

The first letter of the date code represented the month of manufacture while the second letter indicated the year. 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. įor Marlin Rimfire Rifles :įrom 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. Starting in 1973, the year of manufacture maybe determined by subtracting the first two digits of the serial number from 100:Įxample: SN 2512345 would have been made in 1975 and SN 94365295 would have been made in 2006.


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:
