[SixTGunr]

Bill: The m14 that I had in the service had a 7 didget serial no.(#1447345). My SA M1A has 6. Did all USGI M14s have a 7 didget number?

 

[Bill Ricca]

No, the numbering started at 2001. I had a five digit SA in Basic Training in Jan of 1964.

 

[Twiggy]

I don't know if my service rifle was Springfield or not but that was the number of my rifle I had at the time

here is the battle sight "0" page from my basic training rifle book

 

[fubar]

twiggy that should have been a TRW

 

[Bill Ricca]

Here are 7 digit serial numbers reported to me by various board members.

• SA
  1,591,777
  H&R
  1444915
  1522293
  WRA
  1066052 demil
  1082610
  1167604
  1183057
  1211185
  1216435 demil
  1157650
  1179799
  TRW
  1181446
  1355709 demil
  1385346 demil
  1383997 demil
  1391477 demil
  1393136 MKS
  1434500
  1455512

With SA making so few rifles I would guess they didn't produce too many high serial numbered rifles.

 

[herkybird]

Serial numbers and date of production??

Is there a list available that shows when each group of serial numbers were manufactured, such as we have for the Garands? I'd be curious to see when the two HRA's I supplied you the numbers for were made.

Thank you......

 

[Different]

FWIW, there is such a list. It is on page 337 of the book U.S. Rifle M14 from John Garand to the M21 by R. Blake Stevens. This list was prepared in 1965 by Mr. Albert A. Cole, Jr. who worked at Rock Island Arsenal at the time.

 

[mguntony]

You may have found this already, but try here for serial number info.
http://oldguns.net/sn_php/milmods.htm

Tony G

 

[Cal 50]

http://armscollectors.com/sn/usmildates.htm
This is another site basically the same as the previous one.

 

[Bill Ricca]

I appreciate the above links but that website, for M14 use, unfortunately is not reliable. I have known about the problem for a long time. If you enter a serial number like 845192 in Winchester's search, it comes up the rifle was produced in 1962-63. The only problem is that serial number is an H&R. It should exclude that serial number, but as many different contracts were running at the same time, it OKs anything searched between the very first rifle and the very last rifle of that contractor, even other contractors' serial numbers that fall between those two.
The search can determine only the approx time period. The results are not programed as to which manufacture the serial number applies to.

 

[wdigeorge]

Bill,

Are you collecting M14 Serial #'s that are demilled? I have some demilled receivers that I can give you the serial #'s for and the manufacturer. It's only a drop in the bucket in the big picture, but if you want it, I'll email it to you.

 

[Bill Ricca]

Yes, please send them. Every bit will help. Thanks

 

[wdigeorge]

Will do sir!