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There are two different issues with lack of a serial number.
First. some rifles and shotguns have never HAD a serial number. They were not required by US Federal law until 1968.
Second- it is a Federal felony to remove a serial number, or possess a gun with a removed serial number. So if the gun never had a serial number- not a problem. If it has been removed- BIG problem.
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Did smith and Wesson ever sell guns without serial numbers to the new youk police department?
not likely
Why do guns have serial numbers?
To identify and account for otherwise identical guns.
Did model 1841 Mississippi rifles have serial numbers?
None of the existing ORIGINAL guns have serial numbers.
When did they require serial numbers on long guns?
1968
Why is there serial numbers on guns and bullets?
Inventory tracking for firearms. BTW, ammunition does not have a serial number.
Could a modern gun leave a factory without a serial number?
Theoretically, yes. For instance, it could be stolen by an employee. However, such a gun would be illegal to sell in most countries. In US, there are some guns that may be made legally without serial numbers. It is legal for any person to manufacture a firearm for their own use, provided they are not barred from owning guns by law and the firearm in question does not fall under NFA regulation. Such guns do not need serial numbers.
What year serial number start ON GUNS?
SOME guns had serial numbers in the late 1800s. They were required by law on handguns and machine guns in 1934 (in the US) and on rifles and shotguns in 1968.
When did guns first get registration numbers?
Firearms don't have registration numbers, they have serial numbers. No way to know who was the first to put a number on a firearm. Military firearms have had serial numbers for many years, to aid in the accounting for large numbers of identical guns. Serial numbers were not required by law in the US until the 1934 National Firearms Act reqired them on machine guns and handguns. The 1968 Gun Control Act required them on newly made rifles and shotguns.
Where to find serial numbers on guns?
barrel, butt, receiver, under forearm.
When were serial numbers required on guns?
They were required after the Gun Control Act of 1968.
22 RF Rifle with no SSN can anyone help?
A lot of older lower end rifles and shot guns didn't have serial numbers. The fed didn't require guns to have unique serial numbers until after WW2
Did they every make any of these guns without a serial number?
Yes.
