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Late to the party but I think I’d have restamped the original serial number on the butt.
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No biggie as I happened upon this thread in a search. Still, the end result would have been interesting regardless of outcome.
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Once upon a time, if a gunsmith removed the serial number, he/she could stamp it on another location on the frame first. This is what S&W did at the factory if they had to install a lanyard loop on an already SN stamped revolver.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Muley Gil
Once upon a time, if a gunsmith removed the serial number, he/she could stamp it on another location on the frame first. This is what S&W did at the factory if they had to install a lanyard loop on an already SN stamped revolver.
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This is old information, but during a BATF compliance inspection of a small west TN shop I managed in the early 90's the inspecting agent told me that anything prior to 1968 was good to go even if the s/n had been damaged/altered/removed as there was no requirement for commercial firearms to be serialized prior to that. I thanked him for the info but still turned away anything offered for sale/trade just to be on the safe side. Possibly this was how that particular agent interpreted to law.
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07-04-2018, 03:41 PM
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"anything prior to 1968 was good to go"
Would make sense to me. I noted that Rock Island Auction sold 2 Victorys that had been modified. Among other mods was removal of lanyard & smooth as a baby's butt frame butt w/o SN.
Other examples, dealer to FFL paperwork & whole shebang, were all pre-'68.
YMMV ...
ETA: My limited experience/opinion should not in any way be misconstrued to represent facts, the law or its interpretation.
I'm merely chewin' the fat.
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I would be cautious with that "$5 for a 100" brass. It sounds like old BP range brass with balloon heads....  . Not the safest stuff to be reloading.
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