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So I'm selling my (supposed to be) 76 US Strat...

I had to take a picture of the neck stamp for a potential buyer and I found this:

0901 4413

I've got a problem with the last "1".
Because:
09 = Stratocaster
01 = rosewood fingerboard
44 = 44th week
1 = year (???)
3 = day of the week (wednesday)

It appears to be a 71 neck, so my 76 Strat may be a 71 Strat????

But when i dig a little on the net, the 71 year of production was using the model code month/year/width/etc.

The model code on my neck supposed to begin in 72...

So what does that "1" mean?
Please???

Thanks.

The neck stamp is probably the least reliable form of dating.
I've heard some say the 5th # is the year making yours a 74.

If the serial # says it's post 72, I'd check the pot codes to get a more accurate date.

Thank you for your answer.

The pots are from late 73, the neck plate indicates an early 74 guitar, and from what I found the neck is from monday of the first week on november in 1973.
So, late 73 neck and pots + early 74 body...and all that time I thought she was a 76 Strat...it's a great news!!!!

But I still can't found any stamp or date on my pickups...only a "14" (or smtg like this) writen with a carbon pen...they look like genuine 70's Strat pickups though, but it's hard to sell it whitout any kind of proof

Could the "14" actually be a "74"?

I would start off by being friendly and maybe asking it out to a nice dinner. You really have to wow these old Fender necks in order to date them.