Italian date stamps Year of Manufacture

[Major 2]

Italian date stamps (updated 2021)
Note! The stamp is not a part in the serial numbers, and it is normally found on Frame in [ ] brackets

Year Mark Year Mark     Year Mark   Year Mark   Year Mark   Year Mark  Year  Mark
1940        1953 IX       1966 XXII    1979 AE    1992 BB     2005 BZ     2018  CT
1941        1954 X        1967 XXIII   1980 AF    1993 BC    2006 CA     2019  CU
                                                                                                        Reflects changes
1942        1955 XI       1968 XXIV   1981 AH    1994 BD    2007 CB      2020   CZ  20
1943        1956 XII      1969 XXV    1982 AI     1995 BF    2008 CC      2021  DA 21
1944        1957 XIII     1970 XXVI   1983 AL    1996 BH    2009 CD      2022  DB  22
1945 I      1958 XIV     1971 XXVII  1984 AM   1997 BI     2010 CF       2023 DC 23
1946 II     1959 XV      1972 XXVIII 1985 AN   1998 BL     2011 CH      2024  DD  24
1947 III    1960 XVI     1973 XXIX   1986 AP    1999 BM    2012 CI       2025 DE 25
1948 IV    1961 XVII    1974 XXX    1987 AS    2000 BN    2013 CL      2026  DF 26
1949 V     1962 XVIII   1975 AA     1988 AT    2001 BP    2014 CM      2027  DH 27
1950 VI    1963 XIX     1976 AB      1989 AU    2002 BS    2015 CN      2028  DI 28
1951 VII   1964 XX      1977 AC      1990 AZ    2003 BT    2016 CP      2029  DL 29
1952 VIII  1965 XXI     1978 AD      1991 BA    2004 BU    2017 CS      2030  DM 30

[Thumb Buster]

Thank you for the info.  I've seen these but never gave too much thought to them until now.  I can see the benefit of knowing the date of manufacture.

[Major 2]

you're very welcome

[JohnsonBarr]

Roger can you make this list up as an attached file so that I can save it to my computer?

[Major 2]

I sent it to you as email , you can copy and paste it to MS-Word and save it to My Doc.s

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

Johnson bar;  You could have; 1. highlighted 2. control "c" then 3. control "v" onto a blank document. Then Robert is your father's brother. You see, for a card carrying geezer I have a few tricks up my sleeve!

[Drydock]

This appears to have changed in 2021.  The mark is now simply the last two numbers of the year in a box.

[PlowboysGhost]

This appears to have changed in 2021.  The mark is now simply the last two numbers of the year in a box.

It must've changed in '20, since I have 3 or more with "20" in the box instead of "CZ".

Edited 5/26 for faulty memory:

I have at least 3 2020 Italian guns, of which at least TWO are marked "20" in the box.

[Major 2]

I have made the exceptions based on observations -  thank you
Letter code remains as a guide  (updated 2021)

[Drydock]

Interesting.  I have a Pietta Navy with a "CZ" box marking.  A mid year change?

[Major 2]

Interesting.  I have a Pietta Navy with a "CZ" box marking.  A mid year change?

Unknown ...I have nothing newer than [CP] 2016 on a Uberti BP frame SAA.
Could be they ended with C Z  and will use  21- etc. rather than starting a DA - etc. 
A quick search did not show the change from previous codes.

PlowboysGhost , would you please post a photo of the [20] date code and maker(s) ?

[Drydock]

I have a 2019 Uberti pocket navy with a box "CU", 2 Old Silver Dances with box "CU" ,an 2018 1851 RM Conversion with a box "CT" then the Pietta with a box "CZ"  Last month I picked up a Uberti 2nd Dragoon with a boxed "21".

Another observation: sometime in the past few years Pietta has started putting dates on the underside of the barrels.  These 4 number dates do not appear to always coincide with the proofing date.  My 2 Dance "CU" revolvers have "2019" beneath the barrel, yet my "CZ" 1851 has a barrel date of "2018"!  I suspect these are the production years of the barrels themselves, with the proof date reflecting final assembly and proof. 

[Drydock]

Went and looked at my other Italians, and noted an oddity:  I've got a 3rd Model Russian, chambered in .44 Russian, with no proof date.  It has the CIP and N stamps, but no date code anywhere on it.

[PlowboysGhost]

PlowboysGhost , would you please post a photo of the [20] date code and maker(s) ?

(Just saw the request.)
The first is my Cimarron (Pietta) El Malo II in .45 Colt.

The second is my 2020 Cimarron (Uberti) 7th Cav. model (.45 Colt) is marked "CZ".

The last is my Cimarron (Uberti) 1873 U.S. Marshal/ Indian Territory carbine in .45 Colt.

[Major 2]

Went and looked at my other Italians, and noted an oddity:  I've got a 3rd Model Russian, chambered in .44 Russian, with no proof date.  It has the CIP and N stamps, but no date code anywhere on it.

Probably in an inconspicuous location, may be under the grips or inside the frame

Plowboys Ghost ...thank you sir

[PlowboysGhost]

Plowboys Ghost ...thank you sir

The new Cimarron 5-1/2" Open Top .45 Colt I traded for yesterday is marked "21" in the box under the barrel.

[The Pathfinder]

Ok, now you've gotten my interest up. Drug out the new Cimarron American I got late last year (right after they announced Smokin' Joe won) and had to hunt to find the date code. They put it under the grips, but on one side is the standard CZ in the box and on the opposite side is the Uberti logo with 2020, no box, under it. Weird.

[Drydock]

Yep, found a Box CN under the grip on my #3.  Along with "Uberti 2015"  In fact, a lot of stamps were hidden under there.  Wish they'd do that on more production.

[Drydock]

Picked up a new open top.  Date code is now inside a circle.