Low S/N guns

[Promo]

As I saw the pictures of Demo's low S/N P'14 I started to grew the idea of a collection from low S/N guns .. well, hope you're going with that idea and share a lot of "low numbers".

Here's one from my side - a DWM Modelo Argentino 1909 with S/N A003:


Regards,

Georg

PS: One doesn't have to get below the others number, just show us your earliest pieces!

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[RCS]

These Model 1903's with low serial numbers were posted on the 1903/1903A3 forum below.

These are not original but all rebuilds.

[Brit plumber]

I have a low ish Inglis Bren M177, Lithgow Brens A123, A128 and A202 and I also have a 1929 Enfield No2 Mk1 Revolver # 177.

[Peter Laidler]

We have M1 carbines 11 and 13 plus CZ trials Brens 12 and 15 plus a Reising No25 PLUS Sten gun number 1 and Sterling SMG No1. My favouirite is ex IRA Colt Thompson, captured just before the war, No 481. And she still rattles like a train............

[Claven2]

In the MKL is a G98/40 seria No. 1a.
https://www.milsurps.com/content.php...ifle-Serial-1a

[Bill Hollinger]

How is this for a low serial number??? 8203! I can barely make of what looks like 1903 on the barrel.

[P-07ShortLee]

Bill, I would guess it's 1905-1909, barrels prior to the 1905 dated ones were blank without a year.

Looks like it saw some history!

[smellie]

Low numbers?

I have a butchered (restorable) P-'14, s/n W305, which should make it near the end of the second pre-production batch. It is a starred Mark 1, of course.

And I have a little Mouser (Kar-71) which is a Spandau 1876. Its number is 127, but is spoiled by that "C" after it! A three-dollar purchase when I was still in school!

And I have A.G. Parker s/n 0019, which is a 1920 rebuild on a LM Mark II, Parker barrel, 23 inches, gold front sight, bobbed original woodwork, chequered in the English style. It was a gun-show rescue from a table-full of junker/clunkers, forty bucks and it does not have a price tag. Right now, it is in a million pieces and being worked on slowly: a Project.

I have SHOT Brazilian 1908 contract s/n 25 several times. Nice shooter, gets just over 1 MOA with iron sights, even with a slightly-worn leade. Following the dispersal of my friend's estate, I am supposed to have dibs on buying it, so we shall see.

And I own Armaguerra Model 39, s/n A38, a Revelli-system semi-auto rifle with the strangest action I have ever encountered. It actually has a semi-auto FIRING PIN. I would put it as about halfway between a short-recoil and delayed-blowback operation. Armaguerras all have low numbers due to very limited production.

And Ross Mark III DA426 from the old superdreadnought HMS CANADA is also A1625, that being the original serial applied by the Ross Rifle Company. Anomalous number, yes, but no other markings. I believe it is one of the 1913 Test rifles, which is about the only thing that would make sense. It has all-early features, is completely untouched, at least since I got it in 1976.

One of these days, I am gonna have to figure out how to get this *&&%* digital camera to work the way I want it to work...... either that or get a big box of film for the Speed Graphic, and take some photos of these things for you guys.

Hope this is some help at least.
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[P-07ShortLee]

Wouldn't let me edit my old post, but now that I see you said it looks like "1903" on the barrel I would change my older post to read that it's probably 1905 dated.

Barrels up to 1905 were unmarked and were .30-03, in 1905 the design was changed to accomodate a new sight and bayonet design and those barrels were the first marked with a date on the barrel, from 1906 through the end of production the barrel date has a month-year format "10-07" meaning Oct. 1907. So if you do see a full year it would have to be 1905, it was the only year a full year was used.

[Bill Hollinger]

After looking at it with a magnifying glass I don't see a date or anything. There might be a flaming bomb or ??? The pitting is real bad on this $50.00 wall hanger