 800-962-2658.

    Previous posts indicated that Colt charges $25 for this info over the phone, but this no longer seems to be the case.
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  • bigbigtex
    Note: The Marlin reference in the Original post needs to be updated to: (there is apparently a fee for them to look it up)

    http://www.bbhc.org/explore/firearms/firearms-records/


    Also, a gentleman has posted a Google Doc with barrel stamp references for Marlin here:

    https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4ZkxtjE_AyLYjQ2ODc2MjUtZTJkNC00NzNiLTgwZjQtMjg0ZmM5ZTU5OGY3/edit?authkey=CJKO9oMM&pli=1&hl=en

    Hope this is useful.
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  • He Dog
    Hi Bert, went looking for a date for a US Repeating Arms 9410, and discovered the listed Winchester link is defunct and that there are no "Winchester" models listed in the Browning 'Date my gun' pages.
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  • He Dog
    quote:Originally posted by He Dog
    Hi Bert, went looking for a date for a US Repeating Arms 9410, and discovered the listed Winchester link is defunct and that there are no "Winchester" models listed in the Browning 'Date my gun' pages.



    Forgot I posted this, and looked again. The site is still gone, gone, gone.
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  • King bear
    Bert I posted a couple of days ago on model 70 22 hornet sn 191XX. When I took the stock off the barrel is marked 37. Old gunsmith told me to look and said that is when the barrel was made. The Winchester pocket book said the rifle was made in 1939. Was it common for Winchester to do this? Or am I miss informed? Also have 94 55 and 64 info I will post for you when I can for your survey.
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  • Bert H.
    quote:Originally posted by King bear
    Bert I posted a couple of days ago on model 70 22 hornet sn 191XX. When I took the stock off the barrel is marked 37. Old gunsmith told me to look and said that is when the barrel was made. The Winchester pocket book said the rifle was made in 1939. Was it common for Winchester to do this? Or am I miss informed? Also have 94 55 and 64 info I will post for you when I can for your survey.


    The Winchester pocket book you have (written by George Madis) is not accurate. Winchester Model 70 serial number 19100 - 19199 were all manufactured in May, 1938. The "37" marked barrel on a 1938 manufacture receiver is perfectly normal for the lesser common cartridges.

    I will look forward to the information for your Model 55, 64, & 94 rifles.
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  • toad67
    This seems to be a more up to date link for the Ruger stuff as compared to the link on the sticky..

    https://ruger.com/service/productHistory.html

    I tried the sticky link and couldn't get anywhere..
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  • SteelD6
    Here is Serial Look Up Info For The Argentine Model 1927:
    Does anyone know the average worth of these firearms depending upon condition? I just won an auction for a 1947 production firearm that has matching serials on frame, slide, and barrel.

    Numbers Produced at FMAP Rosario and Serial Numbers, 1945-1966
    1945 - 6,000 - #24,001 - #30,000
    1946 - 7,628 - #30,001 - #37,628
    1947 - 5,000 - #37,629 - #42,628
    1948 - 7,000 - #42,629 - #49,628
    1949 - 5,000 - #49,629 - #54,628
    1950 - 8,000 - #54,629 - #62,628
    1951 - 8,011 - #62,629 - #70,639
    1952 - 7,016 - #70,640 - #77,655
    1953 - 2,500 - #77,656 - #80,155
    1954 - 5,000 - #80,156 - #85,155
    1955 - 2,500 - #85,156 - #87,655
    1956 - 2,500 - #87,656 - #90,155
    1957 - 5,626 - #90,156 - #95,781
    1958 - 5,547 - #95,782 - #101,328
    1959 - 5,000 - #101,329 - #106,328
    1960 - 2,066 - #106,329 - #108,394
    1961 - 1,000 - #108,395 - #109,394
    1962 - 0
    1963 - 600 - #109395 - #109,994
    1964 - 750 - #109,995 - #110,744
    1965 - 1,250 - #110,745 - #111,994
    1966 - 500 - #111,995 - #112,494

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  • AZgunner2Asupporter

    hi i need help finding DOM for Marlin 80DL, serial number unknown, and if its C&R eligible. i search engined but no results on this firearm, thanks

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  • Ricci.Wright

    From the Marlin Forum:

    "Marlin made the Model 80DL beginning in 1941 ending in 1964."

    Blue Book vol 40 page 1304 gives production dates from 1940-1965 for the model 80DL. So according to these sources, yes C&R ok.

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  • ctgodog

    Hi everyone, Been awhile since I have made contact on the forum. I have a question about sweet sixteens. I have read all the information I could find on serial # dates, and as near as I can figure I have what you refer to as a "stealth sweet sixteen". The serial # on mine is A11005. As far as I can tell the "A" denotes sweet sixteen manufactured in 1957-1958. No "sweet sixteen" engraved on the receiver, because the top of the receiver has been parkerized, and no gold trigger. the butt stock is however hollowed out. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Clint.

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  • ctgodog

    A Browning sixteen gauge serial #A11005..."Sweet Sixteen" manufactured in 1957-1958? No gold trigger, butt stock is hollowed out. No engraving "sweet sixteen", because the top of the receiver has been parkerized.

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  • Bert H.

    I have regrettably not updated this Topic post in a very long time, but will make a minor attempt at it now.

    For all "Pre-1964" Winchester models, use this link to determine the year of manufacture. It is not 100% accurate, but was for the most part derived from the original Winchester records at the Cody Firearms Museum records office. I put this together several years ago for use by all WACA members (and the general public).

    Dates | Winchester Collector


    Bert H.

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