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Hi, Where do you find what year the letter in front of the serial number on a Marlin 39A in particular dates the rifle to? Thanks if you can answer this.

1939 ... (Don't know if there was one.)

1940 through 1945 ... B (Maybe) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/help.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />



1946 ... C

1947 ... D

1948 ... E

1948 ... F

1950 ... G

1951 ... H

1952 ... J

1953 ... K

1954 ... L

1955 ... M

1956 ... N

1957 ... P

1958 ... R

1959 ... S

1960 ... T

1961 ... U

1962 ... V

1963 ... W

1964 ... Y and Z

1965 ... AA

1966 ... AB

1967 ... AC

1968 ... AD

1969 ... 69

1970 ... 70

1971 ... 71

1972 ... 72

1973 ... 27

1974 ... 26

1975 ... 25

1976 ... 24

1977 ... 23

1978 ... 22

1979 ... 21

1980 ... 20

1981 ... 19

1982 ... 18

1983 ... 17

1984 ... 16

1985 ... 15



1986 ... 14 (Just a guess.)

1987 ... 13 (And another.)





(Notice that, beginning with 1973, if you subtract the prefix number from 100, the remainder equals the last two digits of the year.)

do you know the #'s for 336 rifles?
thanks
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Rimshot,
The prefixes are the same, except that the 336 was first introduced in 1948.