The 'exact' date a rifle was made is the most irrelevant info one can concern themselves with in the first place. Any that did in the past may have had a hang tag or receipt that provided a date. I went thru his entire list and could find not a single listing that could match your claim. All the other listings say things like 'early 70's' or other approximation. All those listings fall within the club records serial number base. Sakojim.Ĭlick to expand.I don't see where Rodger gives specific dates for rifles except when saying 'factory records indicate it was made in', then the year. There was a recent referral on this forum that shows a listing of Sako/Tikka numbering and changes.

I hope that this will help you find the answer to your concerns. Roger Bell of Sako Source is a club member and I am sure that he would be happy to share his opinion on this subject also. I am very fortunate to have acquired some of these records from a previous SCA members estate. There are some records available that have verified records of shipping dates by hang tags of individual rifles that were kept by the SCA. I am quite certain that any honest collector, gun dealer or seller will agree with this. My buying preference of any rifle is determined by the condition and rarity of the particular item and date of manufacture is secondary unless verifiable by records. 4) I as a collector do not place importance on the estimated date of manufacture UNLESS it can be verified by the ORIGINAL hang tag, packing box or invoice. 3) Special orders and custom orders also had inconsistent number variations because parts were mixed and often not drawn from inventory in numerical sequence. 2) ALL dates are assumed to be APPROXIMATE or ESTIMATED because of this.

I as a collector (for what its worth) and Sako lover have long ago come to the following conclusions: 1) There are many lists available on these forum discussions and from SCC to gain a APPROXIMATE date of manufacture of most given models of older Sako rifles due to the fact that the factory kept inconsistent records partly because of inventory changes and model variations. There have been many inquiries and discussions about manufacturing and shipping dates of Sakos on this forum for years.

Sako date of manufacture