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SauceMan 
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 Topic: Scratched Serial Number?Posted: April 19 2024 at 6:45pm |
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he!!o everyone! I just picked up this rifle at my local gun show, I am currently trying to figure out what the deal is with the markings. any help would be appreciated.
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Posted: April 19 2024 at 6:49pm |
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Pictures on the way soon, waiting on post to be approved
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Posted: April 21 2024 at 4:36am |
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I picked up a John Inglis BHP for a very low price because someone had tried to expunge the serial number. I assume it was stolen. I checked with the ATF and was told as long as the serial number was still legible there was no problem with my purchasing it.
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Posted: April 21 2024 at 8:01am |
 
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Posted: April 21 2024 at 10:02am |
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Sometimes (rarely) a serial number is expunged when an armory rebuilds a damaged rifle, but that usually is one line through the old and a new serial number is placed next to the original.
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Posted: April 21 2024 at 6:23pm |
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that was done a lot in india , then there were many in the mideast treated that way as well , i cant see your photos well but it looks older - would like to see a close up of those wrist markings
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Posted: April 22 2024 at 12:46pm |
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The "D arrow D" on top is an Australian service mark.
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Posted: April 22 2024 at 9:43pm |
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yes it is and somewhere there ther is a MD# that will tell us which those are WWII use designations for home guard
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Posted: April 24 2024 at 2:08am |
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It is a 1912 by the looks of it as well the a 350 would be its original serial number and hopefully used , the crossed out number where more than likely a inventory number at the armourers in the unit . Inside the d^d they sometime put a numeral to what district is went to in australia .ther eis probably a good chance this went to Egypt Palestine or gallipoli with the anzacs .
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Posted: April 24 2024 at 4:42pm |
Correct. It was one of the abbreviations for the Defence Department. Other abbreviations used in were a broad arrow inside a letter D and a letter D atop a broad arrow.
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