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Post by guntotingmonkeyboy on Sept 15, 2008 22:38:58 GMT -5
I just picked up a Model 81 in 35 Rem. It will be in gun jail for a while, but I am pretty happy with it. It has a bit more wear than my 1947 vintage .300 one, but the new toy has a 1937 date cade, and a serial number of 173. Not 173xxx or anything. Just 173. Did they start renumbering with the new series?
-Mb
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Post by tbury on Sept 16, 2008 6:54:55 GMT -5
If the serial number is under the Woodsmaster logo on the receiver it should indicate when the receiver was made. As IM stated check under the forarm and other places. The 81s restarted the serial number at 1 so your receiver should have been made in 1936. I recently bought my first 81 in 35 rem, It shoots great! Congrats on your purchase.
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Post by 81police on Sept 16, 2008 7:40:31 GMT -5
is it illegal to remove a firearm's serial number?
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Post by 81police on Sept 16, 2008 8:24:33 GMT -5
never mind I found the answer to my own question. According to the Gun Control Act of 1968
"No person shall knowingly transport, ship, or receive in interstate or foreign commerce any firearm which has had the importer's or manufacturer's serial number removed, obliterated, or altered, or possess or receive any firearm which has had the importer's or manufacturer's serial number removed, obliterated, or altered and has, at any time, been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce"
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Post by 81police on Sept 17, 2008 7:16:40 GMT -5
imfuncity,
My question about removing serial numbers wasn't aimed at you or your post in anyway! I just read your post, it got me thinking, and I was honestly curious as to the answer/legality about removing them. I think you're correct though about 8/81's. Thanks for the insight!
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Post by guntotingmonkeyboy on Sept 17, 2008 11:35:14 GMT -5
The date code on it was OF, and the 173 is under the woodsmaster logo. I'll be able get more information on what stamps it has in other places once I get my hands on it. It looks like it will be a fun toy to go play with. I am really looking forward to finding out how much it recoils. I have a .300 savage 81 that seems to recoil more than my lever action in the same caliber. I curious as to whether or not I experience the same phenomenon with the .35 in the 81 vs. the 141 I already shoot.
As for serial numbers, it is only a no-no to remove or alter them. There is no requirement that a gun made before 1968 has to have one. So there is no legal issue for having a gun that has never had a serial number. And, IIRC, if you make your own firearm for personal use, you don't have to put a serial number on them either. It is only a requirement if you want to sell them.
-Mb
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Post by tbury on Sept 17, 2008 14:34:14 GMT -5
The date code says the barrel assembly was made in July 1937; but the serial number says the receiver should have been made in 1936 the first year of production. It will be interesting to hear what other markings you find.
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Post by guntotingmonkeyboy on Sept 18, 2008 18:23:20 GMT -5
Nope. You don't have to put a serial number on an older gun to sell it. It just gets marked as no serial number in the paperwork. I have a couple of old shotguns like that. It is no big deal. -Mb
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Post by tnrifleman on Sept 18, 2008 19:37:40 GMT -5
GTMB,
When you get your hands on that Model 81 in 35 Remington and get to shootin' her, please let us know how she shoots. I'm still looking for one on 35. Love my 300, but a man ought to have an 81 in 35... ;D
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