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I have a Marlin 1895 45-70 with Serial #B0061xx. Straight stock, 21 ½ inch barrel, 40 ½ inch over-all. I’m having trouble finding date of manufacture. The “B” doesn’t seem to exist except on my Marlin. The 1895 Marlin system was identical to the 1893 rifle invented by L. Hepburn, and was also an updated successor to the 1881 and 1889 Marlin rifles. This Marlin lever action rifle was produced starting in 1895 with 5,304 guns produced through 1906 (of which only 205 were carbines), and 18,000 manufactured through 1917.

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I have a Model 1895 lever action, serial number B007XXX. I'm trying to determine when It was made. The barrel is marked as a 'Model 1895' (no 'S'). The rifle has a straight stock, not a pistol grip, and is not checkered. I bought it used in 1983.
I've read on other posts in here that the 'B' either indicates the year of manufacture, or that it has Ballard rifling. Anouther post stated that subtracting the first two digits fo the serial number from 100 gave the year of manufacture, but that makes no sense with this number. Marlin Firearms Serial Numbers 1895
Thanks for any help,
Mike