Thread: 24 June 2023

I wonder how the system would cope if there were two rifles with the same serial number and caliber . Like 2 Lee enfields or two “Mauser”

Originally Posted by Friwi

I wonder how the system would cope if there were two rifles with the same serial number and caliber . Like 2 Lee enfields or two “Mauser”

Very common, both firearm types used a single letter prefix followed by up to 4 numbers - this was repeated when they got to Z9999 starting back at A0001 or A1 depending on armoury. In the peak of production, the cycle was repeated several times in a year...