Italian Firearms Year of Manufacture Look Up

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.