Got a 16" middy barrel in the mail today that I bought on-line. Guy told me it was an unmarked, chromed Armalite in the white, with no markings.
It doesn't have any caliber, twist, or manufacturer marks, but it has what looks to be a serial number. What's weird is that that number is stamped multiple times around the circumference, just forward of the pin. There are seven or eight stampings, some of them overlapping, and some of them not the full number. It starts with N31911. There is also a very crisp "4" at the 3 o'clock position on the edge of the chamber. Anyone have an idea what all this could be about?
I can post pictures this evening if that would help.
It doesn't have any caliber, twist, or manufacturer marks, but it has what looks to be a serial number. What's weird is that that number is stamped multiple times around the circumference, just forward of the pin. There are seven or eight stampings, some of them overlapping, and some of them not the full number. It starts with N31911. There is also a very crisp "4" at the 3 o'clock position on the edge of the chamber. Anyone have an idea what all this could be about?
I can post pictures this evening if that would help.
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