Only if the rifle didn't have one originally and was manufactured before 1968, at which point, all firearms were required to have serial numbers.
The serial number 4279990 is a partial serial number for this rifle. To determine the date the rifle was manufactured you need to provide a complete serial number that begins with letters.
You have listed the model number of your rifle,not the serial number.
The rifle had the serial number C 2766.
Not a serial number if that is on a Sears or JC Higgins rifle. Might be a serial number on an Ithaca rifle. Please list all the markings on the rifle, just as they are on the rifle. sales@countrygunsmith.net
Serial numbers on rifles and shotguns were not required until 1968. Most JC Higgins guns made prior to that never HAD a serial number- and yes, it is legal.
There may not BE aerial number. They were not required by law on rifles and shotguns made prior to 1968. I have several like that in my collection (and yes, they are legal if they never had a serial number)
By the serial number on the rifle.
Federal law did not require serial numbers on rifles and shotguns until 1968. I believe your rifle was made in 1965, and never HAD a serial number. While it is HIGHLY illegal to remove or deface a serial number, owning a gun that never had one is perfectly legal.
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Your Marlin rifle was made in the year 1987,with the serial number provided.
Your serial number indictes that your Marlin rifle was made by them in the year 1985.
With the serial number that you have provided,your Marlin rifle was made in the year 1996.