1. Serial Number Lookup Warranty
2. Marlin Golden 39a Serial Number Lookup
3. Marlin 39 Serial Number Dates
4. Marlin 39 Serial Numbers

Marlin Golden 39A.22LR/L/S 24' Barrel Lever Action Rifle 1963mfg Blued, Walnut C&R OK Description: Marlin Golden 39A.22 caliber lever action rifle, dated to 1963. This rifle features solid, smooth walnut furniture, with a deep blued finish, and Marlin's classic.22 lever action design.

I hope this helps all Marlin owners:
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Marlin Year of Manufacture
Marlin year of manufacture maybe determined from the following list of letter/numeral prefixs to the serial number; this coding only applies to serialized rifles:
1946-C
1947-D
1948-E
1949-F
1950-G
1951-H
1952-J
1953-K
1954-L
1955-M
1956-N
1957-P
1958-R
1959-S
1960 (August)-1961-U
1961 (August)-1962-V
1963-W
1964-Y,-Z
1965-AA
1966-AB
1967-AC
1968-AD, -68
1969-69
1970-70
1971-71
1972-72
Starting in 1973, the year of manufacture maybe determined by subtracting the first two digits of the serial number from 100:
Example: SN 2512345 would have been made in 1975 [100 - 25 = 75] and SN 94365295 would have been made in 2006 [ 100 - 94 = 06 (2006) ].
For Marlin Rimfire Rifles [non-serialized]:
From 1962 thru 1968 Marlins rimfire rifles (other than the 39 series lever actions) used a two letter date code that was stamped on the barrel. This date code is different than the one already listed, as Marlin rimfire rifles (other than the model 39 series) did not have a serial numbers until required to by Law after 1968. The first letter of the date code represented the month of manufacture while the second letter indicated the year. This date code was usually stamped on the left side of the barrel just in front of the receiver. The first letter of the date code is as follows:
A = Jan.
B = Feb.
C = Mar.
D = Apr.
E = May

Serial Number Lookup Warranty

F = June
G = July
H = Aug.
I = Sep.
J = Oct.

Marlin Golden 39a Serial Number Lookup

K = Nov.
L = Dec.
The second letter of the date code is as follows:
F = 1962
G = 1963
H = 1964

Marlin 39 Serial Number Dates

I = 1965
J = 1966
K = 1967
L = 1968

Marlin 39 Serial Numbers

So a date code of 'JK' would indicate that rifle was made in October of 1967.