I'm pretty sure you're attempting to be helpful, but on the subject of serial numbers you need to do some catching up.
Under current laws, I'll have no difficulty transferring my J.C.Higgins rifle to any of my heirs or assigns, nor to any person who is a resident of Michigan and who I deem worthy of owning a J. C. Higgins rifle. Further I can ship it in interstate commerce via USPS, UPS, FedEx, or any other common carrier to a FFL holder.
Here is a part of the instructions for completing the ATF form 4457. For my rifle without serial-numbers, the instructions to the FFL holder are pretty plain:
Question(s) 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30, Firearm(s) Description: These blocks should be completed with the firearm(s) information. Firearms manufactured after 1968 should all be marked with a serial number. Should you acquire a firearm that is not marked with a serial number; you may answer question 28 with “NSN” (No Serial Number), “N/A” or “None.
Here's a quote from the website for which you provided a link. It's about 3/4 of the way down the page, near the photo of the Remington Nylon 66:
As for those pre-GCA guns which were manufactured without serial numbers, some are still on the market. A dealer buying or selling a non-NFA firearm made before 1968 and without a serial number need record “Made prior to 1968, no serial number” or “NSN” in the serial number space on his transaction record. Unless there is a state or local requirement, he need not apply a number or obtain a number from the police or BATFE. {image of Nylon 66}
Good luck. --Bob
Bob: Ill give you my sons address in Ringwood New Jersey and invite you to try to ship a gun without a serial number.
FYI I shipped numerous guns to him and I know the score.
As I warned before your Guys are hung up on Federal Regs while the local regs are the gist of the matter.
Where did you mention 'local regs' in your first post, dickweed?
Originally Posted by William_E_Tibbe
A commercially manufactured gun with no serial number is illegal and cannot be owned. A home made gun for self us can.
Over the years there were several reasons for not having a serial number but most date back a long time. Chinese and Iranian guns have ben found by the case ALL with the same number.
My memory is a little fuzzy about German Mauser's that apparently were being counterfeited by bandit operators.
There have been some cases on record about replicas or antiques that didn't have numbers.
It may be possible that some estate guns had missing numbers, so I heard.
But you can take this to the bank: Any gun that has the serial number missing is HOT and party to a felony. You can't sell it, you can't own it, you can't ship it.
Maybe disquieting to the crooks but the experts can retrieve filed off serial numbers by some high tech science. ___________________________________________________________
However, if we are speaking about blocking out the numbers on a photo, as opposed to removing it from the weapon, that doesn't constitute a crime unless the intent is to hoodwink someone, commit some misrepresentation or fraud.
