Marlin Serial Numbers 1895
Jul 10, 2018 No Marlin Model '93's are known to have a 6 digit serial number. They usually have a 4 digit number or a letter prefix along with the 4 digit number. After Marlin Arms and Marlin-Rockwell took over the company in 1916, to keep employees busy between war contracts, they continued to manufacture sporting arms but utilized a new serial numbering. The serial number of any firearm. Use of the Offset Hammer Spur 'WARNING: Only use the offset hammer spur on the gun with which it was packed. It will not fasten securely on narrower (1/4') Marlin or Glenfield ham- mers, or other hammers, and could cause a dangerous situ- ation. Because of its solid top, side ejecting receiver, your rifle is ide.
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I have a Marlin 1895 45-70 with Serial #B0061xx. Straight stock, 21 ½ inch barrel, 40 ½ inch over-all. I’m having trouble finding date of manufacture. The “B” doesn’t seem to exist except on my Marlin. Marlin The 1895 Marlin was introduced in and that year they had a B0 1895 zero serial number prefix. If the first two digits of your Marlin serial number are 19 1895 it was manufactured in. Dating the first two digits of your Marlin serial number are 97 then it was manufactured in. Quote Walker,do you have any info on the later years?
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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 2010 so serial numbers starting with the numbers 90XXXXXX need to examined closely as that was a transition year. Those with 89XXXXXX, or if any with 88XXXXXX will be all Remington and probably say Illion N.Y. on the barrel in stead of North Haven Cn.