registering a firearm

[dannyk45]

I looked at a M1 Garand today that had no serial numbers on the receiver, it was a Springfield Armory. I would really like to buy this rifle because it is brand new. The barrel stamp was 64 IIRC . So is this legal for me to buy and if so how do I register it. Is there a year cutoff that doesn't require registration or serial number.

 

[News Shooter]

I looked at a M1 Garand today that had no serial numbers on the receiver, it was a Springfield Armory. I would really like to buy this rifle because it is brand new. The barrel stamp was 64 IIRC . So is this legal for me to buy and if so how do I register it. Is there a year cutoff that doesn't require registration or serial number.

You might want to double check that it doesn't have a serial #

 

[dannyk45]

There are numbers on the barrel bolt etc.

 

[JGreen]

 

[Len-2A Training]

Definitely doesn't on the receiver, there are numbers on the barrel bolt etc. Could this have been built by an employee and smuggled out.

Perhaps STOLEN from SA by an employee before being serialized?

I have seen a few M1 Carbines where the rear sight hung over the stamped info enough to make reading mfr and/or S/N difficult to read/find.

If it is as you say, I wouldn't touch it with a 20' pole. ALL M1 Garands were serialized. Therefore BATFE might take an "interest" in this one, and I wouldn't want to have that discussion.

 

[dannyk45]

Perhaps STOLEN from SA by an employee before being serialized?

I have seen a few M1 Carbines where the rear sight hung over the stamped info enough to make reading mfr and/or S/N difficult to read/find.

If it is as you say, I wouldn't touch it with a 20' pole. ALL M1 Garands were serialized. Therefore BATFE might take an "interest" in this one, and I wouldn't want to have that discussion.

I will stay away from that one but maybe like you said, I may have missed it. End of story previous post edited.

 

[vellnueve]

If there aren't any serials, stay away.

 

[plumber]

To my limited knowledge, the only exemptions to the serial number requirement are pre '68 .22's and pre 1898.

ALL M1 Garand's have serial numbers in this format:

SPRINGFIELD ARMORY
US RIFLE CAL 30 M1
XXXXXX

Substitute Springfield for Winchester, International Harvester, etc. but the all have serial numbers, The lowest number you could ever get your hands on (if you just hit powerball) is 81, 1-80 never left Springfield, and IIRC all other MFG's started with an allocated six digit s/n.

 

[vellnueve]

Could it perhaps be one of the Springfield Armory (Geneseo, IL) models that were produced for a time?

 

[JonJ]

There are numbers on the barrel bolt etc.

But they are not the serial, they are drawing numbers. The serial is only on the receiver.

 

[plumber]

Could it perhaps be one of the Springfield Armory (Geneseo, IL) models that were produced for a time?

That would be Springfield Armory, INC.

Still would have a s/n

 

[vellnueve]

That would be Springfield Armory, INC.

Still would have a s/n

And you were trying to correct me on what point?

Commercial rifles don't always place the serial number in the same place as the original.

 

[plumber]

Both of the knock offs I know of; Springfield Armory , Inc and Century arms follow the mil spec. The s/n is in the same location.

 

[Pilgrim]

M1 Garand's serial numbers be here: