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manufacture date of firearms
« on: August 06, 2021, 09:50:29 AM »
i tried looking it up, im sure the topic has been here before, but i cant seem to find how to look up a manufacture date for a firearm. anyone have a quick tip look up for one? thanks!

reason being i just got back my original rifle i bought at 13. its a winchester model 70 in 30-06 and was just curious to see the manufacturing date
« Last Edit: August 06, 2021, 09:55:51 AM by greenhead_killer »

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Re: manufacture date of firearms
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2021, 09:57:07 AM »
It depends on the manufacture of the firearm. Some are by serial number, some are by a code on the firearm, and some you will never find.

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Re: manufacture date of firearms
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2021, 09:59:42 AM »
apparently my brain was not working well this morning. found it. was between 64-65 according to my serial number

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Re: manufacture date of firearms
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2021, 10:45:11 AM »
Google "Winchester serial#....."
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