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I'm sure this has been covered before, but what do the letters stand for in different models of the 336. I've got a plain 336, no suffix, and just wonder what the letters stand for.

From the Marlin Owner forums:

CS .... Carbine Safety
C........ Carbine. 1968 and up
RC......Regular Carbine same as C prior to 1968
T .......Texan. Carbine with straight stock, 20 inch barrel
TS.......Texan Safety with 18.5 inch barrel.
SC.......Sporting Carbine, 20 inch barrel, 2/3 mag tube, pistol grip.
CB.......Cowboy, 24 inch octagon barrel and straight stock.
A.........Prior to 1980 24 inch round barrel PG stock
A........ Most recent, 20 inch PG carbine with birch wood, end cap forend.
W........ 20 inch PG carbine, birch wood, and two barrel bands
Y......... Spikehorn youth model short PG walnut stock 16.5 inch barrel.
LTS...... Texan Safety, 16.25 inch barrel.
Marauder.. same as 336 T except has 16.25" barrel and SG. Roll marked RC.
ER......... Extra Range PG stock in 356 Winchester.
375....... PG stock 20 inch barrel in 375 Win.
XLR.......Stainless steel 24 inch barrel PG laminated stock
CC....... 20 inch carbine with camo pattern birch PG stock
SS........20 inch PG stock Stainless steel.
ZG....... Zane Grey Century PG stock, 22 inch octagon barrel.
336 Octagon.. 22 inch octagon barrel SG stock.
336BL.... big loop lever and laminated PG stock.

I'm Pretty sure you're not referring to the serial number prefix. Just in case, it's date of manufacture.

1946-C
1947-D
1948-E
1949-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 or Z
1965 AA
1966 AB
1967 AC
1968 AD

Thanks, all. That answers all my questions.

I had a 336AS that match your description of a W.

and don't forget all the davidsons specials.

336D - 35 rem 18" blue/walnut ported barrel guide gun style
336SSLTD - same as above but walnut and stainless
336SDT - 30/30 straight stock, laminated, stainless steel 16.5" non-ported barrel
336SDG - same as above but with pistol grip.

i'm sure there are others i missed.

Tag

I'm Pretty sure W was specifically manufactured for Wal-Mart.

mine doesn't have a letter. it has a safety but has to be old as i am at least the fourth owner... # is 120***** can someone give me a hand? (hope i'm not stealing the thread.)

From the inta net Starting in 1973, the year of manufacture can be determined by subtracting the first two digits of the serial number from 100: Example: SN 2512345 would have been made in 1975 [100 - 25 = 75].

1988

thanks

Any chance we could make this a sticky? I find myself referencing this thread often.

I bought a new Marlin 336 in 1976. It has no letter, but only reads "Marlin Model 336." It is a .30-30 Win.

L.W.

I'd like to see it as a sticky too. I've been here 4 times this week checking both date and model.

just another reference bump.

I've got a couple more ...

30 TK ... Texan K-Mart


Glenfield 30GT ... Glenfield Texan

+1 for the sticky. Great info here

The simplest way is to "bookmark" the thread. Or add to "favorites".

http://www.marlinowners.com/ anything you need to know.....later