Age Of Mossberg 183t Serial Number

Your Mossberg .410 bore will not have a serial number. Long guns were not required to have a serial numbers prior to the 1968 Gun Control Act, which went into effect January 1, 1969, and many manufacturers did not serialize their economy line of products.

Just for the record Mossberg made a number of bolt action shotgunsin .410 bore. To my knowledge the first was the Mossberg Model 70 .410 made 1933-34 and they have had at le4ast one such gun in their catalog since, However, these are entry level low cost firearms and one way the production cost was kept down was to not serialize each gun..that is..until the GCA of 1968 made in a matter of law. I would think that makes your gun post 1968 but since there is no MASTER list of serial numbers, one must depend on an expert to make the call..Such an expert. actually a pair of them are the authors of the definitive history of O.F. Mossberg...Vic and Cheryl Havlin who not only wrote the book but also run the Mossberg Collector's Assn. and buy and sell parts for the Mossbergs..You can ask them at www.havlinsales.com FWIW the odds on favorite would be the Model 183 series.......Hope this helps some...

The Mossberg Model 695® shotguns under recall were produced in 1995 and 1996, within serial numbers ranging from M000101 to M015304, inclusive. No other firearm models within the Mossberg product line are affected by the recall. Maverick® Model 95 bolt action shotguns within the identified serial number range are not affected.

Consumers who purchased one or more of the shotguns falling within the affected serial number range should not load or use the shotgun, as an accidental firing may cause injury or death to the user or bystanders. Shotgun owners should not attempt to diagnose or repair the shotgun themselves.

The Mossberg Model 695® shotguns under recall were produced in 1995 and 1996, within serial numbers ranging from M000101 to M015304, inclusive. No other firearm models within the Mossberg product line are affected by the recall. Maverick Model 95 bolt action shotguns within the identified serial number range are not affected.

Consumers who purchased one or more of the shotguns falling within the affected serial number range should not load or use the shotgun until it has been inspected and/or repaired at the factory, as an accidental firing may cause injury or death to the user or bystanders. Shotgun owners should not attempt to diagnose or repair the shotgun themselves. 2b1af7f3a8