Serial Number Prefix – Model / Country of Origin : (Years of Production)
No Prefix -Mark V® (USA) PFI : (1958 -1959)
No Prefix – Mark V® (Germany) : (1959 – 1973)
H – Mark V® (Japan) : (1972 – 1994)
M – Mark V® Silhouette Pistol : (1980 – 1981)
P – Mark V® JPS (Germany) : (1964 – 1973)
S – Mark V® (Japan) : (1972 – 1994)
S0 – Mark V® Varmint Master (Japan) : (1980 – 1981)
S1- JPS Mark V Varmint Master : (1964-1973)
Mark V® (USA)
AB – Mark V® Std. Caliber – 6 Lug Receiver : (1996 – 1998)
AS – Mark V® Std. Caliber – 6 Lug Receiver : (1996 – 1998)
BP – Mark V® Std. Caliber – 6 Lug Receiver : (2004-2015)
BW – Mark V® Magnum – 9 Lug Receiver : (2002 – 2004)
PB – Mark V® Magnum– 9 Lug Receiver : (2004 – 2012)
PM – Mark V® Magnum– 9 Lug Receiver : (2015-2019)
PS – Mark V® Std. Caliber – 6 Lug Receiver : (2015-2019)
SB – Mark V® Magnum – 9 Lug Receiver : (1995 – 2004)
SS – Mark V® Magnum – 9 Lug Receiver : (1994 – 2002)
SW – Mark V® Magnum – 9 Lug Receiver : (2002 – 2004 )
WB – Mark V® Std. Caliber – 6 Lug Receiver : (1998 – 2004)
WS – Mark V® Std. Caliber – 6 Lug Receiver : (1998 – 2004)
WY – Mark V® Magnum – 9 Lug Receiver : (2019-)
WY – Mark V® Std. Caliber – 6 Lug Receiver : (2019-)
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