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Different

Moderator, could we get this thread made as a sticky?

M14/M1A fans, let's put together a database of the dates M1A rifles were assembled at the factory. This information will go into the book M14 Rifle History and Development

Here's the requirements:

1) List the M1A serial number and the factory headspace tag date or the month and year SA, Inc. Customer Service says it was built.
2) You personally have to have read the serial number and date off the factory headspace tag or you personally corresponded with the Customer Service Department. No second hand reports.

I'll start. These two serial numbers and assembly dates are from the factory headspace tags:

052122 - 11/13/89
134855 - 07/27/01

TIA,

Different

sdbruiser

I don't think I was born on dates. :?

But I might have been conceived during one. :lol:

PM sent.

Different

The month and year should be good enough in most cases. What I'll do is set it up like this in the book:

Serial No. Month/Year

IDF026 05/99
IDF042 04/99
IDF067 07/99

SM0117 09/91
SM0162 10/91

WF027X 12/02

000065 12/71 sold as a receiver
000172 04/72 sold as a barreled receiver
000214 04/72 sold as a barreled receiver
000567 12/72
000708 02/73
001695 12/73
001988 04/74 sold as a barreled receiver
002167 09/74 sold as a barreled receiver
002282 09/74 sold as a barreled receiver
002734 04/75
002903 03/75 sold as a complete rifle with an Illinois marked barrel
002985 12/74 sold as a receiver
003159 10/74 sold as a barreled receiver
0034XX 01/75 sold as a barreled receiver
00356X 04/75
003719 09/75 sold as a match rifle
004357 12/75
004144 11/75 sold as a receiver
004379 04/76 sold as a receiver
004657
00512X 08/76
005756 12/76 sold as a receiver
005947 01/76 sold as a standard rifle
006127 11/77 sold as a receiver
0066XX 10/76 sold as a receiver
006857 10/77
007297 06/77
007600 09/77
0087XX 06/78 sold as a receiver
008893 08/78
008977 10/78
009334 02/79
009586 10/78 sold as a receiver verified witth SA, Inc. Customer Service
009690 05/78 verified with SA, Inc. Customer Service
0106XX 06/79
0107XX 07/79 sold as receiver
0108XX 08/79
0111XX 09/79
012027 12/79 sold as a receiver
012095 01/80
012397 02/80
0125XX 02/80
013308 05/80 sold as a receiver
013853 06/80
014095 06/80 sold as a receiver
014198 07/80
014233 07/80
014619 08/80
014806 09/80
0156XX 12/80
016573 02/81
018483 06/81
0195XX 09/81
019598 09/81
020528 11/81
020676 11/81
021075 02/82
021096 01/81
021499 03/82 select fire model
021941 04/82
022482 07/82
022837 07/82 sold as a receiver
023*** 10/82
023287 09/84 (09/82 ?)
024095 12/82
024159 12/82
02474X 03/83
02555X 05/83
025939 07/83
025939 11/87 per SA, Inc. Customer Service Dept.
0272XX 10/83
027583 10/83 sold as a receiver
0277XX 12/83
028260 11/83
028342 12/83
029284 02/84
029390 03/84
029540 04/84 sold as a receiver
030036 04/84
030061 05/84 select fire model
030310 05/84 sold as a receiver
0309XX 06/84
031359 01/85 sold as a receiver
031892 11/84
032315 11/84 sold as a receiver
032672 01/85
032951 12/84 sold as a receiver
033283 02/85
033847 03/85
0339XX 04/85
034299 05/85
034651 06/85
036600 12/85 sold as a barreled receiver
036945 12/85
037405 01/86 sold as a barreled receiver
037830 02/86 sold as a receiver
038016 1986
0383XX 04/86 sold as a receiver
038650 04/87 select fire model
039619 12/86
04043X 03/87
0405XX 03/87
041005 03/87 sold as a receiver
0426XX 08/87
043096 10/87
04317X 12/87
043208 10/87
0444XX 03/88
044515 04/88
045083 05/88
045336 09/88 sold as a receiver
045377 05/88 sold as a receiver
045515 07/88
0459XX 06/88
045911 06/88
0465XX 01/89
047122 12/88
047317 01/89
047387 01/89
047824 03/89
04886X 04/89
050000 12/89
050073 07/89
050233 07/89
050438 07/89
050885 09/89
051753 10/89
05203X 11/89
052075 11/89
052122 11/89
052724 12/89
053079 12/89
053096 12/89
053554 01/90
053623 01/90
053815 01/90
054067 01/90 sold as a receiver
054176 01/90
0542XX 02/90
054507 03/90
0548XX 02/90
054999 02/90
055118 03/90
055258 03/90
055491 05/90
055786 04/90
05649X 04/90
0565XX 05/90
056654 05/90
057106 05/90
057353 07/90
05842X 07/90
059008 06/90
059194 08/90
059587 09/90
059761 09/90
060736 10/90 sold as a receiver
060887 11/90
060890 10/90
061026 11/90
061320 10/90
061811 02/91
062340 01/91
062380 01/91
0624XX 01/91
062672 09/91
062680 08/91
0630XX 03/91
063379 09/91
0635XX 03/91
0640XX 05/91
06471X 06/91
064872 11/91 sold as a rear lugged Super Match
064880 12/91 sold as a rear lugged receiver
065295 09/91
065323 10/91
065720 08/91
065915 09/91
066425 10/91 sold as a receiver
066871 10/91 sold as a receiver
06812X 02/92
068177 01/92
068540 03/92
068978 04/92 sold as a receiver
069101 04/92 sold as a receiver
069457 05/92
069860 07/92
070005 07/92
0717XX 03/93
0720XX 03/93
072074 03/93
072253 05/93
072680 05/93
072562 04/93 sold as a receiver
072578 04/94
073406 06/93
073468 07/93
07465X 11/93
074859 11/93
075302 10/93
075704 11/93
075874 12/93
076322 01/94
076392 01/94
077987 02/94
078191 04/94
078839 03/94
079085 03/94
079265 04/94
079266 04/94
0797XX 04/94
079844 04/94
079836 04/94
080377 05/94
080388 05/94
081435 06/94
081586 07/94 sold as a rear lugged receiver
08231X 07/94
0826XX 07/94
082619 07/94
084040 09/22/94
084469 09/94 sold as a receiver
084627 09/22/94 complete rifle
08493X 10/94 sold as a receiver
085208 09/94 post-ban build at the factory
085595 11/94
085735 09/94
0859XX 11/94
085992 11/94
086404 12/94
087166 02/95
087675 02/95
088936 03/95
089164 03/95
089671 03/95
089693 03/95
0899XX 03/95
090354 03/95
092371 07/95
092426 06/95
0931XX 10/95
09349X 12/95
094058 01/96
094118 01/96
094440 01/96
094551 01/96
095110 02/96
095137 02/96
096026 03/96
097333 05/96
097345 08/96
098053 10/96
098669 10/96

For Ser#s 100001 and above go HERE

Phil McGrath

97333 5/95

Different

Phil, any chance 097333 is 05/96? I spoke with a former employee at Valley Ordnance who kept track of receiver serial numbers shipped from them to SA, Inc. M1A serial number 097726 shipped from VO to SA, Inc. on May 19, 1996.

TEA

Loaded M1A, 1189xx, headspaced on 7-21-99 by CS to 1.632.

t44fan

Gents,

Serial number 1664XX 8/04/04. SA Loaded Standard Stainless.

Good luck,

djl4570

1308xx Supermatch 12-18-00 1.632
1473xx Supermatch 10-14-02 1.631

PHYTCLUB

Hello,

Model number MA9802, serial number 1013XX, 4/2/97 I guess its a discontinued model from what the factory told me.


PHYTCLUB

Phil McGrath

Sorry for the late post Different, as I recall the kind ladies statement from Springfield 5/28/95 I remember this date as it is the same as my Pop`s his 5/28/41

Different

Thanks, Phil. I'm going to consider this particular Customer Service Department response a historical inquiry "flier" so to speak. I've put 097333 down as 05/96. Mr. Brezinski's serial number records are unquestionable prima facie historical documentation as he was the shop foreman at Valley Ordnance from 1993 to 1996. I asked Al at LEAST three times to slowly and deliberately annunciate the very last complete M1A receiver serial number shipped to Geneseo, IL. He gave the same answer each time, 097726. There's just no way Valley Ordance stamped 097333 in May, 1995 and 097726 in May, 1996.

Different

Serial number list has been updated.

Jefferson F. Davis

Our warranty is for the life of the gun against defect in workmanship no matter how many owners or what length of time.



Thanks,

Lexi

Springfield, Inc.

420 W. Main Street

Geneseo, IL 61254

lexi@springfield-armory.com

1-800-680-6866





-----Original Message-----
From: Mississippi Rifle [mailto:mississippirifle@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 3:53 PM
To: Lexi
Subject: Re: Pre-Ban???
Importance: High



Lexi,



I did indeed buy this rifle, it is New in Box. Never fired, still had the SA Tag on the trigger, with all the papers, including the Warranty Card.



My question, does the Lifetime Warranty Apply to me? No problems, just wondering.



Thanks, and have a great weekend.



Jefferson F. Davis :roll:

La Habana, Cuba ;)

----- Original Message -----

From: Lexi

To: 'Jefferson'

Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 12:11 PM

Subject: RE: Pre-Ban???



Good Afternoon!

The serial number you gave me, 0797XX, is in deed a pre-ban model, manufactured in April of 1994 prior to the September 1994 ban date. Hope this helps!



Thanks,

Lexi

Springfield, Inc.

420 W. Main Street

Geneseo, IL 61254

lexi@springfield-armory.com

1-800-680-6866





-----Original Message-----
From: Jefferson F. Davis
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 4:03 PM
To: Lexi
Subject: Pre-Ban???
Importance: High



Lexi, the one you helped me with before is gone, here's another.

Was considering buying a used M1A, serial number 0797XX



A lady on the phone told me it was a pre-ban, manufactured May 1994. Would you please confirm this back to me via e-mail?



Thank you.

SA M1A

SA M1A

Different

Got it! :D

FMJ

Standard M1A # 014619 08/1980

Standard M1A # 022482 07/1982

Standard M1A # 082619 07/1994

:)