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1911 With No S/N

rhmc24
If one had a chance to get an old WWI 1911 with the serial number removed, would it be legal to have the gun? Would it make a legal gun to buy a new repro receiver and transfer the internal parts to it? What to do with the old receiver, chuck it?
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  • perry shooter
    I had a pistol like this years ago and BATF assigned a NO. and we had a gun shop stamp it There are ways to bring out the orginal number . I would check with Batf but to be on the safe side and call from a non traceable to you phone.Most of these 1911's were defaced because they were war trophy bring backs not 100 % legal. some times it is not worth the chance as breaking any fire arm law is a FELONY The pistol I had was bought at auction so I made the seller keep until I got it cleared with BATF.
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  • king999
    Are you sure that the SN was REMOVED? I had one some years ago, a Remington UMC that NEVER had a SN. THere are several stories about the UMC plant attributing them as "lunch box specials" or "gifts" to execs. My gun had all inspectors markings and it was apparrent that no numbner had ever beeen assigned.
    Morty
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  • mrmike08075
    we had a customer who inherited a 1911A1 from his deceased father. the father brought it back from the WWII pacific theater without uncle sams permission. he chiseled out the SER# on the gun...

    our customer filled out and filed the correct BATF forms, was assigned a new number, and had it proffesionaly applied to the gun.

    just a random thought...
    best regards, mike.

    What other dungeon is so dark as ones own heart, what jailer so inexorable as ones own mind.
    contact me at the shop at waltsgun@aol.com best regards, mike.
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