There are probably several guns with that serial number. Serial numbers are not unique to one single firearm - they often aren't even unique to one firearm from the same manufacturer. We'd need a lot more information to determine what type of firearm it is.
Yes it is illegal to own a gun that does not have a serial number. It is also illegal to remove the serial number off a gun.
You probably have a Mk. I pistol, manufactured circa 1958. If this is the case, it would be a semi-auto pistol, chambered in .22 Long Rifle.
With just the serial number, nothing.
It would be almost impossible to identify a gun just by its serial number.
Just by the serial number, no.
Impossible to date a gun with just the serial number and no other informaiton.
Impossible to answer. A serial number is not unique to only one gun in the world.
The serial number is on the frame.
Gun Registration...
You find a published list of serial numbers for the maker.
Winchester serial numbers were unique to the model of the gun,The only thing the serial number tells you about the gun is it's age.The serial number you've listed was from a gun made in 1974.
Usually not possible. More than one gun can have the same serial number.