Here a few examples of camera serial numbers and the matching internal numbers. The first number is the one stamped on the back side of the body casting, the second number is the one etched on the front plate.
Nikon F Internal Body Casting Numbers
In the factory two parts of the body casting were marked with a sequential production number. This number is NOT the same as the camera serial number on
the top cover. It is a one- to four-digit-number and it restarted at 1 every times when 9,999 was reached. It can only be seen when the right top cover of the
camera body (part 20FB1-2003B) has been removed.
- 6400031 chrome 87 / 87
- 6400204 chrome 95 / 95
- 6400325 chrome 479 / 479
- 6400460 chrome 565 / 565
- 6400492 chrome 606 / 606
- 6400505 chrome 758 / 758
- 6400646 chrome 563 / 563
- 6400707 chrome 668 / 668
- 6400744 chrome 522 / 522
- 6401395 chrome 1351 / 1351
- 6401475 chrome 1900 / 1900
- 6401777 chrome 1610 / 1372
- 6401781 chrome 1838 / 1838
- 6401898 chrome 1962 / 1962
- 6402615 chrome 2111 / 2111
- 6402872 chrome 3869 / 3869
- 6403097 chrome 3048 / 3048
- 6403535 black 3804 / 3804
- 6403584 chrome 2813 / 2813
- 6404353 black 9263 / 9263
- 6405540 chrome 5158 / 5158
- 6405762 chrome 6920 / 6920
- 6406164 chrome 6155 / 6155
- 6406488 chrome 6258 / 5702
- 6406699 chrome 5248 / 5248
- 6407015 chrome 7069 / 7069
- 6407967 chrome 6828 / 6828
- 6409238 chrome 8757 / 8757
- 6409545 chrome 8805 / 8805
- 6410482 chrome 9972
- 6411522 chrome 7076 / none
- 6412685 chrome 895 / 895
- 6415974 chrome 5853
- 6417827 chrome 7421 / 7421
- 6418391 chrome 7898 / 7898
- 6421780 black 3182
- 6424023 chrome 3212 / 3212
- 6425633 black 5262
- 6426740 black 5084
- 6426931 chrome 4348
- 6427085 chrome 8175
- 6432478 chrome 1327
- 6433219 black 1311
- 6435894 black 8926
On the rear side the number was stamped with white or yellow paint at the right of the finder release button (remove the right top cover, part 20FB1-2003B).
Nikon F body 6418391 has casting number «7898».
The very same number was etched with a sharp instrument on the front plate above the bayonet mount (remove the apron, part 20FB1-2002).
Found up to the serial number range of 6424xxx.
Later the number on the rear side was stamped with different character style.
Nikon F body 6559168 has casting number «1255».
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