festeruk Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/unsure.gif Hi are WW2 Thompsons dated, or is it just by serial numbers?? and if by serial numbers how do you work the date out...thanks festeruk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawksnest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 They are not dated. The serial number will give you the approximate date of maufacture if you have a book such as Frank's "American Thunder". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 fester, Give up the number, and I can give up the date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full auto 45 Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 How about the dates on these I'm working on buying? Serial Numbers: A0152924X & A0150727. That's what the guy read off to me. I think it's somewhere around 1940-41. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Mike, October/November 1942 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full auto 45 Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Thanks Art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurridale Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 As long as we're here, anyone (Arthur?) know when Savage S349851 was made? I think it's late summer, '42. Thanks! DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 DC, December, 1942-January, 1943 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC-2-USN Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 How about M1A1 522625 - savage built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurridale Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Thanks, Arthur! That's earlier than I expected (and will make parting with it even harder on me when I have to sell it in a month or two ... http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/sad.gif ) Regards, DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougStump Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Art, About when was my Savage M1A1 #306581 born? Thanks, Doug Stump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS9091 Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 ARTHUR SAVAGE MANUFACTURED M1 #186074? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 USMC, March/April 1943 Doug, November/December 1942 ODS, September/October 1942 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balder Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Arthur, You're probably sick and tired of looking up numbers by now, but anyway - S-245XX? That's one thing I miss in "American Thunder", a list of production dates. I've tried looking for it on the Net, no luck there either. Thanks! Balder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Balder, October, 1940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecondAmend Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 This appears to be the sort of thing for a chart or "look up table" in the FAQ section, eh? Anyone have the relevant data and willing to volunteer to develop such a chart/table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijive Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Arthur, Didn't the M1 series production start in 1942? How could the M1 guns be made in 1941 or did I read the posts incorrectly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21 smoker Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Arthur,Balder... Looks like my Savage #24169 is close to Oct. 1940 too.It`s amazing they are so close in production time and travelled all around the world during a major conflict and survive to this day...if they could only talk..out. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS9091 Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 ARTHUR THANKS http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif AS BALDER & SECONDAMEND ASK..IS THERE A TABLE/CHART/ANYTHING AVAILABLE TO "DECODE" SERIAL NUMBERS, OR ARE YOU REALLY A REALLY R.K.I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 G.I., OK...Ooops...Revised dates....Mixed up 28's with M1/M1A1's...These are dates for M1/M1A1's except for Balder's which is a 1928, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijive Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Arthur, I thought you might be thinking of the 1928 serial numbers, which are right in the ball park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TactAdv Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Arthur, ....how about Savage M1A1 #31868X????? TIA!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigma1 Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Hi Arthur - any idea when AO44442 was made? Many thanks sigma1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Tact, July/August 1942 Sigma, If it's an M1 then December 1942-January 1943 If it's a 1928 then December 1940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigma1 Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Cheers Arthur -it is 1928 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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