![]() ![]() Model 311's made starting in 1968 that were ser#'d started with letter prefix 'A' and 000001. ![]() Some can give an educated guess at it by looking at mfg features, finishes & styles. The Models going back farther than the date code (1949) are just a mystery as far as exact date of mfg. It's the old 'we had this fire and the sprinklers ruined all the records refrain." Savage says there are no records available if you ask them to search. Sometimes there is one or two numbers along with the letter inside the oval/circle, different opinions on what the number(s) stands for.Īfter Dec '68, Fed law (GCA'68) required a ser# on shotguns and 22rf long guns, but the date codes continued to be struck along with them intermittently for a couple years by Savage/Stevens/Fox. But you're likely to find it stamped most anywhere on the action. On the SxS like the 311, it's usually in an oval or circle on the bottom of the frame near the front nose where the forend fits. They did stamp these date codes on the shotguns (and just about every other firearm including the Model 99). Includes Stevens and 'Fox' brand guns as Savage owned both at the time.īefore 1968, shotguns were not required to be ser#'d under Fed law, and Savage usually did not do so. The 'date code' was used on Savage made firearms in those yrs. ![]()
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