Benjamin Dates

Benjamin Dates

Compiled by John Groenewold from information received at the Benjamin Sheridan Factory in Racine, WI.

Serial number information on Benjamin airguns is very limited. For models not listed below the reader is referred to The Blue Book of Airguns, the latest edition to find the years a particular model was sold.

While Benjamin was in St. Louis and Racine, no attempt was made to keep track of individual model serial numbers. It appears that serial numbers were not applied to any models prior to the end of World War II (1945). The serial numbers were applied in numerical order, regardless of the caliber for the models 130, 132, 127, 310, 312, 317, 340, 342, and 347.   These models were introduced during or at the end of World War II.   From the available records, Benjamin began using serial numbers sometime during 1957.

Benjamin model 130, 132, and 137.

YEAR       SERIAL NUMBERS

1957         B26700-B33594

1958         B33595-B38400

1959         B38401-B42600

1960         B42601-B47500

1961         B47501-B51373

1962         B51374-B59909

1963         B59910-B63488

1964         B63489-B69742

1965         B69743-B76724

1966         B76725-B84513

1967         B84514-B98875

1968         B98876-B101066

1969         B101067-B111600

1970         B111601-B124412

1971         B124413-B136150

1972         B136151-B150253

1973         B150254-B163506

1974         B163507-B173056

1975         B173057-B184971

1976         B184972-B196617

1977         B196618-B212269

1978         B212270-B229880

1979         B229881-B248722

1980         B248723-B275215

1981         B275216-B279600

1982         B279601-B281000

1983         B281001

Benjamin 310, 312, and 317

YEAR         SERIAL NUMBERS

1957           H59440-H87277

1958           H87278-H109211

1959           H109212-H140087

1960           H140088-H160864

1961           H160865-H180815

1962           H180816-H210925

1963           H210926-H244653

1964           H244654-H280935

1965           H280936-H304704

1966           H304705-H329614

1967           H329615-H361783

1968           H361784-H364750 Thru 1974.

Benjamin 340, 342, and 347

YEAR           SERIAL NUMBERS

1968              T1000-T5529

1969              T5530-T61352

1970              T61353-T90263

1971              T90264-T113966

1972              T113967-T149534

1973              T149535-T180939

1974              T180940-T210499

1975              T210450*- T247651

1976               T247652-T278399

1977              T278400 -T298241

1978              T298242-T326699

1979              T326700-T359568

1980              T359569-T379500

1981              T379500-T426305*

1982             T425305*-T430000 End of production at St. Louis, MO. Last number is an estimate.

by Dennis Smith, Plant Manager.

Aug. 2, 1982, 100001 109420 Production began in Racine, WI

YEAR          SERIAL NUMBER

1983              109421-131130

1984              131131-159640

1985              159641-178080

1986               178081 End of record.

*This is not a typo; it is the info provided by the factory.

Crosman acquired the Benjamin/Sheridan Company in February 1992. After May 1995 all Benjamin’s were made at the Crosman Factory in New York and followed Crosman’s serial number procedure at that time.