Flying V Korina (Known as a 58 V)
 1958 - 81
 1959 - 17

 Flying V 1st reissue (Known as a 67 V)
 1965 - 2
 1967 - 111
 1969 - 15
 1970 - 47
 
 Flying V Medaillon
 1971 - 350
 1973 - 2
 1974 - 1

 FV 2nd reissue White
 1975 - 154
 1976 - 150
 1977 - 32
 1978 - 70
 1979 - 201 (some block inlay)

 Flying V 2nd reissue Natural
 1975 - 1472
 1976 - 194
 1977 - 42
 1978 - 127
 1979 - 96

 FV 2nd reissue Black
 1975 - 143
 1976 - 56
 1977 - 23
 1978 - 76
 1979 - 147

FV 2nd reissue Tobacco Sunburst
 1975 - 103
 1976 - 23
 1977 - 13
 1978 - 40
 1979 - 61
 

 NOTE:
A lot of  people seem to call mid 70's V's  1974's  and that is not a true statement. There may have been some of the 75 V's that were actually made in 1974 but shipped in 1975. I guess it's how you look at it

In 1979 Gibson changed the headstock from the narrow pointier style to the wider style like 80-82.
So on 1979 Flying V's you will see both styles.

Example

  Narrow                              Wider
 (1971 - part of 1979)         (part of 1979 - 1982)

 

GIBSON SERIAL NUMBERS
Serial #       Year
000000's        1973
100000's        1970-1975
200000's        1973-1975
300000's        1974-1975
400000's        1974-1975
500000's        1974-1975
600000's        1970-1972, 1975-1976
700000's        1970-1972
800000's        1973-1975
900000's        1970-1972  1975-1976
A + 6 digits    1973-1975
B + 6 digits    1974-1975
C + 6 digits    1974-1975
D + 6 digits    1974-1975
E + 6 digits    1974-1975
F + 6 digits    1974-1975

Note - Gibson did some funny things with serial #'s back in the 70's. For the most part these #'s listed above are correct.
I've seen lists showing serial # 9xxxxx  as a 1970-1972 guitars.  This is not exactly correct. Some 9xxxxx #'s are truly
1970-72's. However I have personally owned 2 Flying V's with a 9xxxxx searial # and they were 1975 guitars. Also aware of 2 other
9xxxxx #'s that were also 75's.

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