Hi I also own a Marlin/Glenfield model 30 cal. 30-30. the former owner says he remembers buying it sometime in 1970. and the first two digts are 70 104-- so I would think that those first two digts would show the date of manufacture. God Bless, Mike. for more info, or other questions you can e-mail me at miketheredneck38@Yahoo.com Yes, it does. Soon after that, Marlin changed to a different dating system where you subtract the first two digits from 2000 to come up with the year of manufacture. Here is a link to check mfgr dates of Marlin's. http://oldguns.net/sn_php/marlinlookup.php Brian
I have a 1936 Marlin. It was made in 1936. Others with a prefix/suffix were first or second editions.
This is a three-letter prefix meaning "an error."
The two letter prefix which means outside is ex, as in the word, exhale, to breathe out.
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e following table can be used to date the year of manufacture of a Marlin 336. It is also valid for determining most other Marlin firearm build dates from 1946 to the present. Marlin year of manufacture maybe determined from the following table of letter/numeral prefixs to the serial number: Date Prefix(s) 1946 C 1947 D 1948 E 1949 F 1950 G 1951 H 1952 J 1953 K 1954 L 1955 M Date Prefix(s) 1956 N 1957 P 1958 R 1959 S 1960 T 1961 U 1962 V 1963 W 1964 Y, Z 1965 AA Date Prefix(s) 1966 AB 1967 AC 1968 AD, 68 1969 69 1970 70 1971 71 1972 72 Starting in 1973, the year of manufacture can be determined by subtracting the first two digits of the serial number from 100: Example:
The 2 letter prefix of AB to your serial number indicate that your Marlin-Glenfield model 30 rifle was made in the year 1966.
The AB prefix to your serial number indicates that your glenfield was made by the marlin firearms company in 1966.
By the serial number letter prefix. The Model 30 was introduced in 1964. A Y or Z prefix is for 1964. AA in 1965, AB in 66, etc.
The numbers 72 which are a prefix to the serial number indicate that your Glenfield 30-30 was made in the year 1972.
The letter W prefix dates your Marlin model 39A to the year 1963.
The prefix letter of P indicates that your Marlin rifle was made in the year 1957.
The letter D prefix to your serial number,dates your Marlin model 39A to the year 1947.
Your marlin model 39A with the prefix letter S to the serial number,dates your marlin to the years 1958-1959.
The letter V prefix to your marlin,s serial number indicates that your Marlin was made between 1961-Aug.1962.
Your Marlin model 336sc(sporting carbine) with the letter prefix of G indicates that it was made by Marlin in the year 1950.
With the letter J prefix to your serial number,this Indicates that your Marlin rifle was made in the year 1952.
The prefix letter of P indicates that your Marlin rifle was made in the year 1957.