Dating Your Martin Guitar
| Year | Last Serial No. |
|---|---|
| 1898 | 8348 |
| 1899 | 8716 |
| 1900 | 9128 |
| 1901 | 9310 |
| 1902 | 9528 |
| 1903 | 9810 |
| 1904 | 9988 |
| 1905 | 10120 |
| 1906 | 10329 |
| 1907 | 10727 |
| 1908 | 10883 |
| 1909 | 11018 |
| 1910 | 11203 |
| 1911 | 11413 |
| 1912 | 11565 |
| 1913 | 11821 |
| 1914 | 12047 |
| 1915 | 12209 |
| 1916 | 12390 |
| 1917 | 12988 |
| 1918 | 13450 |
| 1919 | 14512 |
| 1920 | 15848 |
| 1921 | 16758 |
| 1922 | 17839 |
| 1923 | 19891 |
| 1924 | 22008 |
| 1925 | 24116 |
| 1926 | 28689 |
| 1927 | 34435 |
| 1928 | 37568 |
| 1929 | 40843 |
| 1930 | 45317 |
| 1931 | 49589 |
| 1932 | 52590 |
| 1933 | 55084 |
| 1934 | 58679 |
| 1935 | 61947 |
| 1936 | 65176 |
| 1937 | 68865 |
| 1938 | 71866 |
| 1939 | 74061 |
| Year | Last Serial No. |
|---|---|
| 1940 | 76734 |
| 1941 | 80013 |
| 1942 | 83107 |
| 1943 | 86724 |
| 1944 | 90149 |
| 1945 | 93623 |
| 1946 | 98158 |
| 1947 | 103468 |
| 1948 | 108269 |
| 1949 | 112961 |
| 1950 | 117961 |
| 1951 | 122799 |
| 1952 | 128436 |
| 1953 | 134501 |
| 1954 | 141345 |
| 1955 | 147328 |
| 1956 | 153225 |
| 1957 | 159061 |
| 1958 | 165576 |
| 1959 | 171047 |
| 1960 | 175689 |
| 1961 | 181297 |
| 1962 | 187384 |
| 1963 | 193327 |
| 1964 | 199626 |
| 1965 | 207030 |
| 1966 | 217215 |
| 1967 | 230095 |
| 1968 | 241925 |
| 1969 | 256003 |
| 1970 | 271633 |
| 1971 | 294270 |
| 1972 | 313302 |
| 1973 | 333873 |
| 1974 | 353387 |
| 1975 | 371828 |
| 1976 | 388800 |
| 1977 | 399625 |
| 1978 | 407800 |
| 1979 | 419900 |
| 1980 | 430300 |
| 1981 | 436474 |
| Year | Last Serial No. |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 439627 |
| 1983 | 446101 |
| 1984 | 453300 |
| 1985 | 460575 |
| 1986 | 468175 |
| 1987 | 476216 |
| 1988 | 483952 |
| 1989 | 493279 |
| 1990 | 503309 |
| 1991 | 512487 |
| 1992 | 522655 |
| 1993 | 535223 |
| 1994 | 551696 |
| 1995 | 570434 |
| 1996 | 592930 |
| 1997 | 624799 |
| 1998 | 668796 |
| 1999 | 724077 |
| 2000 | 780500 |
| 2001 | 845644 |
| 2002 | 916759* |
| 2003 | 978706 |
| 2004 | 1042558 |
| 2005 | 1115862 |
| 2006 | 1197799 |
| 2007 | 1268091 |
| 2008 | 1337042 |
| 2009 | 1406715 |
| 2010 | 1473461 |
| 2011 | 1555767 |
| 2012 | 1656742 |
| 2013 | 1755536 |
| 2014 | 1857399 |
| 2015 | 1972129 |
| 2016 | 2076795 |
| 2017 | 2161732 |
| 2018 | 2258889 |
| 2019 | 2366880 |
| 2020 | 2454224 |
| 2021 | 2576415 |
* Does not include serial numbers 900001 to 902908. These numbers were used on Sigma-Martins back in 1981-1982.
Dating Your Little Martin (LX) and Backpacker
Little Martin (LX)
| Year | Last Serial No. |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 41279 |
| 2006 | 54016 |
| 2007 | 69850 |
| 2008 | 85266 |
| 2009 | 98332 |
| 2010 | 115197 |
| 2011 | 129934 |
| 2012 | 145612 |
| 2013 | 172822 |
| 2014 | 205052 |
| 2015 | 236580 |
| 2016 | 263886 |
| 2017 | 284726 |
| 2018 | 319828 |
| 2019 | 344677 |
| 2020 | 361282 |
Backpacker
| Year | Last Serial No. |
|---|---|
| 1992-2006 | 178146 |
| 2007 | 188539 |
| 2008 | 195761 |
| 2009 | 203818 |
| 2010 | 211612 |
| 2011 | 220586 |
| 2012 | 229812 |
| 2013 | 239535 |
| 2014 | 249963 |
| 2015 | 260267 |
| 2016 | 267880 |
| 2017 | 274525 |
| 2018 | 280524 |
| 2019 | 288018 |
| 2020 | 293493 |
Dating Your Martin Mandolin
| Year | Last Serial No. |
|---|---|
| 1895 | 23 |
| 1896 | 112 |
| 1897 | 153 |
| 1898 | 359 |
| 1899 | 577 |
| 1900 | 800 |
| 1901 | 881 |
| 1902 | 1171 |
| 1903 | 1348 |
| 1904 | 1507 |
| 1905 | 1669 |
| 1906 | 2026 |
| 1907 | 2357 |
| 1908 | 2510 |
| 1909 | 2786 |
| 1910 | 3098 |
| 1911 | 3431 |
| 1912 | 3847 |
| 1913 | 4162 |
| 1914 | 4462 |
| 1915 | 4767 |
| 1916 | 5007 |
| 1917 | 5752 |
| 1918 | 6370 |
| 1919 | 7237 |
| 1920 | 8761 |
| 1921 | 9627 |
| 1922 | 10245 |
| 1923 | 11020 |
| 1924 | 11809 |
| 1925 | 12520 |
| 1926 | 13359 |
| Year | Last Serial No. |
|---|---|
| 1927 | 13833 |
| 1928 | 14170 |
| 1929 | 14630 |
| 1930 | 14892 |
| 1931 | 15290 |
| 1932 | 15476 |
| 1933 | 15528 |
| 1934 | 15729 |
| 1935 | 15887 |
| 1936 | 16156 |
| 1937 | 16437 |
| 1938 | 16580 |
| 1939 | 16747 |
| 1940 | 16957 |
| 1941 | 17263 |
| 1942 | 17405 |
| 1946 | 17641 |
| 1947 | 18303 |
| 1948 | 19078 |
| 1949 | 19559 |
| 1950 | 20065 |
| 1951 | 20496 |
| 1952 | 20902 |
| 1953 | 21452 |
| 1954 | 21952 |
| 1955 | 22254 |
| 1956 | 22629 |
| 1957 | 22985 |
| 1958 | 23111 |
| 1959 | 23262 |
| 1960 | 23512 |
| 1961 | 23663 |
| Year | Last Serial No. |
|---|---|
| 1962 | 23938 |
| 1963 | 24139 |
| 1964 | 24339 |
| 1965 | 24439 |
| 1966 | 24564 |
| 1967 | 24639 |
| 1968 | 24839 |
| 1969 | 24989 |
| 1970 | 25039 |
| 1971 | 25139 |
| 1972 | 25239 |
| 1973 | 25339 |
| 1974 | 25679 |
| 1993 | 535223 |
| 1975 | 25895 |
| 1976 | 26070 |
| 1976 | 260020* |
| 1977 | 26101 |
| 1979 | 26112 |
| 1980 | 26156 |
| 1981 | 26215 |
| 1982 | 26225 |
| 1983 | 26247 |
| 1984 | 26254 |
| 1985 | 26263 |
| 1986 | 26273 |
| 1987 | 26279 |
| 1988 | 26281 |
| 1989 | 26283 |
| 1990 | 26291 |
| 1991 | 26297 |
| 1991 | 509122* |
| 1993 | 533213 |
- 1976Serial numbers 259996-260020 were also used.
- 1991C. F. Martin & Co. begins using one set of serial numbers for guitars & mandolins.
- 1994-2002Mandolins are custom order only.
- 2002Mandolin production ends.