Savage MK II Serial # Help

[Rondogg]

I purchased 2 Savage MK II bolt action .22 rifles with the accutriggers, fluted barrels and in sequential serial #'s and have been researching to find out what year they were made. Everything I see has a letter in front of the serial #'s. The barrels do say Savage MK II and start with 1396XXX. Can anybody help me out?? Thank you

[J.Baker]

Don't know of anyone other than Savage that could help you there as I don't know of anyone keeping up with rimfire production info on the newer guns. When they're building 250,000 to 300,000 a year (or more), they're not exactly rare or worthy of collector interest.

The reason the rimfire S/N's don't have a letter prefix is because they're all made in Canada, not at the Westfield plant. Why they don't use them up there I have no clue, but they never have.

[Rondogg]

Thanks. Not concerned if they are a collectors item. Just want to know what year they were made and if readers like them.