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If you bought it from a licensed dealer, he should have entered it in his bound book. If you got it from a private individual, you could hope he was smarter than you and recorded the number. And if he did write it down and you can locate him, hope he didn't destroy his record when he sold it. Without the number, if it is recovered, you will not be able to prove it was yours unless it has some other unique identifying marks.
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there are still other ways to find your serial #. if u bought from a dealer and they are out of business, u can still locate the serial #. u must ho through your local pd and have them submit a records search request to atf with all the info u have. (mfg, model, cal, type, approx. date purchased, whom purchased from
The serial number should be stamped on the gun itself - defacing it is a crime.
If you are trying to find the number for a gun you no longer have you will have to go back to the dealer who sold it to you, if the dealer is still in business. Dealer records are the only place serial numbers are recorded.
If the dealer is out of business, his records may have been sent to the BATF. Theoretically they store them, but I have never heard of anyone having much luck getting any information out of there.
First answer by Tommy Keathley. Last edit by RoyR. Contributor trust: 3232 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 173 [recommend question]
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