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Unread 08-25-2013, 07:35 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by garandguy56 View Post
86 on one side and 38 and on the other (8638 Serial)
That is the correct numbering format. By 1938, there was either the first two digits, or the first two digits plus one on the inside. 86 or 87. Either is correct.

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