Gun and Ammo sales

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I had spent some time looking at the Springfield XD. I think Splitshot had one, gonna have to see if I can get some first hand advice on that one. No serial numbers? That would seem odd this day in age huh?

Yes it would seem odd this day in time especially in light of the fact there are stolen guns on the blackmarket with the serial numbers filed off. I may be a blonde but I'm not dumb. The numbers on my gun have NOT been illegally removed. My brother-in-law bought it new about 40 years ago and it didn't have serial numbers at that time. I bought it from him years later, still in the box. I have friends in law enforcement who have looked at it and have also said there have been no modifications. We looked at it under intense light to see if the numbers had been filed or ground off and they had not. My best friend's husband is a State Firearms Expert and he also said that it has never had serial numbers. That's the best information I have on it.

It's an interesting subject because my grandmother's handgun, a .32 cal. that Dad bought for her doesn't have any serial numbers either. He bought it new in the early 1940's a few years after her husband died. There is also a 1946 rifle in my family that doesn't have serial numbers. I really don't know at what point the government started requiring all gun mfgrs to use serial numbers. One thing for sure, I don't just randomly buy guns. All that I bought with the exception of the Llama came from licensed gun dealers. I have a paper trail for all them and most of those I inherited. My brother worked for Sears more than 35 years and had access to a wide variety of new guns by different mfgrs. He also bought guns from dealers in different states as well as pawn shops, gun shows, etc., and he inherited my Dad's gun collection which is a part of those I inherited.