Apr 11, 2014 - Anyone happen to know when a Savage 110.270 with a serial number starting with F327 would have been manufactured? I've emailed the.
Uchebnik po dorozhnim mashinam vasiljev. You can't always be SURE as to the date of manufacture with Model 99s, even with a serial number. A more sure way is by what is called the 'Lever Boss Code'. As an example, if the serial number is used to judge the date of manufacturer, then the examples (below) indicate that your rifle was made in 1968 as Joe (Mad Dog) said. However, to be more sure of that date, check out your Lever Boss Code ('LBC') which is a number (the inspector's number) followed by a letter indicating the year of manufacture. Note that your rifle's serial number falls near the end of 1968 in my records (below).
Note the LBC. '19' is the inspector's number and 'V' stands for the year 1968. U= 1967: 1134xxx, 1136xxx, 11391xx V= 1968: 1165XXX(16V), 1171xxx, 1172283(19V), 1184xxx (19V) W= 1969: A009045 (Jan), A226071 (June), A279775, A296xxx, The most accurate method of determining the year of manufacture of Model 99 rifles made from 1949 to 1971 is by using what is called the 'Lever Boss Code'. Even more accurate than the rifle's serial number. 
Savage began stamping an inspector's number and a letter in a poorly (and very faintly) stamped oval on the lever boss (the extension on the lower, front side of the receiver in which the lever rotates) in 1949. This is what is called the Lever Boss Code. Savage continued to use Lever Boss Code numbers & letters until 1971. The letters 'O' and 'Q' were skipped and not used in the Code series due to their similarity.
The number was the inspector's number plus the letter indicating the year of manufacture. ('A' was used in 1949, 'B' in 1950, 'C' in 1951 and so forth). And so, if a rifle were made in 1968 & inspected by Inspector #12, it would have a Lever Boss Code that looked like this (inside the oval): 12 V Please look (you may need a magnifying glass) at your rifle and tell us the Lever Boss Code. Strength & Honor.
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Are you already registered but have forgotten your username and/or password? If so, use the link at the bottom of any page and let us know and we'll get you squared away! All Savage firearms manufactured after December 1968 have a serial number which will have a letter prefix. This was done to clearly identify which firearms were manufactured after the Gun Control Act of 1968 went into effect. The graphic below outlines the starting and ending serial number for each year of production from 1969 thru the beginning of 2012 (the most recent we have data for). Since this information is readily offered here we will not respond to any requests to date Savage firearms whose serial number has a letter prefix. If it's newer than what's listed in the table below you can get a general idea of when it was made by visiting, but if you want something more specific you will have to contact Savage.