Benelli Serial Number Lookup

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Caliber:.243 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor,.270 Winchester,.308 Winchester,.30-06 Springfield,.300 Win.

Make: Benelli

Model: M1 Super 90

Serial Number: M069308

Year of Manufacture: 1989 (AU Date Code)

Gauge: 12 Gauge, 2 ¾” & 3” Shells

Action Type: Semi-Automatic, Inertia-Operated, Tube Magazine Fed Shotgun.

Markings: The left side of the barrel is marked “BENELLI ARMI S.P.A. – URBINO –ITALY”. The right side of the barrel is marked “MAGNUM CAL 12 CL”. The right side of the receiver is marked “HECKLER & KOCH.INC.-CHANTILLY, VA”. The left side of the receiver is marked “MOD. M1 SUPER 90”. The underside of the receiver is marked with the serial number date code and Italian proof marks. The bolt is marked “BENELLI ARMI SYSTEM”. The recoil pad is marked “BENELLI / SPA ARMI”.

Barrel Length: 19 3/4”

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Choke: The barrel is fix choked Cylinder.

Sights / Optics: The shotgun is set up with ‘rifle’ style fixed sights. The front sight is a blade on a tapered rectangular base, fixed to the barrel. The rear sight is a square notched base, dovetailed onto a square base, again fixed to the barrel. The top of the receiver has vertical serrations for glare reduction.

Stock Configuration & Condition: The forend is a synthetic stock with ergonomic finger grooves and checkered flanks. The butt stock has an ambidextrous sling mounting bracket (there is no forward sling attachment) and fluted comb, which sweeps to form a flank checkered pistol grip. The heel and toe of the butt stock have rubbing and casting blemishes, though you could probably smooth it out with some steel wool. The other surfaces only have light scuffs and a few tiny handling marks, no cracks or major damages are seen. The LOP measures 14 1/8” from the front of the trigger to the back of the rubber recoil pad. The stocks rate in about Excellent overall condition.

Type of Finish: Matte Black

Finish Originality: Factory Original

Bore Condition: The bore is bright. There is no erosion.

Overall Condition: This shotgun retains about 95+% of its metal finish. There are light compression marks on the tube extension serrations, the metal shows faint scuffing, which did not pierce through to bare metal. The bolt does not have any notable operational wear, overall it does not look like this shotgun saw much use in its life. The screw heads are sharp. The markings are crisp. Overall, this shotgun rates in about Excellent condition.

Mechanics: The action functions correctly. The shotgun incorporates Benelli’s Inertial Driven System: http://www.benelliusa.com/in-line-inertia-driven. The installed magazine tube holds 7 shells. We have not fired this shotgun. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.

Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None.

Our Assessment: The Benelli M1 Super 90 sprang forth from the Heckler & Koch 512, which incorporated Benelli’s inertia recoil system; the 512 had a ‘man cutter’ choke which could pattern projectiles into stripes, aptly named for its ability to chop through anything it wanted. Fast forward a few years and you have the M1 Super 90, a famous shotgun, used by professional 3-gun shooters on tactical courses, all the way to competitive sporting clay champions; the inertia system is extremely smooth with minimal maintenance and reduction of recoil as positive attributes. This is a 1989 Super 90 with fixed rifle style sights, a nice matte black finish and 7 shot tube capacity; HK imported M1 Super 90’s can be ‘ghost loaded’ with one in the chamber, another right behind it in the receiver and then whatever you have in the tube. We believe its high condition is enough to label this early HK import ‘collectible’, as the M series is still going strong with its track record, it has gained attention through modern video games and movies, so if you keep it in this condition, you will have invested wisely. If you want the ultimate semi-auto scatter gun for home defense or duty carry, this one will perform reliably and is a little lighter than the 1100 with an alloy receiver. It is well balanced and some of the punch from buckshot or slug shells will be reduced with the rotating bolt face and inertia system.

Please remember that there are no factory records for the Lefever Arms Co. (of Syracuse). Therefore these numbers are an extrapolation from known data. However, up to 1/3 of LAC guns were produced out of sequence.

The below dates with associated serial numbers represent the approximate serial number range at the beginning of that year.

Lefever Arms Co. – Lefever Sidelock Model Guns

Observed Year of Production:
Serial Number of Gun:
1880 5000
1881 5500
1882 6500
1883 7500
1884 8049
1885 8500
1886 9500
1887 10000
1888 10500
1889 11500
1890 12500
1891 14552
1892 17240
1893 20264
1894 22112
1895 23288
1896 24856
1897 25556
1898 27180
1899 28916
1900 31632
1901 36364
1902 40480
1903 45408
1904 49496
1905 51064
1906 54592
1907 57924
1908 60164
1909 61704
1910 62824
1911 65092
1912 65512
1913 69544
1914 71336
1915-1919 73000 plus

Crossbolt Guns – (The Syracuse, Defiance OH and Bowling Green OH made guns).

OBSERVED YEAR OF PRODUCTION:SERIAL NUMBER OF GUN:
1901
1000
19062174
Observed Year of Production:Serial Number of Gun:
1921 100,000 – 101599
1922 119899
1923 158699
1924 185399
1925 214399
1926 233007
1927 252699
1928 272999
1929 297199
1930 298699
1933 298749
1934 299249
1935 299999
1935 325000-327299
1936 336399
1937 345099
1938 345899
1939 347099
1940 353099
1941 354999
1942 356299
1946 357299
1947 361199

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Observed Year of Production:Serial Number of Gun:
1934 300000-300654
1935 301007
1936 301023
1937 301037
1938 301045
1935 301050-301699
1936 302099
1937 302399
1938 302456
1939 302496

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Lefever Single Barrel Guns – (Made by Ithaca Gun Co.)

Observed Year of Production:Serial Number of Gun:
19278505
1928 15729
1929 20280
1930 20799
1931 21799
left open 21899
1935 22299
1936 23099
1937 23499
1938 23799
1939 24579
1940 24604
1941 24607