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I have a Miroku Winchester 1895 in 30-06 that is unfired. I bought it used about a year ago and still haven't shot it. Do any of you now how to date these rifles? I'd like to know when it was made. I guess I need to get out and shoot it and see how it preforms. It looks like a well made rifle. The fit and finish is great.
Thanks for any info you can provide...
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Go to the Browning website and look up the code they use to date Japanese A5's and Citori's. I have hunch since the Miroku factory made all three, the code might be the same for the year of manufacture.
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I suspect that you have another 20 or so years to go until it appreciates much.
Jim
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Did you find out yet? The two alphabetical letters in the serial # are for the yr of manufacture. Z=1, Y=2, X=3, W=4,V=5, T=6, R=7, P=8, N=9, and M=0. I tried this out on my Browning 1895 and it shows 84. The Browning run of 1895's were all made in 1984 I think. The code also works for my New Win 1886 Extra Light .45-70. It shows 10 for this 2010 Miroku 1886 rifle run.
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Did you find out yet? The two alphabetical letters in the serial # are for the yr of manufacture. Z=1, Y=2, X=3, W=4,V=5, T=6, R=7, P=8, N=9, and M=0. I tried this out on my Browning 1895 and it shows 84. The Browning run of 1895's were all made in 1984 I think. The code also works for my New Win 1886 Extra Light .45-70. It shows 10 for this 2010 Miroku 1886 rifle run.
Jack No, I haven't found out yet. My serial# is NF17XX. I thought about using the letters like Browning uses but there's no "F". Tomcatt
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