What year was this husq made

[Fire8]

6440642

 

[DSS]

44th week of 1996 if I understand the code

 

[Fire8]

That sound about right I couldn't remember when I bought a saw for my dad I found it the other day cleaning out my garage I took it away from him a long time ago told him it broke because I got tired of sharping his chain he was always getting it in the dirt found it poured the gas out of it put new in fired right up guess I'll clean it up use it a little bit the old husq 50 is alive