There are a few exceptions and sometimes a few months slopover in production, but those are the generally accepted dates.
There was even a five-pin model after 1974 for a while.
Pins refers to the rivets that hold the wood inlays on plus the rocker rivet.
Dots refers to the stamped dots on the blade.
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