engraving vs stamping.
most mondern weapons built withen the last 5 years are lazer engraved, not roll stamped.
Wather, Smith@ Wesson, Remingtons to name a few,
the pistol shown above has both numbers engraved, not stamped.
the engraving proccess i use will look no different then a roll stamp, i can also set it to look lazer etched as well.
even with a jewlers lense you cant tell them apart.
i can set style, depth, ect.
if i can scan it, it can be dulplicated.
example,
my Springfield 1911 WW1 pistol, had been sanded and ground on by some yahoo,
serial was visable, but washed. USP markings long gone.
after straightening out the pistol and fixing the rounded edges and washed out holes, i restored the markings including the serial, and the SA bomb on the left side.
they came out perfect.