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Sep 09, 2008 ((I just picked up a pristine Mark V with the serial number P52848, would anyone know approximately what year was this rifle made?)) Actually you picked up a German (Sauer) Mark V made in 1971. If you ask Weatherby they can give you verified dates but it was made in 1971. These German weatherbys in the bigger calibers are selling very well. Weatherby Serials If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Mar 22, 2009 - The Mark V are pricey. Most people I know go for the Vanguard (Howa) line. Perhaps you can do a serial number check? I'm pretty sure the. Aug 21, 2012 - Brought home today an orphaned Weatherby Vanguard in 308. It has a greenish. The serial number starts with VS23XXXX. By the way, you probably won’t find any Mark Vs with single-digit serial numbers. If memory serves, the PFI rifles were numbered from 15,000 into the 16,000s. Sauer-built actions began at 20,000.” Dean, who started at Weatherby as part-time help, notes, “Roy was always a bit short-handed. Mar 18, 2015 By the way, you probably won’t find any Mark Vs with single-digit serial numbers. If memory serves, the PFI rifles were numbered from 15,000 into the 16,000s. Sauer-built actions began at 20,000.” Dean, who started at Weatherby as part-time help, notes, “Roy was always a bit short-handed.
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Griffin & Howe is pleased to make available the sales records of Von Lengerke & Detmold and Abercrombie & Fitch, two legendary purveyors of sporting arms in the 20th century. The records exist in over sixty very large ledger books recording sales and inventory between 1900 and 1977. The sales between 1900 and 1929 represent the sales of Von Lengerke & Detmold which was purchased by Abercrombie & Fitch in 1929. The Abercrombie & Fitch sales and inventory records begin in 1929 and continue through the closing of Abercrombie & Fitch in 1977. Most of the entries are for ‘new’ sales, although several thousand used and consigned sporting firearms passed through their inventory as well. Most of the ‘new’ sales are grouped by Make and Model and an inventory of sporting firearms began on February 1st of each year. Griffin & Howe is involved in an ongoing project to digitally record each page in the record books and index the Makes, Models and Serial Numbers.
To discover if your sporting firearm is listed in the records, click on the Make of the sporting firearm in the list below. Then enter your serial number and model if needed or search the list of complete serial numbers for each Make. Additional Makes and serial numbers will be added as the project progresses. If you discover that your sporting firearm is in the records, Griffin & Howe will be happy to verify the model, if applicable, and the date when the sporting firearm was first entered into inventory. Please send an email request to [email protected] or call Griffin & Howe at +1.908.766.2287.
Griffin & Howe will also provide a Certificate of Inventory and Disposition and a photograph of the original page(s) on which your sporting firearm appears. The information on the certificate will vary depending on the year in which the sporting firearm was in inventory. The cost of this service is $100 per sporting firearm but may be more or less depending upon the amount of information in the record. For a more detailed description of the records and to see sample pages please click here – Sample Pages.
MAKES
A&F | ADAMY | ARRIETA |
BAKER | BAYARD | BEESLEY |
BERETTA | BERNARDELLI | BLAND |
BOROVNIK | BOSS | BOSWELL |
BRITTE | BROWNING | BSA |
CASHMORE | CHURCHILL | COGSWELL & HARRISON |
COSMI | CRESCENT | DAKIN |
DALY | DARNE | DEFOURNEY |
DUMOULIN | EVANS | FOLSOM |
FOX | FRANCOTTE | FRED ADOLPH |
GE LEWIS | GIBBS | GRANT |
GREENER | GREIFELT | GRIFFIN & HOWE |
HARPOON GUNS | HARRISON & HUSSEY | HENRY ATKIN |
HEYM | HOFFMAN ARMS | HOLLAND & HOLLAND |
HOLLENBECK | HOLLIS, BENTLEY & PLAYFAIR | HUSSEY |
ITHACA | IVER JOHNSON | JAEGER |
JEFFERY | KIMBALL | KRIEGHOFF |
LANCASTER | LANG | LC SMITH |
LEFEVER | LEONARD | LIEGE |
LUCK | MAHILLON | MANNLICHER-SCHOENAUER |
MARLIN | MARTINI | MAUSER |
MEFFERT | MERKEL | NEWTON |
NIMROD | OGDEN SMITH & HUSSEY | OWEN |
PARKER | PERAZZI | POWELL |
PURDEY | REMINGTON | REMO GEHR |
RHEINMETALL | RIGBY | SAKO |
SAUER | SAVAGE | SCHILLING |
SCHMIDT & HABERMAN | SEDGLEY | SEYMOUR GRIFFIN |
SIMSON | SODIA | SPRINGER |
SPRINGFIELD | STOEGER | SYRACUSE |
THIEME & SCHLEGELMILCH | THOMPSON | TOLLEY |
UNION ARMERA | VENUS WAFFEN WERK | VL&D |
W&C SCOTT | WALTHER | WATSON |
WEATHERBY | WEBLEY & SCOTT | WESTLEY RICHARDS |
WINCHESTER | WINKLER | WOODWARD |
ZANOTTI |
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WEATHERBY
Founded by Roy Weatherby in 1945 in South Gate, California, the original rifles were custom guns made to order on Mauser actions. In 1956, he contracted with both Sako and Schultz & Larsen to manufacture complete rifles, while he continued to make custom guns in California. In 1958, Weatherby introduced his Mark V action, which was designed to handle the high pressures of his proprietary cartridges. Mark V action was made in U.S., with rifles assembled and finished at Weatherby shop in South Gate. Mark V featured a very modern stock design with glossy finish, high comb for scope use and contrasting grip and fore-end caps. Beginning in 1959, rifles were made in what was then West Germany. In 1972, production was moved to Japan, where rifles were made until 1995. Since that year, Weatherby rifles have been made in the U.S. Barreled actions for Mark V were made by ATEK in Brainerd, Minnesota. Mark V rifles are currently made in Sheridan, Wyoming. The action for Vanguard is made by Howa in Japan. For many years, Weatherby shotguns were made in Japan or Italy. Current models are made in Turkey. The family-run firm is currently run by Adam Weatherby, the 3rd generation Weatherby at the helm. Weatherby moved operations from Paso Robles, California, to Sheridan, Wyoming, in 2019. As of April 2019, Weatherby relocated its manufacturing and business operations to Sheridan, Wyoming.