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Unread 12-30-2011, 04:34 PM   #1
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Above the chamber date is a stamped number "2". Does anyone know what that means?
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Unread 12-30-2011, 05:06 PM   #2
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Pictures would help>
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Sorry for the delay with the pictures. See if these will help. Thanks.
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Thanks for the pictures.I have no idea what the 2 means.
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What is the SN?

It could be a armory number used on guns that have SN's that closely match

Have you looked at the other parts to see if they are marked in anyway to gun "2" Might be just a tiny mark, may not be a number two.

Just a WAG.

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Difficult to do any real analysis because of the whitening in the numbers. You can tell a lot about marks if you can see them in their natural state.

But, it is probably safe to say that the gun did not leave the factory that way. 100 percent probability if the gun is otherwise properly marked.

The only thing that comes to mind is that it is a rack number, or something to do with inventory created by an overly enthusiastic armory keeper. 50 percent probability.

A totally out of the box thought, dependent on whether or not, the gun has all of the required proofs and acceptances, etc, is that it is a Test Sequence number placed there by the factory as part of a sample testing process or to identify a gun that was subjected to a variance in manufacturing technique.. Less than 10 percent probability. Clearly if the gun is otherwise normally marked the probability drops to zero.

A puzzler.

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Hi Vern,

The Serial Number is 7458. Thanks.
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Thanks for responding Bob.
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