DOM Of Model 39 No Prefix, SN 3171
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DOM Of Model 39 No Prefix, SN 3171
Can someone help me date this gun I just purchased, Its a Model 39, without the S or HS, Serial Number 3171. Octagon Barrel.
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Parley Baer
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Re: DOM Of Model 39 No Prefix, SN 3171
In the brief time I was looking into the Model 39 I recorded a low serial number of 1002 and a high of 14237. It is thought that the numbers only serial numbers were made by the Marlin Firearms Corporation in the 1922-1924 period. The H numbers from 1926 to 1931 and the HS from 1932 to the end of production when the 39A was introduced. So based on that I would think your rifle with serial number 3171 would have been made sometime in 1922. From what I have seen the Model 39 was a big seller for Marlin as a good number were made in each serial number range.
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Re: DOM Of Model 39 No Prefix, SN 3171
Thanks for the information, I really appreciate it.
Chris
Chris