Italian Firearms Year of Manufacture Look Up works for Beretta, Benelli and other Italian firearms.
Italian firearms date year of proof codes.
The Franchi SPAS 12 features a very original design and unique lines, looking much more like a M60 machine gun than what it actually is: a 12 gauge semiauto shotgun. Its mean and menacing appearance, dominated by the vented heat shield, the massive wrap-around polymer forend, and the distinctive stamped sheet steel folding stock, were actually meant to be intimidating and a. Based on the privacy legislation, Benelli Armi SpA, Franchi Division, owner of the processing of data acquired through this site, informs the user that this website installs third-party cookies, including marketing/profiling cookies. For more information, you can read the complete cookie policy.
Italian Date Codes | ||
1945 = 1 | 1967 = XXIII | 1989 = AU |
1946 = 2 | 1968 = XXIV | 1990 = AZ |
1947 = 3 | 1969 = XXV | 1991 = BA |
1948 = 4 | 1970 = XXVI | 1992 = BB |
1949 = 5 | 1971 = XX7 | 1993 = BC |
1950 = 6 | 1972 = XX8 | 1994 = BD |
1951 = 7 | 1973 = XX9 | 1995 = BF |
1952 = 8 | 1974= XXX | 1996 = BH |
1953 = 9 | 1975 = AA | 1997 = BI |
1954 = X | 1976 = AB | 1998 = BL |
1955 = XI | 1977 = AC | 1999 = BM |
1956 = XII | 1978 = AD | 2000 = BN |
1957 = XIII | 1979 = AE | 2001 = BP |
1958 = XIV | 1980 = AF | 2002 = BS |
1959 = XV | 1981 = AH | 2003 = BT |
1960 = XVI | 1982 = AI | 2004 = BU |
1961 – XVII | 1983 = AL | 2005 = BZ |
1962 = XVIII | 1984 = AM | 2006 = CA |
1963 = XIX | 1985 = AN | 2007 = CB |
1964 = XX | 1986 = AP | 2008 = CC |
1965 = XXI | 1987 = AS | 2009 = CD |
1966 = XXII | 1988 = AT | 2010 = CF |
Prior to 1945 date codes were in Roman numerals and included the month and the last two numbers of the year, so January 1922 would be rendered IXXII. | ||
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