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Old 05-16-2018, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Absalom View Post
If someone were stuck with a S&W like this one, as long as one can establish the correct serial conclusively from matching numbers in two or more other locations, one could always just re-stamp it on the butt and touch up the finish, and no one would be any wiser. That’s just hypothetical musing, not a recommendation or legal advice, of course
I always wondered about that myself. Particularly if someone were to re-stamp the SN on the side of the grip, as gunsmiths so commonly did "back in the day".

I mean, theoretically, how would anyone be able to say when it was done - yesterday or 50 years ago?
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