Scratched Serial Number?
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Topic: Scratched Serial Number?
Posted By: SauceMan
Subject: Scratched Serial Number?
Date Posted: April 19 2024 at 6:45pm
| 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 By: SauceMan
Date Posted: April 19 2024 at 6:49pm
| Pictures on the way soon, waiting on post to be approved |
Posted By: Sapper740
Date Posted: April 21 2024 at 4:36am
| 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. |
Posted By: SauceMan
Date Posted: April 21 2024 at 8:01am
 
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Posted By: SW28fan
Date 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. ------------- Have a Nice Day If already having a nice day please disregard |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 21 2024 at 6:23pm
| 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 |
Posted By: Zed
Date Posted: April 22 2024 at 12:46pm
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The "D arrow D" on top is an Australian service mark. ------------- It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 22 2024 at 9:43pm
| yes it is and somewhere there ther is a MD# that will tell us which those are WWII use designations for home guard |
Posted By: smerdon42
Date Posted: April 24 2024 at 2:08am
| 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 . |
Posted By: Mayhem
Date 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. ------------- .303 - Helping Englishmen express their feelings since 1889 |
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