Sako Serial Number Lookup

Sako 85 Serial Number Lookup
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Aug 23, 2014 Im looking at a sako bolt action 30-06 rifle serial number 531832. The owner knows nothing about it and I wanted to find out the year and make of the rifle and whether or not its worth the money. L61R Finnbear.264 Win,.270 Win, 30-06. Three locking lugs: Two in front and one on the rear end of the bolt. L61R Finnbear Magnum. 7mm Rem Mag,.300 Win Mag,.300 H&H,.338 Win Mag,.375 H&H. Three locking lugs: Two in front and one on the rear end of the bolt.

Sako Model History (Europe)

Introduced	Model	Chambered for	Comments
1942	L42	7x33 Sako
1946	L46	5.6x35R, .22 Hornet, .218 Bee, .222 Rem, .222 Rem Mag, .25-20 Win, 7x33 Sako, .32-20 Win	Detachable magazine
1954?	P54/P54T	.22LR
195?	M98	.270Win, .30-06, .300H&H, 8x60, 9.3x62, .375H&H, ?	FN M98 action, Sako stock and barrel
1957	L57	.243 Win, .244 Rem, .308 Win	Fixed magazine
1959	L579 Forester	.22-250, .243 Win, .308 Win	Fixed magazine, later in production detachable as option
1961	L461 Vixen	.17 Rem, .222 Rem, .222 Rem Mag, .223 Rem, 7x33 Sako?	Fixed magazine
1961	L61R Finnbear	.264 Win, .270 Win, 30-06	Three locking lugs: Two in front and one on the rear end of the bolt
1961	L61R Finnbear Magnum	7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag, .300 H&H, .338 Win Mag, .375 H&H	Three locking lugs: Two in front and one on the rear end of the bolt
1963	VL63 Finnwolf	.243 Win, .244 Rem, .308 Win, .358 Win	Lever-action
1972	L61R Finnbear	.25-06 Rem, 6.5x55, .270 Win, 7x64, .30-06, 9,3x62	Two locking lugs in front
1972	L61R Finnbear Magnum	7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag, .338 Win Mag, .375 H&H	Two locking lugs in front
1972	P72 Finnscout	.22LR
1974?	Sako M74 Super	.222 Rem, .223 Rem, .22-250, .243 Win, .308 Win, .25-06, .270 Win, .30-06, .264 Mag, 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag, .300 H&H, .338 Win Mag, .375 H&H
1975	P75	.22 Hornet
1978	M78 Finnscout	.22 LR, .22 WMR, .22 Hornet
1979/80	AI/L461	.17 Rem, .222 Rem, .223 Rem	Also available as single-shot action
1987	AI/L461 PPC	.22 PPC USA, 6mm PPC USA	Also available as single-shot action
1979/80	AII/L579	.22-250 Rem, .243 Win, 7mm-08, .308 Win	Also available as single-shot action
1979/80	AIII	early version of the AV, short tang
1979/80	AIV
1979/80	AV/L61R	.25-06 Rem, 6.5x55, .270 Win, 7x64, .30-06, 9,3x62	Long tang
1979/80	AV Mag/L61R Magnum	7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag, .300 Wby, .338 Win Mag, .375 H&H, .416 Rem Mag	.458 Win Mag has been produced on special order
1982?	VL63 Finnwolf Sako Collectors Association	.243 Win, .308 Win	Lever-action
1988	M579 SM (Super Match)	.308 Win
1989	TRG-21	.308 Win	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
1989	TRG-41	.300 Win Mag?, .338 Lapua Mag	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
1992?	M591 Left hand	.22-250, .243 Win, 7mm-08 Rem, .308 Win
1993	S491	.17 Rem, .222 Rem, .223 Rem, .22 PPC USA, 6mm PPC USA
1993	M591	.22-250, .243 Win, 7mm-08 Rem, .308 Wiän
1993	L691	.25-06, 6.5x55, .270 Win, 7x64, .280 Rem, .30-06, 9.3x62
1993	L691 Mag	.270 Wby, 7mm Rem Mag, 7mm Wby, .300 Win Mag, .300 Wby, .338 Win Mag, .340 Wby, .375 H&H, .416 Rem Mag
1995?	M995 TRG-S	.25-06, 6.5x55, .270 Win, .280 Rem, 7x64, .308 Win, .30-06, 9.3x62	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
1995?	M995 TRG-S Magnum	.270 Wby, 7mm Rem Mag, 7mm Wby, 7mm STW, 7.21 Firebird, .300 Win Mag, .300 Wby, 7.82 Warbird, .30-378 Wby, .338 Win Mag, .340 Wby, .338 Lapua Mag, .375 H&H, .416 Rem Mag	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
1997	Sako M75 I	.222 Rem, .223 Rem	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
1997	Sako M75 II	.22 PPC USA, 6mm PPC USA	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
1997	Sako M75 III	.22-250, .243 Win, .260 Rem, 7mm-08 Rem, .308 Win	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
1997	Sako M75 SM	.270 WSM, .300WSM	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
1997	Sako M75 IV	.25-06, 6.5x55, .270 Win, 7x64, .30-06, 9.3x62, 9.3x66 Sako	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
1997	Sako M75 V	7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag, .375 H&H, .416 Rem Mag	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
1999	TRG-22	.260 Rem (as of 2011), .308 Win	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
1999	TRG-42	.300 Win Mag, .338 Lapua Mag	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
2001	Sako M75 V Safari anniversary model	.375 H&H	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
2001?	Sako Finnfire P94S	.22LR
2006?	Sako Quad	.17 Mach 2, .17 HMR, .22LR, .22 WMR	Interchangeable barrels
2006	Sako M85 XS	.204 Ruger, .222 Remington, .223 Remington	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
2006	Sako M85 S	.22-250, .243 Win, .260 Rem, 7mm-08 Rem, .308 Win, .338 Federal	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
2006	Sako M85 SM	.270 WSM, 7mm WSM, .300 WSM	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
2006	Sako M85 M	.25-06, 6.5x55, .270 Win, 7x64, .30-06, 9.3x62, 9.3x66 Sako	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine
2006	Sako M85 L	7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag, .338 Win Mag, .375 H&H Mag	Three locking lugs in front, detachable magazine

'When was my Seiko made?' We hear that a lot here at WatchSleuth so we built this page to help you figure it out.The page includes a calculator along with instructions and example images to help you find the movement caliber, case code and serial number on the back of your watch.The calculator uses these codes to do its magic.

Your results will be shown here.If you don't know how to find these numbers on your watch please read our instructions below.

You can also view the entire datefinder database. We encourage people to send us additions and corrections.


Example #1
6119-8083 | 061187
Mvmt-Case | Serial

Sako 85 Serial Number Lookup

Finding the Model and Serial Number

Most Seikos have a 'retail' model number that is displayed in the store but not written anywhere on the watch.They also have a 'reference' model number that is written on the case back.This reference model number is a combination of two numbers:

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movement caliber
case code

Each of these two numbers are four digits long and they are separated by a hyphen.In the example images the reference model number is highlighted in red.

The other number you will need is the serial number.This is also on the case back and is six digits long.In the example images the serial number is highlighted in blue.Every watch has a unique combination of reference model number plus serial number.


Example #2
6309-576A | 2D5822
Mvmt-Case | Serial

How is the Date Calculated

The first digit of the serial number tells you the last digit of the year the watch was made.Looking at the example images:

for example #1 the year ends in 0
for example #2 the year ends in 2
for example #3 the year ends in 4

You may notice this does not tell us which decade.That is why we also ask for the model number.For many of Seiko's movements we know the first year they were producedand for most movements they were produced for less than 10 years.This helps us narrow down the decade.

Using this additional information we can update our three examples:

the 6119 was first made in 1970 so #1 is from 1970 or 1980
the 6309 was made from 1976 to 1987 so #2 is from 1982
the 7S36 was first made in 1996 so #3 is from 2004 or 2014

The second digit of the serial number is also useful. It tells you the month the watch was manufactured.Here are the possible values:

The remaining four digits of the serial number indicate the production number for the watch.If your last for digits are 0000 then you have the first watch made for that model reference number.Returning to our examples and using the second digit from the serial number we get the following production dates:

The 6119-8083 061187 was made in June of 1970/1980
The 6309-576A 2D5822 was made in December of 1982
The 7S36-03J0 411082 was made in January of 2014

I know example #3 was not made in 2004 since I bought it new in 2014.

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Example #3
7S36-03J0 | 411082
Mvmt-Case | Serial

Why Do We Ask for the Case Code

Sako Av Serial Number Lookup

If you were paying close attention you may have noticed we asked for the case code in the form above but we did not mention using it when calculating the date. You can leave that field blank and still findthe date for your watch however if you complete the field we will provide a listing of watches from our Seiko catalogsthat match the movement and case code.

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Special Thanks

What you see here is in large part thanks to this excellent Quartzimodo article How to tell when you Seiko watch was made.Unfortunately the Jayhawk Production Date Calculator (by John Gauch) which is linked to in the Quartzimodo article no longer seems to be available, so we built our own.Another useful resource we found during our research was The Seiko Manufacture Date Decoder on the Retro Seiko website.It does not seem to be as well known and we hope that our movement database is more completeand that our instructions are more helpful.As with any part of WatchSleuth we encourage people to contact us with suggestions, corrections or any other information that would make our site more useful.