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alvin · 10-12-2008, 07:52 AM

I know there is another reason. It's hard to remember full s/n..... too lazy to look up in the bound book, or too lazy to unlock the safe to find the full s/n. So, 321xxx

For many mass produced guns, minor variations was made in a few thousand volume, and are called "Transitional" by collectors, major variations were made in tens of thousands, and are entitled "Early", "Late", or "Standard", etc.... for most guns, the last 2 or three s/n digits are usually not important for communication purpose, unless the s/n appears very close on the boundary of transition, or it belongs to a very tiny variation, e.g. trial guns.

10-12-2008, 07:52 AM	#5
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	I know there is another reason. It's hard to remember full s/n..... too lazy to look up in the bound book, or too lazy to unlock the safe to find the full s/n. So, 321xxx For many mass produced guns, minor variations was made in a few thousand volume, and are called "Transitional" by collectors, major variations were made in tens of thousands, and are entitled "Early", "Late", or "Standard", etc.... for most guns, the last 2 or three s/n digits are usually not important for communication purpose, unless the s/n appears very close on the boundary of transition, or it belongs to a very tiny variation, e.g. trial guns.