Ideas on where & how to add some serial numbers?...

[El Mariachi]

It just dawned on me last week that I have seven or eight older Sears/JC Higgins guns that have no serial numbers on them----just model & catalog numbers. I have a metal stamp kit with 1/4" tall numbers and letters that I guess I could use on the wood stocks----but I think they would be way too big to use on any of the metal parts....and I don't have an engraving tool.

What have you Kidz done in the past?....

 

[RhinoDefense]

Seriously?

 

[El Mariachi]

No, I was kidding 'cuz I was bored tonite.....

 

[MachIVshooter]

If it were me, I'd engrave them somewhere that isn't obtrusive. They won't be serial numbers, but useable ID numbers.

That said, I don't worry about it on the few I have that predate SN assignment.

 

[El Mariachi]

I was thinking more for identification purposes....in case they ever get ripped.....

 

[imsobored]

Find somewhere that does laser etching

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[230RN]

Why don't you just take pictures, especially if there's a unique mark on them you can get a closeup of? Seems a shame to put SNs on stuff that didn't legally need them in the first place, before GCA68.

If you really feel like marring them, you can just pick random numbers off a random number table rather than, say, putting your social security number on them.

I've got some guns without SNs, and I wouldn't dream of getting them serialized.

 

[ball3006]

Pull the butt plate off and write your name or other identifying mark on the wood then replace the butt plate. A closeup photo works too. I did that with my guns along with a spreadsheet with all the information on each gun. If you dispose of the gun, just pull the butt plate and erase the marki.....chris3

 

[Old Fuff]

I know of a case where the police were trying to find the owner of a gun that hadn't been reported stolen. When someone thought to remove the buttplate they found a folded business card under it. The owner was quickly located and it turned out he didn't know his gun was missing.

You can stamp any number on a gun, but if it's discovered it will likely be ground or filed off. A short series of letters, such as "FSR" sill serve to identify the gun, and be overlooked if it's stolen. It's best to use smaller 1/8" or even 1/16" stamps, as the smaller letters/numbers will attract less attention.

 

[BADUNAME37]

I put my name with a vibrating engraver, somewhere hidden inside the gun, on some part where the engraving makes no difference. I don't plan to ever sell my guns, and when something happens to me (when I die), most likely, a family member with the same last name will end up with them. At that point, I'm sure I won't care who gets them or what they think of my name, if they ever take it down enough to see my name.

Engrave your name then snap a photo of the place, showing just where and how you engraved it!