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Old 02-01-2018, 03:01 PM
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gun show find. a completely untouched 4 digit serial number from early 1965.

























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Old 02-01-2018, 03:06 PM
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WOW! That is some find.
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Old 02-01-2018, 03:26 PM
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A real time capsule, did you buy it?
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Old 02-01-2018, 03:30 PM
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A real time capsule, did you buy it?
yes. i went specifically looking for a 3 or 4 digit AR-15 or an armalite AR-180.

i honestly did not expect to find anything remotely close. just miles of plastic handguns.
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Old 02-01-2018, 04:38 PM
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Nice! I have a 4- digit from '67.
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Nice rifle. If yours is 3XXX then mine is a bit lower. Gotta love the low numbers!!
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I had two of them , they had all the same parts and marked like yours . I sold one here in PA with the one Obama scare and trade the other some time ago . mine were bought around the 1000 to 1200 range I think .
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That is spectacular. Just spectacular.

How it navigated 53 years unsullied we may never know.

Congratulations to you on a wonderful find.
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Old 02-01-2018, 07:50 PM
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Congrats on the new acquisition. Early SP1s have become extremely desirable in these past few years. Enjoy it
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Old 02-01-2018, 08:38 PM
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Wow...very nice
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