When Was My Gun Made? Firearm Dates by Serial Number

What year was your gun created?

How to search for your firearm or gun date of creation or manufacture via it's serial number. There is unfortunately no one stop shop for this task but hopefully with the help of this lense you will be able to find your firearm by manufacturer below and follow their link in order to track your weapon. Use the links below and please have your model and serial number handy so you can provide it on the corresponding pages in order to find out when your gun was made.

Colt Firearms

Visit Colt 1911 Website

Colt is known for creating some of the highest quality firearms including the 1911 pistol supported by numerous other awesome standard and tactical pieces of equipment, from rifles to shotguns.

Not able to locate the date of manufacture for your Colt firearm? Well we did some digging and found that Colt offers an archival service for a moderate fee to locate all records of your original Colt shipment. They provide every spec about the gun, who is was shipped to, when it was shipped, and even how many other firearms were shipped at the same time as yours. You can find the order form and specifications of Colt Manufacturing's archival service here.

Browning Firearms

Visit Browning Firearms Website

Browning Firearms has created and manufactured firearms from shotguns, rifles, rimfires, and pistols including many other gun related accessories.

How to find your Serial Number

Use these videos to find the serial number on your gun or firearm.

Glock Firearms

Visit Glock Perfection Website

Here you will find the Glock Talk forums where you can search and chat with individuals who own glocks and can share information with you on finding out "When was your glock made?" Just click the register link on the top left to start.

Makarov Firearms

Visit Makarov Website

Makarov (PM - Pistolet Makarova) - Here you will find the serial number break down by letters and numbers in order to find out when you Makarov firearm was created. This is as simple as matching red to red, blue to blue, or 1 to 1. Ensure you have your serial number handy and visit this site to begin.

Marlin Firearms

Visit Marlin Lookup Website

Visit the link above to find out when your Marlin firearm was manufactured. The website is straight forward and all you have to do is type in the serial number to your gun and BAM you are presented with the date of creation, simple as that. Marlin firearms are kept in a database along with other manufactured firearms for easy reference.

Remington Firearms

Visit Remington Society Website

Firearm dating information about Remington series firearms and guns provided by the Remington Society. You can reference the above website in order to date your firearm by the numbers and letters in the serial number and also learn how to read the serial number to know what each number and letter stands for, just like in a drivers license number.

Sears Branded Firearms

Visit Sears Firearms Website

This is more of a cross reference for Sears branded firearms as well as just about every other manufacturer. This cross reference can be used to figure out which Sears firearm was created by which manufacturer as a mirror model of their own. Then use the links on this lense to look up the firearm that your Sears Firearm is most like to find out the year of manufacture.

Taurus Firearms

Visit Taurus Firearms Website

The Taurus Model Number Lookup System will help you find detailed information about your Taurus Gun. Enter the serial number (no spaces) of your firearm and click on "Search" to identify your model. (You must click the "search" button to get your results.

Winchester Firearms

Visit Winchester Lookup Website

Similar to the Marlin lookup tool above (and provided by the same website) comes the Winchester lookup tool. You can simply visit the above web site and type in your serial number off of your Winchester firearm and TADA the date is quickly retrieved from their database and displayed on your screen. It doesn't get much easier than that.

Firearm Poll - When Was My Gun Made?

If your firearm manufacturer was not listed or covered in this lense. Please vote "other" below and add a comment as to which firearm you are looking for and I will do my best to find and update the information on this lens for you.

U.S. Military Firearms

Visit US Military Firearms Database Website

Select whether your firearm is a handgun or a long gun and choose the appropriate link to be directed to oldguns.net look up tool. Once there simply search for the date your firearm was created by typing in the serial number in the box.

Which firearm are you looking up? - When Was My Gun Made?

R. Medina on October 31, 2020:

ttn intnl model 1878 s/n 4751

michael v ventimiglia on October 30, 2020:

new england firearms ( N G 001039 ) model r22 ultra mini

Volunteer arms co. on October 29, 2020:

16 gauge serial number is 90524xe what would it be worth and how old is it.

Joseph Farrell on October 27, 2020:

I have a New England Firearms 20 gauge shotgun, serial # 206695. What year was it made?

Perry A. Bundy on October 24, 2020:

I have two Colt 1911 45s would like to know build dates. 1- Ser: CLW018060 2: 70BS22328

Brandon H74 on October 20, 2020:

Valmet serial #158740

223

I would love to figure out manufacture date and any other info.

thanks

Jimmy W Young on October 13, 2020:

I have a Rossi 92. Stamped

K013697

Wondering how old it might be

carl nix on October 10, 2020:

I have an ESSEX 45 cal. #4199

When was it made and where?

Larry on October 10, 2020:

I have a 357 magnum revolver serial number ACT2910

What is it appraised at?

Essex, 275745 on October 08, 2020:

what year model is my gun ?

Carl Nix on October 07, 2020:

Essex #4199

William on September 30, 2020:

Weatherby varmitmaster. 270 caliber. Serial number SB059678. Any idea on the date of manufacture.

EDWARD LAVAUGHN CAFFEE on September 29, 2020:

i have henry 44 cal rifle serial number is bbo4619 how old is it my wife bought it for me on our first anniversary i have never fired it i think it was 2002 but want to be sure

Luke satern on September 28, 2020:

I just picked up a hawes 25 auto. Serial number 38656. Can anybody tell me what year it was made?

Frank Sigmund on September 20, 2020:

looking for ruger single six ser # 369972

Dilligaf on September 17, 2020:

I was looking up a Charter Arms that your site says they have. Okay, that's lie #1. What do you do besides waste the time of people on the net?

kingsmith2 on September 11, 2020:

Allen S.

I have a Rossi Sat Night Special but no Model number.

The serial # is 167726

Thanks

James M Beardsley on September 07, 2020:

trying to find model and year my marlin was made 9009003

Michael Thomas on September 07, 2020:

I have a Clement pistol with serial number 9199 and wonder about the year manufactured & the correct caliber.

western field m550cr 20ga. on August 30, 2020:

i own a western field m550cr 20ga.

Roy R. on August 30, 2020:

I Owen a model 39-2 model A526080, I would like to find the manufacture and maybe the value of the item.

Cody Wilson on August 26, 2020:

Vulcan V50SS 50BMG serial number B8759

s&W on August 14, 2020:

an old revolver

tracy on August 13, 2020:

cresent certified shotgun .410 pistol class. serial number 1020. can you help with identifying the year of this gun and possible average value? thanks?

Paul 2314 on August 11, 2020:

Is it possible to get manufacturing dates on Savage Model 29B NSN and Savage Model 1914 SN-411xx ! Would also like some idea of values ! These are family owned weapons!

Csmith1270 on August 06, 2020:

Is it possible to date how old a muzzleloader is? It has an octagonal barrel on left side it says Ardesa Spain 50 cal black powder only anc next to that it has the numbers 011727. I took the wood stock off and found the number 32 on both barrel and stock. It is a single trigger percussion with brass accents

robinpeck on July 31, 2020:

Dakota?

Brad on July 30, 2020:

I have acquired a Savage 340 in 22 Hornet with fixed side mount weaver scope. serial number 144xxx. How do I find year of manufacturer and if it has a letter prefix. Any reference to model is not visual externally.

Joey P on July 27, 2020:

Chippa firearms # 32133

When could you tell it was manufactured

Springfield Savage on July 25, 2020:

How can I tell when my gun was made

Carolina on July 16, 2020:

12 gauge single barrel full choke. Need all info you can find please.

Andy on July 13, 2020:

Iver johnson

Andy on July 13, 2020:

I have a 22 model 844 over Johnson and another #A5620 can u help

troy on July 13, 2020:

WALTHER Model 359 30/06

Serial # 3843

Paul Mitchell on July 09, 2020:

how old is my H&R 410 single shot shotgun?Says 410-44cal on top of barrel serial #62502 in the breech #is62502o

Duggar on July 09, 2020:

When was Sig Sauer P220 serial number G406386 made

Essex on July 05, 2020:

Serial # 75947 what year was it made?

Bob on July 05, 2020:

Hawes 25 Cal auto Model 11 74752

Bushmaster on July 03, 2020:

Looking for year this model was made

Tanarmi on July 01, 2020:

Model TA 22 serial number 77919

Tony on June 27, 2020:

Appears to be North American Arms gun, has no identification on it other than serial no. G21150, any help?

Douglad on June 23, 2020:

I have a Harrison & Richardson shotgun

R H McGregor on June 20, 2020:

MacNaughton 2812 serial number how old

Mossberg 500 on June 15, 2020:

Want to know the manifacture date

Charles Reeder on June 11, 2020:

Looking for Smith & Wesson

Charles on June 06, 2020:

hand gun 27992, possible Korean or China

twin city on May 28, 2020:

Mitchell Powers HDWE co

. on May 28, 2020:

Ruger and keltec

Gars320 on May 25, 2020:

Colt 6700 ser CCH035305

Tony McDonald on May 23, 2020:

The pistol is a llama Especial 380

Tonykart20 on May 15, 2020:

I have an ArmaLite ar-10 (t) that I'm trying to get information about. Basically the age and any relevant info on this rifle.

Firearms Int'l. Corp., Washington, D.C. on May 15, 2020:

hi, i own a .22lr revolver "the regent" by Firearms Int'l. Corp., Washington, D.C. , i made deep research, i got that it was made beetwen 1967 to 1975, it sems it is rebranded by the importer, it looks just like the Arminius revolvers. But i would like to know how old it exactly is. Serial number begins 1 2 2 0 0

mike on May 03, 2020:

i have a hawes 22lr revolver sayes made in w germany how can i find out more about the gun

Joe thompson on May 02, 2020:

Savage arms 12ga serial #27113 Date of Manufacture please!!

Bob Phelps on April 30, 2020:

iver Johnson 32 serial # 5355 date of manufacture

tim on April 30, 2020:

am arms co boston 12 ga sing shotgun ser 9287 pat march21 82 may 29 83 any one

john on April 29, 2020:

I have a friend who is wondering how old his mauser is.It is a patrone 22 LR.Serial number is 41361

Kevin on April 09, 2020:

I'm trying to figure out what year and model of a colt serial number 188609 on barrel has .38 SPC. Single action that's all so far

Trevor Morse on April 06, 2020:

What kind of gun is this serial number 13J185 and when made.

Franklin Spencer on April 02, 2020:

Does anyone really answer any of these questions ?

Joe on April 01, 2020:

Mossberg guns are conspicuously absent from this list. Hard to believe since they are the biggest shotgun maker in the WORLD!!

Maxwell Magladry on March 26, 2020:

I'm looking for SS Kresge shotguns

Sig M-17 on March 17, 2020:

lokking for manufacture date of sig M-17 072061

Wayne young on March 04, 2020:

I like to find out when my Stevens model 520 was made serial number 4870 A

Franklin M Spencer Jr on February 20, 2020:

Looking to find out when my S&W 357 Magnum was produced.

Serial # AFT 4802

Thank you.

BILL on February 19, 2020:

H&R 38 s&w . # 365 wondering the date on this .

High standard .22 model 106 military 1889237 on February 15, 2020:

What year was it made

Cary on February 10, 2020:

Stevens 22/410

Michael L. Sprague on February 08, 2020:

Smith & Wesson model 36. Chief Special

Serial#47527

Claude clement on January 28, 2020:

I Have a old 44-40 trappers rifle Winchester model 1892 trade make.serial # 391035

john edwards on January 27, 2020:

I have a star 9mm 38 need a firing pin don't no what to order

Don C. on January 26, 2020:

Looking to find the age of a charter arms corp. Stratford conn. off duty .38 special serial number 978266

fungun on January 25, 2020:

Harington-Richardson has little info available. It would be nice to cover these also.

George. Kirk on January 24, 2020:

What year was Stevens derringer 22 serial #76477 made ?

RONALD J WILDGRUBE on January 23, 2020:

I just got a .22 cal. pistol single shot, also break down barrel to load and unload. Serial No. is 51189

Smoking john on January 16, 2020:

Traditions flintlock muzzloader ser. 289716. Similar to hawken woodsmen, except no brass or patchbox, single ramrod thimble. Deep river, conneticut. Made in spain. Don't know model or year of production. Pre 1995. Thank you.

Neon Wayne on January 13, 2020:

What is the manufacture date of a Henry survival rifle H002B sn# SU008714

River Rat on January 12, 2020:

what year of manufacture LLAMA 380

Wyoming Parker on January 07, 2020:

Year

HAROLD RADIEL on January 04, 2020:

WHEN WAS MY WESTERN FIELD MODEL EMN-740 SERIAL NO. AA 45838 MADE

John on December 30, 2019:

Howa 270 serial # B009092

Todd donley on December 27, 2019:

Cobray made by leinad inc. sn#m00016078

Ronald Beatty on December 23, 2019:

got a 22 cal. RL Sportster made by Harrington & Richardson Arm. Worcester Mass USA . I am in need of a clip for it. Do not no the year it was my fathers gun I think he got it in the 50s. On the rifle there are no. 250 and 111. can I get a clip for it?

Reba on December 22, 2019:

Pardner 410 ga 3" full

New england firearms

Serial # nt 360287

Duane Anderson on December 16, 2019:

12 ga Revelation model 350 series m SN P860093

David Pratt on December 14, 2019:

Uberti Frisco

rich on December 13, 2019:

Ruger

wlh on December 06, 2019:

savage arms

johnny terry on December 02, 2019:

j stevens &arms

Omega model 32 ser number 3903 on November 26, 2019:

this pistol was made in Germany

Bobby on November 25, 2019:

Looking for make and model for my bolt action rifle sn 4744100

Roger on November 22, 2019:

Looking for manufacturing date for Rock Island Armory 1911 Ser. #

R1A1488072

Smith & Wesson 39-2 on November 19, 2019:

Smith & Wesson 39-2 when was it made

roy on November 18, 2019:

have a savage mark 22, looking for its age--SN is 1144557

sharna on November 14, 2019:

trying to find out age and worth of my gun ser number AY3538

Richard on November 13, 2019:

I have a Iver Jonsons arms & cycle works the number is 8382

Michael Edmondson on November 13, 2019:

Trying to find out how old my savage arms mod. 110, 243 win., ser. 13373 is

Bill Hoffman on November 09, 2019:

I have a double barrel 20 ga. Springfield shotgun I got for Xmas when I was 12 years old. How can I find out when it was manufactured? 5100 is serial number

BRUNO RUSANOWSKI on October 27, 2019:

would like date of manufacture of a Norinco mod 22atd

James on October 24, 2019:

My Revolver is a S&W K frame .38

Snubbie w a 2.5 inch barrel. 6 shot

Serial # 1K27443