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Tikka: 5,000 done postwar. Model Number Year 8BACS / 8BALCS 1980 8RCS / 8RLCS 1980 8BACI / 8BALCI 1981 8RCI / 8RLCI 1981 8BACN / 8BALCN 1982 8RCN / 8RLCN 1982 8SRLCN 1982 8BACT / 8BALCT 1983 8RCT / 8RLCT 1983 8SRLCT 1983 7.5 HP Models Model Number Year. Sako Serial Number by Year and Chambering List Reference Library. In 1971 the serial numbers were already at 5843. In 1970 the stock was redesigned and it was made ambidextrous with few more modifications to the construction and the new model was named VL63/M72. But in brochures, the same rifle was M73 'The Finnwolf'. In all, all different models of 'Finnwolf' were built until to the serial number 13.400. Does anyone know where I might be able to find the age of a Sako 75 from the serial No? Jonty h Well-Known Member. Apr 14, 2014 #2 i think somewhere on here Sako Collectors Club. Gmart122 Well-Known Member. Apr 15, 2014 #3 Glenn Dryer gdryer@gmk.co.uk will tell you the date the gun left GMK UK. Not date of manufacture and how close.

Sako Date of Manufacture by Serial Number? Anyone have a website/link for checking Sako serial numbers to find out Date of Manufacture? There are some web sources with a few references for pre-1972 Sako's but apparently none for later vintage guns. (Right now, I'm trying to find out a date for a Finnbear, ser #522xxx). When was my sako AIII rifle serial number 549414 manufactured? Unfortunately, the current owner of SAKO (Beretta) does not publish date of manufacture tables for NEW Sako rifles. Try contacting.

What year was your gun created?

How to search for your firearm or gun date of creation or manufacture via it's serial number. There is unfortunately no one stop shop for this task but hopefully with the help of this lense you will be able to find your firearm by manufacturer below and follow their link in order to track your weapon. Use the links below and please have your model and serial number handy so you can provide it on the corresponding pages in order to find out when your gun was made.

Colt Firearms

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Colt is known for creating some of the highest quality firearms including the 1911 pistol supported by numerous other awesome standard and tactical pieces of equipment, from rifles to shotguns.

Not able to locate the date of manufacture for your Colt firearm? Well we did some digging and found that Colt offers an archival service for a moderate fee to locate all records of your original Colt shipment. They provide every spec about the gun, who is was shipped to, when it was shipped, and even how many other firearms were shipped at the same time as yours. You can find the order form and specifications of Colt Manufacturing's archival service here.

Browning Firearms

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Browning Firearms has created and manufactured firearms from shotguns, rifles, rimfires, and pistols including many other gun related accessories.

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Glock Firearms

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Here you will find the Glock Talk forums where you can search and chat with individuals who own glocks and can share information with you on finding out 'When was your glock made?' Just click the register link on the top left to start.

Makarov Firearms

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Makarov (PM - Pistolet Makarova) - Here you will find the serial number break down by letters and numbers in order to find out when you Makarov firearm was created. This is as simple as matching red to red, blue to blue, or 1 to 1. Ensure you have your serial number handy and visit this site to begin.

Marlin Firearms

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Visit the link above to find out when your Marlin firearm was manufactured. The website is straight forward and all you have to do is type in the serial number to your gun and BAM you are presented with the date of creation, simple as that. Marlin firearms are kept in a database along with other manufactured firearms for easy reference.

Remington Firearms

Visit Remington Society Website

Firearm dating information about Remington series firearms and guns provided by the Remington Society. You can reference the above website in order to date your firearm by the numbers and letters in the serial number and also learn how to read the serial number to know what each number and letter stands for, just like in a drivers license number.

Sears Branded Firearms

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This is more of a cross reference for Sears branded firearms as well as just about every other manufacturer. This cross reference can be used to figure out which Sears firearm was created by which manufacturer as a mirror model of their own. Then use the links on this lense to look up the firearm that your Sears Firearm is most like to find out the year of manufacture.

Taurus Firearms

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The Taurus Model Number Lookup System will help you find detailed information about your Taurus Gun. Enter the serial number (no spaces) of your firearm and click on 'Search' to identify your model. (You must click the 'search' button to get your results.

Winchester Firearms

Visit Winchester Lookup Website

Similar to the Marlin lookup tool above (and provided by the same website) comes the Winchester lookup tool. You can simply visit the above web site and type in your serial number off of your Winchester firearm and TADA the date is quickly retrieved from their database and displayed on your screen. It doesn't get much easier than that.

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U.S. Military Firearms

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Select whether your firearm is a handgun or a long gun and choose the appropriate link to be directed to oldguns.net look up tool. Once there simply search for the date your firearm was created by typing in the serial number in the box.

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SAKO, Limited (Finnish: Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy, lit 'Civil Guard Gun and Machining Works Ltd') is a Finnishfirearm and ammunition manufacturer located in Riihimäki, Tavastia Proper in southern Finland. It also owns the Tikka brand of bolt-action rifles since 1983, and is now owned by the Italian firearm holding companyBeretta Holding.

• 3Current production
• 4Sako model history (Europe)

History[edit]

In 1919, two years after Finland declared independence from the Russian Empire, the Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunnan Asepaja (Civil Guard Supreme Staff Gun Works) opened in a former Helsinki brewery to repair private arms and recondition Russian military rifles for Finnish service. The rifle repair shop became financially independent of the civil guard in 1921. The Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunnan Asepaja moved from Helsinki to an ammunition factory in Riihimäki on 1 June 1927, and reorganized as SAKO in the 1930s. Sako started exporting pistolcartridges to Sweden in the 1930s and continued manufacturing submachine gun cartridges through World War II.^[1]

Another Finnish firearms manufacturer Tikkakoski, which owned the Tikka brand, was merged into SAKO in 1983. In 1986, the arms manufacturing division of the government-owned Valmet conglomerate (what itself had been derived from the Valtion Kivääritehdas, VKT) was merged with Sako and called Sako-Valmet, with ownership split evenly between Nokia and Valmet. After further organizational shifts in state ownership, the company was sold to the Italian Beretta Holding in 2000.^[2]

Post–World War II production[edit]

The first civilian rifle bearing the Sako name was the L42 (Luodikko [rifle] model 1942) chambered for the 7×33mm Sako cartridge, prototyped in 1942, and commercial production started after World War II. Sako developed the 7×33mm cartridge based on the 9×19mm Parabellum pistol cartridge, by making a longer case and 'necking' the case down to 7 mm calibre (7.21 mm bullet diameter). This cartridge was designed for and well suited to capercaillie and black grouse hunting, a popular sport in Finland, Sweden and Norway. The L46 was later denoted L461 'Vixen'. The L461 has been very popular in Finland and Sweden, especially chambered for the .222 Remington cartridge and has a great reputation among aficionados.^{[citation needed]}

In 1957, Sako launched a longer action, the L57, subsequently renamed L579 'Forester'. This is a 'medium action' intended for the .308 Winchester and similar cartridges.

In 1961, Sako introduced the L61R 'Finnbear' for long cartridges like the .30-06 and 6.5×55mm.

Between 1959 and 1974, Sako produced a lever-action gun, the Sako Finnwolf, in .243 Winchester and .308 Winchester.

Sako has also produced a number of rimfire rifles, among them are the P72 Finnscout, the M78,the Finnfire and the Quad. The M78 was also chambered for the .22 Hornet and the .22 WMR in addition to the .22 Long Rifle.

During the 1980s (1987), Sako started using the AI/AII/AV designations (previously used for models imported to the US) for the three action lengths in Europe. The complete rifles were still designated L461/L579/L61. The bolt was given a slight cosmetic makeover, with the hammer covered by a conical shell. This visual design was also used on the later models (M4/5/691, M75, M85).

The L579 could be delivered with detachable magazine although the default was a hinged floorplate.

From 1987 to 1992 a version of the short (Vixen) action was produced for the .22 PPC and 6mm PPC cartridges, when Sako introduced these former wildcat cartridges as commercial cartridges, denoted '.22 PPC USA' and '6mm PPC USA' to avoid confusion with the specialized bench rest cartridges which required a 'tight neck' chamber. These actions are the same external dimensions, and have the same bolt diameter as the 222 Remington, 222 Rem. Magnum, 223 Rem. cartridge actions. Only the bolt face recess was enlarged to suit the PPC case.

In 1992, the first of the 'newer' Sakos, the 591, was introduced as a replacement for the L579. Shortly after, the 491 and the 691 were launched. These rifles (491/591/691) are not as highly regarded as the L461/L579/L61R and according to folklore, the quality of the workmanship is slightly inferior for the 491/591/691. They featured a separate recoil lug, also found on the 75, and a Tikka trigger assembly. However, these rifles were available in left-hand configuration both as a medium action (591) and long action (691)

In 1997, Sako launched the 75, named for Sako's 75th anniversary. The 75 was externally similar to previous Sako models, but the construction was radically different featuring three symmetrical locking lugs and a detachable magazine.

Before the 75, Sako hunting rifles (except the L46 and the L579) did not have detachable magazines, but a hinged floorplate with the lock placed on the front of the trigger guard.

Sako's latest (and current) model, the M85, was introduced in 2006.

Current production[edit]

Sako brand[edit]

• Sako 85 — Sako's premium-line bolt-actioncenterfirehunting rifle, available in many configurations and calibres from .204 Ruger through to .416 RM
• Sako A7 — Sako's mid-price-range hunting rifle, filling the gap between the Sako 85 premium line and the Tikka T3x value line hunting rifles. The A7 combines different features from the Sako 85 and the Tikka T3, along with a unique in-line detachable magazine design, and is currently (2010) available only with a synthetic stock, in combination with either a bluedchromoly or stainless steel barrelled action.
• Sako TRG — A long-range sniper rifle geared toward law enforcement and military use
• Sako Quad — A rimfire rifle, available in a variety of configurations with interchangeable barrels in .17 HMR, .17 HM2, .22 LR and .22 WMR calibres
• Sako Finnfire II — A rimfire rifle available in .17 HMR and .22 LR calibres

Tikka brand[edit]

• Tikka T3x — Sako's budget-range centerfire hunting rifle, available in calibres from .204 Ruger to .338 WM
• Tikka T1x MTR — A 'multi-task rimfire' rifle with the same receiver footprint as the T3x, introduced in 2018, available in .17 HMR and .22 LR calibres

Sako model history (Europe)[edit]

Models[edit]

Notes[edit]

Sako Serial Number History

1. ^Meyer, Scott E. (2003). 'The Sako Saga'. American Rifleman. National Rifle Association. 151 (October): 65&66.
2. ^Lähteenmäki, Pekka (28 December 2016). 'Suomalainen asetehdas löysi isännän Italiasta – 'Olemme outo osakkeenomistaja''. Talouselämä. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

External links[edit]

Sako Serial Numbers Date Manufactured