Savage serial number decoder. May 20 2008 goshen ky. All savage firearms manufactured after december 1968 have a serial number which will have a letter prefix. On the faq page youll notice that the savage date code stamps run from 1949 to 1970 based on schwings work. F prefix with a serial number lower than f498821 1989 thru nov.
Read savage serial numbers. The first set is the manufacturers code the second designates the type of firearm the third set is the firearms chronological number the fourth set shows the year of mfg. Our database contains values of serial numbers through 566000 which ended the year 1950. The best way to look up serial number information for a savage rifle is to visit the gun manufacturers web site and select the part finder tab.
The graphic below outlines the starting and ending serial number for each year of production from 1969 thru the beginning of 2012 the most recent we have data for. Enter the serial number leave out the or of your savage 1895189999 in the box below. 1st 1995 through the end of 2002 g prefix started in 2003 with the introduction of the accutrigger h prefix started in january of 2010 serial number prefix is c how is any of the above relevant. Discussion in modern firearms started by zeb nov 25 2008.
A serial number list for the savage model ninety nine can be found in the blue book of gun values. Then another said the e was built in the 30s then discontinued then brought back in the 60 but then it said that savage didnt move to westfield til 60 or 61. The gun control act of 1968 which took effect in october of that year is when serial numbers became mandatory and savage started putting them on model 24 guns. Can anyone tell me how to read the serial numbers.
The one website that crossrefrenced the serial number said it was built in 1924 but everything i read says that the 99e wasnt built till the 60s. So i have a savage 99 which i assume is a deluxe checkered montecarlo stock with metal savage butt pad 308 caliber nothing rare it is in very good plus condition bluing maybe 95 percent or better the serial number 1040412 easy question for all the experts here is when was it made an. More information may be available at the. End 199516 03 001 95 16 03 800 95.
1st 1995 f prefix with a serial number higher than f498821 nov. The physical location of the serial number on a savage rifle varies but some are found on the bottom of the receiver. For most other models only a range of years is given. Nov 25 2008 1.
Aya 1995 2006 year ser. A new serial number system. Serials did not strictly run sequentially.