Does anybody know when importers started having to engrave firearms with serial # & importer info

[arakboss]

1968? or different year?

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[jbett98]

In 1968, the Gun Control Act (GCA) imposed numerous additional requirements in the arena of gun manufacture. As per the GCA, all firearms manufactured or imported into the United States are required to bear a serial number. This law ―which was effective October 22, 1968― extends the serial requirement beyond the specific group of NFA regulated firearms.

 

[DivCurlGrad72]

Saw this info on the OFF Facebook page:

The major point about the serial number I want to get out there is that even if a firearm has a serial number, if it was manufactured prior to 1968 that serial number doesn't meet the SB 978-5 requirements. A lot of people are assuming any old serial # from the manufacture will exempt their firearms. Serial numbers prior to 1968 were not traceable as you likely know and the ATF admits that here:

"Can a firearm trace always identify the first retail purchaser?
No. Many factors can make the trace of a firearm impossible. The most
common among these is the incomplete or inaccurate description of the
firearm (see Chapter 3 for more information). Other prohibiting factors
include obliterated markings; damage or loss of firearms transaction
records; a manufacturing date prior to 1968; and, trace requests for
firearms that were not manufactured in, or lawfully imported into, the
United States."

 

[arakboss]

Saw this info on the OFF Facebook page:

The major point about the serial number I want to get out there is that even if a firearm has a serial number, if it was manufactured prior to 1968 that serial number doesn't meet the SB 978-5 requirements. A lot of people are assuming any old serial # from the manufacture will exempt their firearms. Serial numbers prior to 1968 were not traceable as you likely know and the ATF admits that here:

"Can a firearm trace always identify the first retail purchaser?
No. Many factors can make the trace of a firearm impossible. The most
common among these is the incomplete or inaccurate description of the
firearm (see Chapter 3 for more information). Other prohibiting factors
include obliterated markings; damage or loss of firearms transaction
records; a manufacturing date prior to 1968; and, trace requests for
firearms that were not manufactured in, or lawfully imported into, the
United States."

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[arakboss]

In 1968, the Gun Control Act (GCA) imposed numerous additional requirements in the arena of gun manufacture. As per the GCA, all firearms manufactured or imported into the United States are required to bear a serial number. This law ―which was effective October 22, 1968― extends the serial requirement beyond the specific group of NFA regulated firearms.

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Awesome thank you. Some people reported not seeing import marks until the 80s but those may have been firearms imported before 1968 and shuffled around.

 

[DivCurlGrad72]

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I think someone else already said it, but here it is again: You da man!