Import Markings Question

John Sabato · 11-28-2006, 08:59 AM

import marks are sometimes very discreetly applied to areas not easily visible... some have been known to be placed on the small flat under the grips on the frame for instance... for a long time, the ATF was not very picky about where the marks were, or their size...only that they should be present and readable... I think this has now changed, but can't provide a reference... Check your gun carefully with a magnifying glass... you may find some stamps that are obviously not proof or inspection marks...

What process did you use to import this gun? If you or someone else smuggled it in (heaven forbid ... then the missing importers mark is small potatoes compared to the legal status of the gun)

... it is the importer's responsibility to mark them, not the buyer's... so if yours was legally imported don't worry about it, it is not your problem that it wasn't marked.

11-28-2006, 08:59 AM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	import marks are sometimes very discreetly applied to areas not easily visible... some have been known to be placed on the small flat under the grips on the frame for instance... for a long time, the ATF was not very picky about where the marks were, or their size...only that they should be present and readable... I think this has now changed, but can't provide a reference... Check your gun carefully with a magnifying glass... you may find some stamps that are obviously not proof or inspection marks... What process did you use to import this gun? If you or someone else smuggled it in (heaven forbid ... then the missing importers mark is small potatoes compared to the legal status of the gun) ... it is the importer's responsibility to mark them, not the buyer's... so if yours was legally imported don't worry about it, it is not your problem that it wasn't marked. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*