The AB prefix to your serial number indicates that your glenfield was made by the Marlin Firearms company in 1966.
The Glenfield Model 30-30 is a lever-action rifle that was first produced in the early 1960s. If you have a specific serial number, you can often determine the year of manufacture through various resources. Generally, Glenfield rifles like the Model 30-30 are considered vintage and can be several decades old, depending on the production year.
Glenfield, a brand associated with the Marlin Firearms Company, produced the Glenfield Model 30, a lever-action rifle chambered for the .30-30 cartridge, starting in 1964. The Model 30 was a more affordable version of Marlin's Model 336. Production of the Glenfield 30-30 rifles continued until the late 1980s, after which the Glenfield name was phased out.
Glenfield Model 30A, caliber is .30/30. Value is $125-$200 depending on condition. sales@countrygunsmith.net
Marlin Glenfield. http://www.marlinfirearms.com/About/History.aspx Marlin Glenfield http://www.marlinfirearms.com/About/History.aspx
1967
your glenfield was made in 1968.
1967
AB=1966.
The 2 letter prefix of AB to your serial number indicate that your Marlin-Glenfield model 30 rifle was made in the year 1966.
Right below the hammer.
1978
I know that the J C Penny company sold the glenfield model 30A.The otasco company also sold this model.