Weatherby mfg date info

[hittman]

The Weatherby site says that part of their system is down.

Does anybody have a book or other reference material to look up a couple of serial numbers on MK5 rifles?

 

[RSIno1]

Serial number prefix

Mark V®
Mark V® (USA) PFI (1958 -1959) NONE
Mark V® (Germany) (1959 - 1973) p
Mark V® Varmintmaster (1964 – 1973) S
Mark V® (Japan) (1972 - 1994) H
Mark V® (Japan) (1972 - 1994) S0
Mark V® Silhouette Pistol (1980 - 1981) M
Mark V® (USA)
Mark V® Magnum - 9 Lug Receiver (1994 – 2002) SS
Mark V® Magnum - 9 Lug Receiver (1995 – 2002) SB
Mark V® Magnum - 9 Lug Receiver (2002 – 2004) BW
Mark V® Magnum - 9 Lug Receiver (2002 – 2004) SW
Mark V® Magnum - 9 Lug Receiver (2004 - ) PB
Mark V® Std. Caliber - 6 Lug Receiver (1996 – 1998) AB-AS
Mark V® Std. Caliber - 6 Lug Receiver (1998 – 2004) WB
Mark V® Std. Caliber - 6 Lug Receiver (1998 – 2002) WS
Mark V® Std. Caliber - 6 Lug Receiver (2004 – present) BP

58-72 dates:

1958 15000 - 15500 Southgate, CA
1959 15500 - 162xx Southgate, CA
1959 20001 - 22000 W. Germany
1960 22000 - 29000 W. Germany
1961 29000 - 34800 W. Germany
1962 34800 - 38700 W. Germany
1963 38700 - 43xxx W. Germany
1964 P1000 - P8500 W. Germany
1965 P8500 - P14500 W. Germany
1966 P14500 - P21300 W. Germany
1967 P21300 - P27500 W. Germany
1968 P27500 - P34000 W. Germany
1969 P34000 - P36900 W. Germany
1970 P36900 - P44000 W. Germany
1971 P44000 - P54000 W. Germany
1972 P54000 - P70xxx W. Germany

 

[hittman]

Wow!
Thank you very much!
One from '62 and the other '66.