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Machodoc · Dec 22, 2015

6pack said:
OO! Me! Me! Can I go next??

I just picked up my first Garand (separate thread to come). Serial number 2,351,380.

Vol. 1-3 - Shows that relatively low in the series of numbers assigned to Winchester. No direct hit, nor numbers close to it.

Machodoc · Dec 22, 2015

rpker said:
How far back can you go?

Spencer carbine serial #31021

My guess is 1861/1862

These records are actually more complete for the earlier rifles.

Vol. 2 - No direct hit, but some close numbers. You can't assume that these indicate where your rifle was assigned, because they weren't issued in sequence, but this one seems close enough of a bracket to safely say that it's a "maybe".

30994 Carbine, 1863, Co. K, 6th IL Vol. Cav.
31021 ...
31028 Carbine, 1863, Co. K, 6th IL Vol. Cav.

Yours actually falls within a pretty long list of serial numbers for carbines issued to various companies of the 6th IL Vol. Cav.

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/6th_Regiment,_Illinois_Cavalry

Bertfish · Dec 22, 2015

Would this cover back to the Civil War? I have several Colt percussion pistols from the 1860s which my grandpa purchased long ago

Reptile · Dec 22, 2015

Thanks for the offer.

I have A Model 1868 Springfield Trapdoor S/N 20251 and a Model of 1917 Eddystone S/N 781809.

Machodoc · Dec 22, 2015

Bertfish said:
Would this cover back to the Civil War? I have several Colt percussion pistols from the 1860s which my grandpa purchased long ago

Yes, for some pistols. Please list them separately.

Machodoc · Dec 22, 2015

Reptile said:
I have A Model 1868 Springfield Trapdoor S/N 20251

Volume 1 - No direct hit. Closest are 20069 and 20498. The first was reported as damaged by the 8th Cav. The second was reported as "captured from Indians." This, unfortunately imples nothing about your particular rifle.

Volume 2 - No direct hit, but 20201 is listed as a model 73 carbine. It was "surveyed" (destroyed) at Fort Keough on -1/29/1878.

Volume 3 - No direct hit, but 20161, also a model 73 carbine, was part of the inventory of the 10th Cav. at Ft. Concho in 1876.

Machodoc · Dec 22, 2015

Reptile said:
I have a Model of 1917 Eddystone S/N 781809.

I'm not seeing listings for Eddystone rifles.

Reptile · Dec 22, 2015

Machodoc said:
I'm not seeing listings for Eddystone rifles.

Thanks. Eddystone was an affiliate of Remington. I believe Remington bought them out to produce the M1917. I can't say for certain, but the S/N may be in a Remington series. All I know about this one is that it was produced in 1918.

KH195 · Dec 22, 2015

Awesome karma, thanks Machodoc! I have one I haven't been able to get searched yet:

Remington New Model Army revolver .44 (Civil War)
Serial # 68252

Machodoc · Dec 22, 2015

Reptile said:
Thanks. Eddystone was an affiliate of Remington. I believe Remington bought them out to produce the M1917. I can't say for certain, but the S/N may be in a Remington series. All I know about this one is that it was produced in 1918.

OK ... missed it the first time around. No close hits, but it's bracketed by two distant numbers that were sent to Camp Gordon in October of 1918. Those were both Model E series rifles. (Vol. 2)

Machodoc · Dec 22, 2015

KH195 said:
Awesome karma, thanks Machodoc! I have one I haven't been able to get searched yet:

Remington New Model Army revolver .44 (Civil War)
Serial # 68252

Vol. 1 - No hit, but listed in the seial numbers for 1863-65.
Vol. 2 - No hit, or anything close, but interesting that a few are listed in the 65xxx range that were from Co. I of 1st MD volunteer cavalry. Overall, though, there aren't many listings for Remington New Model revolvers.

mvee · Dec 22, 2015

Eddystone M1917 1329027
Remington 1903A3 3383620

Clark W. Griswold · Dec 22, 2015

This is awesome of you!

1896 Krag carbine 32207

Machodoc · Dec 22, 2015

mvee said:
Eddystone M1917 1329027

No listings for numbers that high.

mvee said:
Remington 1903A3 3383620

Very few listings for any series after the original 1903s.

Sorry!

Machodoc · Dec 22, 2015

Clark W. Griswold said:
1896 Krag carbine 32207

No direct hit.

Confirmed that the serial number is in the 1896 Carbine number sequence

Vol. 1 - No listings for any 32xxx rifles.

Vol. 2 - Same as Vol. 1

Vol. 3 - Bracketed by nos 31780 and 32337 - both of those Model 96C, and both sold out of the Raritan Arsenal 7/31/22

FYI - http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Missi...rlyUsedDefenseSites/FormerRaritanArsenal.aspx

Clark W. Griswold · Dec 22, 2015

Very cool and thank you very much.

This was found among my great uncles possessions when he passed away in 1986. (It was actually under the cushions of his couch) I had always assumed he bought it from the predecessor to the CMP, but if it was sold in 1922, he didn't buy it direct as he would have been too young if he had even been born. I'm just glad it's in unmolested condition. Even if it is a little rough from the couch storage.

Machodoc · Dec 22, 2015

Clark W. Griswold said:
I had always assumed he bought it from the predecessor to the CMP, but if it was sold in 1922, he didn't buy it direct as he would have been too young if he had even been born.

Just as a caution - these weren't issued in blocks of serial numbers, nor were they necessarily moved around in blocks of numbers. Unfortunately, even though they may be bracketed by guns that had a similar history, that doesn't necessarily mean that ones not listed were also in the same unit, disposed of in the same manner/time, etc.

Bertfish · Dec 22, 2015

Machodoc said:
Yes, for some pistols. Please list them separately.

You da man. Any info you can or can't find is appreciated!

Colt 1851 Navy, 101329
Colt 1861 Navy, 24723
Colt 1860 Army, 42359
Remington New Army, 84033

Machodoc · Dec 22, 2015

Bertfish said:
You da man. Any info you can or can't find is appreciated!

Colt 1851 Navy, 101329
Colt 1861 Navy, 24723
Colt 1860 Army, 42359
Remington New Army, 84033

Colt 1851 Navy, 101329
Vol. 1 - Nothing
Vol. 2 - 1861 production series
Vol. 3 - Nothing close

Colt 1861 Navy, 24723
late 1864 production (almost 1865)
Vol. 1 - Nothing close
Vol. 2 - Nothing close
Vol. 3 - Nothing close

Colt 1860 Army, 42359
1861 production
Vol. 1 - No direct hit. Bracketed by 42044 and 42507, both Co. B, 1st CA Cavalry, as of May, 1866.
Vol. 2 - 42400 was in Co. C, 2nd IL Volunteer Cav., July 1864
Vol. 3 - Nothing close

Remington New Army, 84033
Vol. 1 - 1863-65 production
Vol. 2 - Nothing close
Vol. 3 - Nothing close

Machodoc · Dec 22, 2015

Machodoc said:
Please list them separately.

By this, I mean only post one at a time--not a list of several firearms. It makes it much easier for me (and less likely to make mistakes) if I'm only keeping track of one serial number at a time. If you have more than one that you want me to look up, please space them out by a day or two. Thanks!

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