Provenance · 1950 → today

Family timeline & lineage

The hub chart compares families by size; this page shows them in time — when each engine family ran, and which family replaced which. Tap any bar or node for that family's full spec page.

Every family, chronologically

1101 · Vintage BL 1952–1959 · 125 cc 1102 · Vintage BLK 1954–1968 · 98 cc 1106 · XL / Big bore Contra · 070 · 090 · MS 720 1959–1985 · 105.7–136.8 cc 1107 · Vintage 07 · 07 S 1961–1968 · 75 cc 1108 · Vintage 08 · 08 S · S10 1963–1995 · 50–60.3 cc 1109 · XL / Big bore Contra G · 090 G (gear drive) 1964–1985 · 105.7–134 cc 1110 · Pro 040 · 041 family 1967–1986 · 61–72.4 cc 1111 · XL / Big bore 050 · 051 · 075 · 076 1968–1986 · 89–111 cc 1112 · Pro 041 G (gear drive) 1969–1975 · ≈61 cc 1113 · Farm & Ranch 030 · 031 · 032 1970–1985 · 45–50.9 cc 1114 · Homeowner 020 · 020 Super 1971–1993 · 31.8–35.2 cc 1115 · XL / Big bore 045 · 056 1972–1991 · 75–93.6 cc 1116 · Homeowner 015 family 1973–1983 · 31.8 cc 1117 · Pro 042 · 048 1976–1987 · 68–76.4 cc 1118 · Farm & Ranch 028 (Wood Boss) 1977–1993 · 43–51.5 cc 1120 · Homeowner 009 · 010 · 011 · 012 1978–2004 · 36.6–45.2 cc 1119 · Pro 038 family · MS 380/381/382 1980–now · 61.5–72.2 cc 1121 · Pro 024 · 026 · MS 260 · MS 240 1982–2011 · 41.6–48.7 cc 1125 · Pro 034 · 036 · MS 340/360 1984–2005 · 56.5–61.5 cc 1122 · XL / Big bore 064/066 · MS 660 · MS 650/640 1986–2014 · 84.9–91.6 cc 1124 · XL / Big bore 084 · 088 · MS 780/880/881 1986–now · 121–121.6 cc 1128 · Pro 044/046 · MS 440/460/461 1988–2022 · 70.7–76.5 cc 1123 · Homeowner 021/023/025 · MS 210/230/250 1990–now · 35.2–45.4 cc 1127 · Farm & Ranch 029/039 · MS 290/310/390 1992–2013 · 54–64.1 cc 1130 · Homeowner 017/018 · MS 170/180 1995–now · 30.1–31.8 cc 1132 · Top-handle 019 T · MS 190 T · MS 191 T 1996–2006 · 35.2–46.5 cc 1129 · Top-handle 020 T · MS 200 · MS 200 T 1996–2012 · 35.2 cc 1133 · Farm & Ranch MS 270 · MS 280 2002–2010 · 50–54.7 cc 1135 · Pro MS 341 · MS 361 2003–2011 · 59 cc 1137 · Top-handle MS 192 · 193 · 194 2005–now · 30.1–31.8 cc 1138 · Pro MS 441 2007–2019 · 70.7 cc 1139 · Homeowner MS 171 · 181 · 211 2009–now · 31.8–35.2 cc 1140 · Pro MS 362 · 311/391 · MS 400 2009–now · 59–66.8 cc 1141 · Pro MS 261 · MS 271 · MS 291 2010–now · 50.2–55.5 cc 1145 · Top-handle MS 201 · 201 T · 201 T C-M 2011–now · 35.2 cc 1143 · Pro MS 231 · 241 · 251 2011–now · 40.6–45.6 cc 1146 · Top-handle MS 150 · 150 T · 151 2013–now · 23.6 cc 1144 · XL / Big bore MS 661 (MAGNUM®) 2014–now · 91.1 cc 1142 · Pro MS 462 2019–now · 72.2 cc 1147 · Pro MS 500i 2019–now · 79.2 cc 1148 · Homeowner MS 162 · 172 · 182 · 212 2022–now · 30.1–38.6 cc MB01 · Pro MS 400.1 · MS 363 2024–now · 62.6–63 cc MB02 · Pro MS 300 2026–now · 53.2 cc

Bar color tracks displacement (blue-grey ≈ 24 cc → deep red ≈ 137 cc), matching the hub chart. Arrowed bars are still in production somewhere in the world.

Lineages — who replaced whom

Succession chains, reconstructed from the historical record: each arrow means "this family took over that family's slot in the lineup." Families in a chain share a role, not parts — parts never interchange across series numbers.

One-man saw origins

1101 BL → 1102 BLK → 1106 Contra · 070 · 090 · MS 720

BL → BLK → Contra. The 1959 Contra was the first mass-produced direct-drive one-man saw — the template for every family below.

Giants & gear drives

1106 Contra · 070 · 090 · MS 720 → 1109 Contra G · 090 G (gear drive)

The Contra/070/090 line and its 2:1 gear-drive siblings (Contra G, 090 G) for extreme bars. The 070 lives on outside the EU as the MS 720.

Milling & big-bore flagships

1111 050 · 051 · 075 · 076 → 1124 084 · 088 · MS 780/880/881

050/051 → 075/076, replaced by the 084 in 1986 → 088 → MS 880 → MS 881, today's biggest production saw.

90 cc class

1115 045 · 056 → 1122 064/066 · MS 660 · MS 650/640 → 1144 MS 661 (MAGNUM®)

045/056 (ending in the 93.6 cc 056 Magnum II) → 064/066 → MS 640/650/660 → MS 661 C-M.

70 cc pro

1119 038 family · MS 380/381/382 → 1128 044/046 · MS 440/460/461 → 1138 MS 441 → 1142 MS 462

038/038 Magnum → 044/046 → MS 440/460/461, with the MS 441 as a parallel step, all folding into today's MS 462. The 042/048 (1117) preceded the 038 era.

60 cc pro

1125 034 · 036 · MS 340/360 → 1135 MS 341 · MS 361 → 1140 MS 362 · 311/391 · MS 400 → MB01 MS 400.1 · MS 363

034/036 → MS 340/360 → MS 341/361 → MS 362 (plus the 2020 MS 400 C-M on the same 1140 crankcase) → the alphanumeric MB01 MS 400.1 from 2025.

Farm & Ranch 60 cc

1127 029/039 · MS 290/310/390 → 1140 MS 362 · 311/391 · MS 400

029/039 → MS 290/310/390 → MS 311/391, which share series 1140 with the pro MS 362.

The Farm Boss badge

1110 040 · 041 family → 1119 038 family · MS 380/381/382 → 1127 029/039 · MS 290/310/390 → 1141 MS 261 · MS 271 · MS 291

A marketing name that walked across four families: 041 Farm Boss (1976) → 038 Farm Boss → 029/MS 290 Farm Boss → MS 271/291 Farm Boss.

50 cc pro

1121 024 · 026 · MS 260 · MS 240 → 1141 MS 261 · MS 271 · MS 291 → MB02 MS 300

024 → 026 → MS 260, replaced by the MS 261 in 2010 — with the MB02 MS 300 C-M announced as its successor for 2026.

Mid homeowner

1123 021/023/025 · MS 210/230/250 → 1143 MS 231 · 241 · 251

021/023/025 → MS 210/230/250 → MS 231/241/251. The MS 250 outlived its own successor's launch and is still sold new.

Entry homeowner

1116 015 family → 1120 009 · 010 · 011 · 012 → 1130 017/018 · MS 170/180 → 1148 MS 162 · 172 · 182 · 212

015 → 009/010/011/012 → 017/018/MS 170/180 → MS 162/172/182/212. Generations overlapped by a decade or more; the MS 171/181/211 (1139) bridged the last step.

Top-handle / arborist

1114 020 · 020 Super → 1129 020 T · MS 200 · MS 200 T → 1145 MS 201 · 201 T · 201 T C-M

020 AV → 020 T/MS 200 T (the iconic climber) → MS 201 T C-M.

Compact top-handle

1132 019 T · MS 190 T · MS 191 T → 1137 MS 192 · 193 · 194

019 T → MS 190 T/191 T → MS 192 T → 193 T → today's MS 194 T.

Before the series era — two-man saws (1926–1971)

No 4-digit series and no modern "bar length" — these are rated by weight, not bar. Museum-tier artifacts.

Model	Years	Type	Notes	Rarity
STG1 (Type A)	1926	Electric (patent)	First chainsaw patent in history; two-man	Museum
Type A	1929–32	Gas, two-man	46 kg; first production gas chainsaw in the world	Museum
BD	1934–39	Gas, two-man	53 kg	Museum
BBU	1936–54	Gas, two-man bow saw	30 kg; bow-frame	Extremely Rare
B 2 Z	1937–38	Gas, two-man	59.8 kg; heaviest ever; fewest survivors of any Stihl	Museum
KS 43	1943–71	Gas, two-man	37.5 kg; produced through WWII; 28-yr run, last of the two-man era (type 1401)	Rare
BK	1932–38	Gas, two-man	26.5 kg; 160 cc	Museum
BDK	1936–45	Gas, two-man	37 kg; 192 cc	Extremely Rare
BDKH	1938–45	Gas, two-man	38 kg; 226 cc; German army spec	Extremely Rare
BDN	1939–58	Gas, two-man	38 kg; 300 cc (type 1402)	Extremely Rare
RBB	1952–59	Gas, two-man	22.5 kg; 125 cc; last new two-man design	Extremely Rare

Electric line (E / MSE · 1967→)

Series	Model(s)	Years	Market	Notes
1202	E30	1967–85	EU	One of the first electric Stihls
1203	E15	1967–85	EU	Consumer electric
1204	E10	1973–84	EU	Small consumer
1206	E14	1984–97	EU	Successor to E10/E15
1207	E20 / E220Q	1985–02	EU/Global	Professional electric; E220Q adds QuickStop
1208	E140/E180 · MSE 140/141/180	1998–2022	EU/Global	Pre-MSE → MSE-branded mainstream range
1209	MSE 170 / 210 C-BQ	2014–22	EU	Quick tensioner + QuickStop
1210	MSE 250 C-Q	2015–22	EU	Most powerful corded electric Stihl

Battery line (MSA · 2013→)

Model	Years	System	Notes
MSA 120 C-B	2013–19	AK	First mainstream MSA; discontinued
MSA 60 / 70	2014→	AK	Consumer light duty
MSA 160 / 160 C-BX	2014→	AP	Homeowner standard; C-BX lightweight
MSA 161 T	2019→	AK	Top-handle arborist battery
MSA 80	2020→	AK	Upper-tier AK; 35.6 cm bar
MSA 200 / 220	2020→	AP	Mid / higher-output pro battery
MSA 300	2021→	AP 300	Highest-output MSA; professional

Lineage mapping is editorial ("reconstructed" in this site's confidence vocabulary): production years are sourced per family, but "replaced by" is our reading of the lineup history. Disagree? Report a correction →