The following chart is intended to help you establish the age of your Schneider lens. Simply locate your lens's serial number in the table below, and you can find out approximately how old it is.
| Serial No. |
Month |
Year |
| 30.000 |
December |
1919 |
| 40.000 |
May |
1920 |
| 50.000 |
January |
1922 |
| 100.000 |
January |
1925 |
| 200.000 |
June |
1928 |
| 300.000 |
February |
1929 |
| 400.000 |
April |
1931 |
| 500.000 |
June |
1932 |
| 600.000 |
August |
1933 |
| 700.000 |
October |
1934 |
| 800.000 |
September |
1935 |
| 900.000 |
May |
1936 |
| 1.000.000 |
November |
1936 |
| 1.200.000 |
December |
1937 |
| 1.400.000 |
November |
1938 |
| 1.600.000 |
September |
1939 |
| 1.800.000 |
June |
1942 |
| 2.000.000 |
September |
1948 |
| 2.200.000 |
July |
1949 |
| 2.400.000 |
October |
1950 |
| 2.600.000 |
May |
1951 |
| 2.800.000 |
November |
1951 |
| 3.000.000 |
May |
1952 |
| 4.000.000 |
October |
1954 |
| 5.000.000 |
February |
1957 |
| 6.000.000 |
May |
1959 |
| 7.000.000 |
February |
1961 |
| 8.000.000 |
March |
1963 |
| 9.000.000 |
February |
1965 |
| 10.000.000 |
January |
1967 |
| 11.000.000 |
November |
1968 |
| 11.500.000 |
July |
1970 |
| 12.000.000 |
September |
1972 |
| 12.500.000 |
March |
1974 |
| 13.000.000 |
December |
1976 |
| 13.200.000 |
September |
1977 |
| 13.400.000 |
October |
1978 |
| 13.600.000 |
October |
1979 |
| 13.800.000 |
January |
1981 |
| 14.000.000 |
October |
1983 |
| 14.100.000 |
January |
1985 |
| 14.200.000 |
August |
1986 |
| 14.300.000 |
November |
1988 |
| 14.400.000 |
January |
1991 |
| 14.460.000 |
February |
1992 |
| 14.480.000 |
January |
1993 |
| 14.500.000 |
November |
1993 |
| 14.510.000 |
January |
1994 |
| 14.520.000 |
May |
1994 |
| 14.540.000 |
January |
1995 |
| 14.560.000 |
April |
1995 |
| 14.590.000 |
January |
1996 |
| 14.600.000 |
April |
1996 |
| 14.620.000 |
November |
1996 |
| 14.623.340 |
January |
1997 |
| 14.651.520 |
January |
1998 |
| 14.690.300 |
January |
1999 |
| 14.726.600 |
January |
2000 |
| 14.756.400 |
January |
2001 |
| 14.788.450 |
January |
2002 |
| 14.820.970 |
January |
2003 |
| 14.853.700 |
January |
2004 |
| 14.890.800 |
January |
2005 |
| 15.000.000 |
November |
2008 |
Source: Schneider-Kreuznach.