Marlin 39A Date of Manufacture
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Marlin 39A Date of Manufacture
I have a 39A with serial number 73123111 on the tang behind the hammer. The barrel is marked "The Marlin Firearms Co. North Haven. Conn. U.S.A. CAL. 22 S. L. & L.R. MICRO-GROOVE BARREL ORIGINAL GOLDEN-39A. It has the JM proof mark on the left side of the barrel just in front of the receiver. It has no safety, and is tapped for a scope. Any help determining the date of manufacture would be appreciated.
Re: Marlin 39A Date of Manufacture
After reading more posts in this forum, I have the following additional info:
The receiver is blued;
The barrel is round;
The trigger is gold.
The receiver is blued;
The barrel is round;
The trigger is gold.
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Re: Marlin 39A Date of Manufacture
Marcussn;
From 1969 to 1972, Marlin used the first two digits of the serial number to indicate the year of manufacture. In 1973, Marlin changed the system because dealers complained that Marlin was "dating" the inventory with that old system. So, in 1973, Marlin's new system subtracted the first two digits from 100 to determine the year of manufacture (i.e. 100 - 27 = 73 or 1973)
Since your gun starts with 73, it may be that the first guns off the line in 1973 were serialized the old way whereas the first two digits were the year of manufacture. I say this because 100 - 73 = 27 so that would indicate 1927, NOT!! Or 2027 and we have not gotten there yet!
This is of course, speculation because none of it can be proven, but it really makes the most sense and sometimes things at Marlin changed a little slow.
From 1969 to 1972, Marlin used the first two digits of the serial number to indicate the year of manufacture. In 1973, Marlin changed the system because dealers complained that Marlin was "dating" the inventory with that old system. So, in 1973, Marlin's new system subtracted the first two digits from 100 to determine the year of manufacture (i.e. 100 - 27 = 73 or 1973)
Since your gun starts with 73, it may be that the first guns off the line in 1973 were serialized the old way whereas the first two digits were the year of manufacture. I say this because 100 - 73 = 27 so that would indicate 1927, NOT!! Or 2027 and we have not gotten there yet!
This is of course, speculation because none of it can be proven, but it really makes the most sense and sometimes things at Marlin changed a little slow.
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Re: Marlin 39A Date of Manufacture
Thank you very much!