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Howdy guys I need to confirm the date of manufacture of this eg sn is 674013 the lever boss code is hard to see. I took a few pictures of the lever boss. Thanks Chris
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pretty sure it is an 19f which means 1954?
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E, 1953. Probably early in the year.
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Thanks Calhoun So the sn number puts it 1953 do we have a rough idea the sn range for 1953 and 54?
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Ctw...
I couldn't see
ANY Lever Boss Code in your pictures.
LBCs are always in an OVAL ,
not in a circle, but here's an excerpt from my records... hope this helps !
D= 1952: 621686(3D), 625775(19D). 628,864 (3D), 638145(3D), 643122, 655689, 6693xx, 6726xx, 673018(27D), E= 1953: 6664XX (19E), 694,7XX(19E) 699XXX(19E), 709xxx(3E)-my rifle, 7237xx(20E) 724xxx(20E), 8351xx(?0E), Strength & Honor...
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So I get it that the letter denotes year of production, but what do the numbers in the oval mean. Week of production?
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The number is the Inspector ID.
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Ahhhh, that makes sense. Thanks.
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