Quote Originally Posted by cringe View Post
Hi Ian, are you sure you read the number correctly? I may be wrong, but I think the 3rd & 4th digits should denote the year of manufacture. Could you have miss-read the 3 for an 8? this would make it 1989 hope this helps regards Al.
473982 was definitely manufactured in 1986.

The type of serial number you mention was introduced only after Crosman acquired Benjamin/Sheridan -- first digit = month, next two digits = year, final six digits = serial number.