Not until required by law in 1969.
NO
Not if they were manufactured prior to 1969.
It may not have one. Rifles and shotguns made prior to 1968 were not required to have serial numbers.
Between 1933 - 1942. Serial numbers were not required by law on shotguns and rifles until 1968.
It may not have one. Serial numbers were not required by law on rifles and shotguns until 1968.
These shotguns were made from 1926-1945.Stevens did not keep records as to the year of production by serial numbers.
Probably at midnight, December 31, 1968, when they were required by the Gun Control Act of 1968.
Serial numbers on long guns were not required in the US until 1968, so many manufacturers did not assign them to shotguns and small-caliber rifles.
Serial numbers were not required on long arms before Jan 1, 1969. Most manufacturers did not assign serial numbers to small caliber rifles or utility shotguns.
Your stevens model 9478 shotgun was made during the years 1978-1985.while serial numbers were on the shotguns I do not believe that serial number records were kept as to the year of production.
Most likely isn't one these shotguns were over 50 years old and were made before there was a requirement for background checks/ serial numbers.
These shotguns were made by savage/stevens between the years 1986-1989.There was no accurate records kept of the serial numbers as to year of production.