Frequently auctioneers ask, “When was any certain firearm manufactured?” or “What is the age of this firearm?”
This can be challenging primarily because firearms in the United States were not required to have serial numbers until October 22, 1968. Many did prior, but many others did not. Further, many early firearms manufacturers kept no records of serial numbers whatsoever.
For that matter, in many cases the year of manufacture isn’t necessarily material. For auction marketing, maker (company,) model, caliber or gauge and condition are probably far more important; serial numbers can certainly be advertised (and documented if sold by an FFL) — and then the buyer can decide if they’re significant.
We wrote previously about firearm serial numbers here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/08/18/firearms-serial-numbers-and-auctioneers/ with notation on NFA and non-NFA firearms laws.
This is our best effort (thus far) and we’ll update as we’re able. Many of these links give specific date lookup tables while others provide contact information in order to ask the manufacturer. A few sites require a small fee to receive information or merely provide some hints to date ranges:
American Arms Co. https://gunvalues.gundigest.com/american-arms-co/
Auguste Francotte https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos2.htm
AYA Firearms http://www.shotguns.se/html/aya_serial_numbers.html
Baker Guns https://gunvalues.gundigest.com/baker-gun-forging-co/
Barrett Firearms https://barrett.net/support/contact-us
Benelli https://www.benelliusa.com/customer-service/contact-us
Browning Arms Company https://www.browning.com … your-firearm.html
Boss & Company https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos1.htm
Charles Lancaster https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos3.htm
Churchill Ltd. https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos1.htm
Colt Defense https://www.colt.com/serial-lookup
FN Herstal https://www.fnherstal.com/en/contact
Frederick Beesley https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos1.htm
Fox Sterlingworth FoxFirearms
Glock Ges.m.b.H https://stakhaus.com … glock
Griffin & Howe http://secure.griffinhowe.com … make=16
Harrington & Richardson https://gun-data.com/harringtonrichardson2
Heckler and Koch https://www.hk94.com/hk/topic/3426-heckler-koch
Henry Rifle http://www.savage99.com/henry_dates.htm
High Standard https://www.bullseyeforum.net … hi-standard
Holland & Holland https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos2.htm
Hopkins & Allen https://www.gunvaluesboard.com/how-old-is-a-hopkins
Ithica Guns https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos3.htm
Iver Johnson Arms http://www.american-firearms.com/american-firearms
James Purdey https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos4.htm
James Woodward https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos5.htm
John Dickson https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos1.htm
John Rigby https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos4.htm
Joseph Lang https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos3.htm
L.C. Smith (Hunter) http://www.lcsmith.org/shotguns/manufacture.html
Lefever Arms Co. https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos3.htm
Makarov Pistol http://makarov.com/makfaq.html
Manhattan Fire Arms Co. http://www.manhattanfirearms.com/index.html
Mossberg https://www.mossberg.com/contact-us/
Remington http://oldguns.net/sn_php/remdates.htm
Savage Arms https://www.savagearms.com/content?p=contact
Sharps Rifle Manufacturing http://www.american-firearms
Smith & Wesson http://www.swhistoricalfoundation.com/info.html
Springfield Armory, Inc https://www.springfield-armory.com/contact/
Stephen Grant https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos2.htm
Stevens Firearms https://www.gunvaluesboard.com/firearmsstevens
Sturm, Ruger & Co. https://ruger.com/dataProcess/serialHistory/
Taurus International https://www.taurususa.com/support
W.&C. Scott & Son https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos5.htm
Walther P-38 https://waltherarms.com/ & P38ProductionDates
Webley & Scott https://www.armsresearch.co.uk/
Western Long-Range (Ithica Guns) https://www.doublegunshop.com/
Westley Richards https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos4.htm
Whitworth Muzzleloading Rifles http://www.researchpress.co.uk … whitworth
Winchester Repeating Arms https://winchestercollector.org/dates/
W.W. Greener https://www.doublegunshop.com/dgsnos2.htm
Various firearm serial lookup documentation serialization-date of manufacture
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer, CAI, CAS, AARE has been an auctioneer and certified appraiser for over 30 years. His company’s auctions are located at: Mike Brandly, Auctioneer, RES Auction Services and Goodwill Columbus Car Auction. He serves as Distinguished Faculty at Hondros College, Executive Director of The Ohio Auction School, an Instructor at the National Auctioneers Association’s Designation Academy and America’s Auction Academy. He is faculty at the Certified Auctioneers Institute held at Indiana University and is approved by the The Supreme Court of Ohio for attorney education.
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