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when did serial numbers start??
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<blockquote data-quote="Buzzdraw" data-source="post: 863402" data-attributes="member: 385"><p>Serial numbers on some 19th century guns, carrying on into the 20th, were repeated over and again. This was more common on the lower priced handguns, as well as long guns. Many of the lower priced guns into the 1960's, such as the .22 basic rifle you mention, did not have s/n's at all.</p><p></p><p>The federal gov is much more particular about serial numbers these days, with standards relating to size, depth and non-repeatability.</p><p></p><p>Needless to say, one doesn't want a modern gun with an altered or very weakly marked s/n. Gun shops/'smiths cringe when one walks in the door. Generally they won't have anything to do with said shootin' iron.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buzzdraw, post: 863402, member: 385"] Serial numbers on some 19th century guns, carrying on into the 20th, were repeated over and again. This was more common on the lower priced handguns, as well as long guns. Many of the lower priced guns into the 1960's, such as the .22 basic rifle you mention, did not have s/n's at all. The federal gov is much more particular about serial numbers these days, with standards relating to size, depth and non-repeatability. Needless to say, one doesn't want a modern gun with an altered or very weakly marked s/n. Gun shops/'smiths cringe when one walks in the door. Generally they won't have anything to do with said shootin' iron. [/QUOTE]
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