This was done to fool the Axis powers into thinking that our production capability was much larger than reality. For instance...They capture 10 WLA's with serial numbers ranging from 42WLA10890 to 42WLA60900 they would assume that the enemy could produce at least 50,000 Bikes in a single year!
Serial number 3273324 regards an early war (1941) built Remington Model 1903 Service Rifle, in caliber 30-06. Remington 1903A3 productions did not begin until 1942 dated to serial number 3348086 and higher.
there are 2 left in flying condition one in uk and the other in Hamilton,Canada
it was in Mexico that was built.
Valletta was built because they needed a fort built by gentle men for gentlemen
Herod the Great built Masada
it would appear there are too many numbers in your serial number.....................
Total 1981 Corvettes Built - 40,606 Serial numbers (St. Louis): 1G1AY876xBS400001 through 1G1AY876xBS431611 Serial numbers (Bowling Green): 1G1AY876xB5100002 through 1G1AY876xB5108995 According to VetteFacts.com
Serial numbers 779456 thru 814121 were built in 1939 with a total of 34,666 built
That model and serial number match a shotgun built in 1921. In that year there were 19,795 of the same model built. For that year the serial numbers started with 247459 and ended with 267253.
Firearms built prior to 1969 weren't required to have a serial number, and many didn't. Nixon signed the law requiring all firearms to have serial numbers in 1969.
Need the serial number...first 6 numbers are month, day, year...i.e. 300307A0...was built on March 30, 2007
Harrington and Richardson used serial numbers that started with AM in 1974. The company had similar shotguns being built from 1974 to 1981.
Built in 1982 according to several website. My sea-horse serial number is only about 100 serial numbers from yours... in the same batch.
All US Military M1 Carbines were built during WW 2. The only ones built after the war were civilian copies.My research indicates that your serial number was assigned to the Inland division of general motors for the time span of Jan.1944-Aug.1944.The serial number range was 4,875,526-5,589,820.All serial numbers were assigned to blocks of serial numbers by the War department,and then issued to all manufactures of the M-1 Carbine.There were 9 different manufactures of the M-1 carbine during World War II.
To determine the year your Weatherby was built, you can check the serial number on the firearm. Weatherby provides a guide for decoding serial numbers, which indicates the year of manufacture. If you’re unable to find this information, you can also contact Weatherby directly or consult a firearms expert for assistance.
As they were manufactured prior to 1968, serial numbers were not required by law, optional. In your case, it is likely that the shotgun never had a serial number.
Built from 1966 to 1979. Serial numbers started with 100,000 so yours would likely have been made prior to 1970. In 1979 the rifle was discontinued.