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Serial numbers
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 2:47 pm
by @nd
In roughly what year did serial numbers first start to appear on British firearms??
Thanks
Re: Serial numbers
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:45 pm
by FredB
What do you mean? Individual manufacturers sometimes numbered their products since time immemorial, but some didn't. I have a Snider---circa 1865--- with no number or manufacturers name. Serial numbers have no standard format and actually mean nothing. Many military firearms have four digit numbers, but they made millions of them.
Fred
Re: Serial numbers
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 6:10 am
by @nd
Thanks Fred
I was just wondering if the government in a particular year made it law to number all firearms.
Re: Serial numbers
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 5:44 pm
by Hrun
I have a replica musket with no serial no and am about to buy a replica flintlock with no serial number.
I also own a Mauser .308 I tried to find out more about, but they have no records before 1999.
As above, the only reason for arbitory serial numbers is to make my liberal dad feel safer..