How can I find out how old my mag is?

[FactsOfLife]

Is there somewhere on the Ao site that I can do a "look up" to find out how old my mag is? Is there a serial number search or something like that??

[rx2]

I don't think so. I remember Tom saying somewhere that the valves are manufactured , and then set aside. When the markers are to be assembled, valves are chosen randomly to be combined with the rest of the components. As such, a valve made rather recently could be used before a valve that had been made some time ago.
In any case, I don't think that too much emphasis is placed on the SN in regards to dating.

[Creative Mayhem]

the only thing the serial number can do, as far as dating goes, is to tell when the valve was made. just my .02

[the JoKeR]

In the great scheme of things, carbon dating is the way to go, but that's probably +/- a few thousand years...

[paintbattler]

yea..i also think think that the serial ##'s are just when the valve was made.

[cphilip]

That is pretty much the fact. Valves are not installed in order as Markers are assembled. They may and are out of sequence from the actual assembly of the marker.

[Snakebite78]

Y do you need to know?

[RT_Luver]

look at the serial number and guess