

What you can get at my web site will not have everything that is in the book so that I don't get ripped off. I'll send the manuscript to the publisher in February to get the book into print. You'll need about 130 sheets of paper in the printer tray. Print yourself a copy when sven gets it posted. I've sent sven the 12/28/04 version of my online book M14 Rifle History and Development to post at It's a huge update on the version there already. This is another example of why there's always more to learn about the M14/M1A. Why the jump in serial number? I don't know. HateCA also gave me the numbers on the under side to help confirm that it is a genuine M1A. Customer Service confirming that 2300XX is one of theirs. I have the e-mail message from Brandy at SA, Inc. NM has no correlation to the date of manufacture, just place. What would be considered an 'early' Mil-Spec Can I narrow down the date by the serial number or are there other markings to look for Save. Customer Serviceĭoes this make sense? Serial #'s aren't tied to date? Springfield Armory Dating a Springfield Armory. The month and year is sufficient.ġ006XX 03/97 sold as a rear lugged receiverġ62708 02/04 one of the first SOCOM modelsĢ300XX 08/00 verified with SA, Inc. Most of this list appears in the print book M14 Rifle History and Development. I understand you are making NO claim to ownership should you decide to share any serial numbers by PM or e-mail.

These are often refered to the WIN-13 Rifles and range in serial numbers from 1,600,000-1,640,000 which were produced from Mid-January to June 30th.Here is what I have collected so far.

Winchester Repeating Arms Company Production of the M1 Below are the assigned serial numbers for each company. It is important to note that these serial numbers for each company intermix as the need for production increased.

Other companies including Rock Island Arsenal, International Harvester, and Harrington and Richardson also produced M1s but we do not have the breakdown for these firearms. Note whether the arm was produced by Springfield Armory or Winchester Repeating Arms Company before looking at serial numbers. Begun by the Reese family in 1974, the name Springfield Armory was registered and the firm began by resurrecting historically significant designs produced by the National Armory such as the M1 Garand, M1911-A1 and a semi-auto only version of the M14 called the M1A. The serial number listed is the last one produced in the month all given serial numbers are approximate. Below is a list of serial numbers for the M1 Garand noting the year and month it was produced.
