Marlin Firearms (until 2010), Remington Arms (most recent production)Purchased by Ruger in 2020 (currently out of production)Ĭurrently: Deluxe, BL, C, C Limited, SS, W (1960-1968) No Serial Number - Need Barrel Code (1968-1973) First 2 Numbers are Date of Manufacture (1973-1999) Subtract First 2 Numbers from 2000 (2000) Starts with 00 (2001-2010) First 2 Numbers Subtract from 2100 (2010- Present) 'MM' Need Barrel Code.

Marlin 795 & Marlin 60 Serial Numbers Date of Manufacture.Quick Reference.

Marlin Firearms Manufacturing Dates By Serial Number - DOWNLOAD (Mirror #1).Some people are under the belief that all one has to do is “subtract the first two digits of the serial number from 2000 and that is the year of manufacture”. There is some confusion about how Marlin Firearms used their serial numbers to ID the year of manufacture. Marlin rifle with serial number on top stock tang, behind hammer.The 18 is significant, for subtracting it from 2000 gives the date of manufacture for the rifle, 1982. For example, if the serial number starts with 18. On Marlin-branded Model 60 rifles, the first two digits of the serial number indicate the year of manufacture.For example a Marlin model 39A with a serial number of N1255X would have been made in 1955 while a 1894 in 44 magnum with a serial number of 2510509X, would have equated to 1975. These letters are small and may be hard to read, and are always upper case.Firearm serial numbers were date coded by a prefix within the s/n, as signified below. This information is stamped onto the lefthand-side of the barrel where the old ‘JM’ stamp used to be.

Since the MR serial numbers are computer generated, they do not coincide with a date of manufacture. The use of ‘MR’ began in May 2010, with some overlap to the 89/90 prefixed rifles. However, not all of these rifles are bad, continue reading for the Remlin dating system. Once Remington took over Marlin, the prefix became ‘MR’ for ‘Marlin Remington’, which is a dead give away of a Remlin. Below is the most amount of information I can find about serial numbers and what they mean for telling when your rifle was made. For a brief period Remington Marlin (Remlin) were putting out some poor quality rifles. Every body loves a Marlin lever action, but not many love getting one that is sub-par.

Marlin 336 date codes