I just got a nice 308 on ebay s/n 208309 when would it have been manufactured?
That is the entirety of the number?
Frank
All I can make out Frank.
I have seen a 308 with SN 269297 on another site dated to approximately 1963-4. Based on this, yours might be 1962-3. These reels, prior to 1967, had a spring-loaded handle, which might also help to date yours, although handles are easy enough to change.
Frank
Thank you Frank!