Hi, how can I check the Yonex racket serial number too see what year it was made in? My racket is very old so I'm curious, like VERY old so its serial number is not like the new one. Been here for years.
I remember their was an old article on badmintoncentral that had pictures about the yonex serial numbers and what their serial numbers meant. I can't find that article. Thanks.

from My Badminton store site

http://www.mybadmintonstore.com/shop/pages.php?page=specification&


All genuine Yonex rackets have 2 sets of Laser-Etched serial number, one on the shaft, the other on the cone.

Shaft (7 digits) - Example: 1234567
This number is unique, like the finger-print, to each racket.

Cone (6 digits + 2 alphabets) - Example: 110562JP
The first 5 digits show the date of manufacture of the racket. In the case of the above example, the racket was manufactured on 11th May, 2006. The meaning of the last digit remains a mystery. The 2 alphabets denotes the Code of Distribution. The Code of Distribution is intended to show the country or the market in which the racket is officially to be sold, or the market group by which the racket is intended for use. In the above example, JP stands for Japan.

Below are some examples of Code of Distribution:

AS = Australia, BX = Belgium / Netherlands, CD = Canada, CH = China, CN / CP = Chinese National Team, DK = Denmark, FR = France, GR = Germany, HK = Hong Kong, ID = India, IN / IP = Indonesia, JP = Japan, KR = Korea, MA = Malaysia, NZ = New Zealand, SD = Sweden, SP = Singapore, TH = Thailand, TW = Taiwan, UK = United Kingdom, US = USA

This helps alot.

Thanksz zmwoody. :)

Uh, no, that doesnt really hit the question. its supposed to be about a rackets pre 2001.
there were entirely different cone codes

Mine's SP 21079 4..n it works the same..SP coded,manufactured in 21st july 1999 and it's G4.