Nothing.......they repeat.mycroft wrote:I am new to this website and forum, and it looks great.
Could someone help me understand the section on the RSA website concerning the barrel codes that indicate the date of manufacture?
The part that is confusing me is that many of the year code letters repeat. For example, according to the table, the letter L can designate either 1964 and 1991. What am I missing here?
Thanks.
The thing is, a firearm (like a Model 700) from 1991 would have many "generational" differences from one made in 1964........along with a different serial number scheme. In the '60s and early '70s, they didn't have preceding letters to their serial number. In the late '70s they started adding a letter to the serial number......which incremented about every five years (A, B, C, etc.).
Den