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Originally Posted by Sgt911
I never understood why original US manufactured and serialized firearms have to be import stamped. I did buy three Smith revolvers from CAI that were not import stamped. They had Spanish writing on tags attached to them. A member here said the might be from Puerto Rico.
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BATFE regulations, that's why. They want to know which firearms left this country and which firearms have reentered. The stamp also indicates the firearm met all the current BATFE requirements regarding imported firearms, that is, not fully automatic or select fire and having a barrel that meets length requirements.