Inland Carbine Serial Numbers Dates

  1. Inland Carbine Serial Numbers Dates Of Mfg
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Inland manufactured over 2,630,000 carbines, more than three times any of the other manufacturers. They were the only company to manufacture the folding stock Model M1A1 Carbine and one of only two companies to manufacture the select-fire Model M2 Carbine. After WWII Inland returned to manufacturing automotive parts for GM. Lot #1225: Serial Number 45 U.S. Springfield Model 1892/96 Krag Rifle Lot #3501: WWII U.S. Inland M1A1 Paratrooper Semi-Automatic Carbine Lot #1465: World War II U.S. Inland M1A1 Paratrooper Carbine.

Inland m1 carbine serial numbers dates

Middlesex, NJ
Jacksonville, AR
Hardwick, VT



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Inland Carbine Serial Numbers Dates Of Mfg

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History
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Iver Johnson Arms
1977-2012
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Section III

Serial Numbers
&
Dates of Manufacture

Understanding the Meaning of 'Date of Manufacture'

The ATF Definition used in the AFMER Reports

ATF files a yearly report to U.S. Congress on the number of firearms manufactured by each manufacturer. This report is called the Annual Firearms Manufacture & Export Report (AFMER). This report states, 'For the purpose of this report only, 'Production' is defined as firearms, including separate frames or receivers, actions or barreled actions, manufactured and disposed of in commerce during the calendar year.' The phrase 'manufactured and disposed of in commerce' infers everything was manufactured and sold within the same calendar year, which is rarely the case in manufacturing.

All parts of a carbine, and all other firearms, are manufactured separately and completed at different times. When all of the parts are assembled into a functioning firearm ready to be sold, the date of manufacture of the firearm is usually the first day it is ready to be sold.

None of the companies that have used the Iver Johnson name have provided any of the information you see on this entire website, this page included.

Reconstruction of the dates of manufacture has been based on the history of the company, markings on the receivers, the firearm's serial number and the AFMER reports. Collecting and analyzing the serial numbers and their markings has been an ongoing process for many years. What's offered here may change slightly as more information becomes available.

The Charts

Since the two letter prefix that starts each serial number was based on the model and various models were manufactured concurrently, each two letter prefix has it's own chart showing that particular prefix's dates of manufacture.

Serial Number Prefixes
PrefixModelFinish
AAMilitary & Paratrooper blued steel
BAEnforcerblued steel
BSEnforcerstainless steel
CAM2 Select Firevarious
DDD-Day Commemorativeblued steel
EA5.7mm Johnsonblued steel
EAAEnforcerblued steel
EFEnforcerblued steel
ES5.7mm Johnsonstainless steel
FFFrench Shortblued steel
JM1 Carbineblued steel
JJ9mm Parabellumblued steel
SSMilitary & Paratrooperstainless steel
WWWWII Commemorativeblued steel

Never say Never, Never say Always

Production is not Perfection

(especially in the months prior to a bankruptcy)

Rather than guess a specific year for a specific serial number the charts below present a serial number range and the years that range started and ended based on the markings and additional resources. Most charts narrow the time frame to within a period of 4 years or less. Conclusions as to the specific year within the time frame a particular number was manufactured are left for the reader to decide.

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

AA Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Middlesex, New Jersey
1978AA00001
1979AA16949 highest s/n obs. to date
1980AA17490lowest s/n obs. to date
1981
1982
1983AA41046 highest s/n obs. to date

Iver Johnson Arms
Jacksonville, AR
1983AA41127AAA44090ANJ receivers & s/n, sold by AR
1983AA44763lowest s/n obs. to date
1984
1985
1986AA64781 highest s/n obs. to date

AMAC
Jacksonville, AR
1987AA64981lowest s/n obs. to date
1988
1989
1990AA66090 highest s/n obs. to date
1991AA66271lowest s/n obs. to date
1992AA73377 highest s/n obs. to date

A few receivers with the markings of Iver Johnson over NJ have been observed sporadically among the carbines manufactured in AR by both Iver Johnson Arms and AMAC. Surplus receivers in various states of manufacture, various markings, and s/n's bought from Numrich Gun Parts have been built into carbines by other companies and by owners.

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

BA Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Middlesex, New Jersey
1978BA00001
1979
1980
1981BA05567 highest s/n obs. to date

Iver Johnson Arms
Jacksonville, AR
1983BA05708 only s/n obs. to date, switched to EF prefix

ATF records indicate 4,524 Enforcers were manufactured/sold between 1978 and 1981. The higher serial number quantity may include rejects and those left over and sold to the Jacksonville, AR investors.

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

BS Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Middlesex, New Jersey
1978BS00001
1979
1980BS00306 highest s/n obs. to date

Refer note under BA prefix above.

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

CA Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Jacksonville, AR
1983CA00940ACA00959Areceivers mfg in NJ, used by AR,
lowest & highest s/n obs. to date
1983CA01017CA01315mfg in AR,
lowest & highest s/n obs. to date

Model M2

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

DD Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Middlesex, New Jersey
1980DD00001DD09977highest s/n obs. to date

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

EA Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Middlesex, New Jersey
1982EA00001
1983EA00621 highest s/n obs. to date

The EA prefix was used for those carbines chambered for 5.7mm Johnson.

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

EAA Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Jacksonville, AR
1986EAA62848EAA63659

These were receivers with the New Jersey markings and AA prefix absent the serial numbers left over from New Jersey. Serial numbers were added by Jacksonville, AR in 1986. Jacksonville, AR selected these randomly for use as Enforcer receivers and added the E prior to the AA to signify the Enforcer model. The numbers should not be viewed as a sequence. These were built into Enforcers in the months preceding Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in October 1986.

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

EF Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Jacksonville, AR
1983EF00001
1984
1985
1986EF00364 highest s/n obs. to date

AMAC
Jacksonville, AR
1987EF00338lowest s/n obs. to date
1988
1988EF00754 highest s/n obs. to date

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

ES Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Jacksonville, AR
1983ES00001AES00072A highest s/n obs. to date

All of these carbines have the markings of Middlesex, NJ, all are stainless steel. The A suffix indicates they were surplus obtained from New Jersey and sold by Jacksonville, AR.

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

FF Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Middlesex, New Jersey
??? production in the early 1980's

Iver Johnson Arms
Jacksonville, AR
?FF10548FF11940 lowest & highest s/n obs. to date

Cartridge was caliber .30 Short, for export to France. Receivers with these markings were purchased from the Iver Johnson bankruptcy sale and sold by Numrich Gun Parts.

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

J Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Warwick, Vermont
2007J900001J900127 highest s/n obs. to date, year could be 2006

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

JJ Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Jacksonville, AR
1985JJ0001JJ02137 highest s/n obs. to date

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

SS Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Middlesex, New Jersey
1982SS00001
1983SS04465 highest s/n obs. to date

Iver Johnson Arms
Jacksonville, AR
1983SS04535A only s/n obs. to date

All stainless steel carbines with the name of Iver Johnson are marked Iver Johnson Arms over Middlesex, NJ over the breach. The one attributed to Arkansas has the Middlesex, NJ markings and can be identified as one Jacksonville, AR obtained from New Jersey by the A suffix.

Serial Numbers
Dates of Manufacture

WW Prefix

YearStartEndNotes

Iver Johnson Arms
Jacksonville, AR
1985WW0001
1986WW01945 highest s/n obs. to date

The American Historical Foundation first advertised this commemorative in the January 1985 issue of The American Rifleman as a limited production of 2500. Production was based on each order received and completed before Iver Johnson filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy October 21, 1986.