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"Odd" 6 Digit Model 70 Serial Number
Jim Carlson
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January 14, 2015 - 3:31 pm
Hello all,
I have a rifle based on the Classic Model 70 controlled feed action built by Rifles, Inc. about 10 years ago. The serial number is confusing. It is G3570xx. According to the references I have, the “G” prefix was added around 1968 but all “G” serial numbers were 7 digits. Mine has only 6. Can anyone explain this? It’s probably something simple that I’ve missed.
Thank you!
Bert H.
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January 14, 2015 - 4:18 pm
Jim,
Sometime in the mid 1990s, the U.S. Repeating Arms Company changed their serial number system for the Model 70, and began using a new and separate series of serial numbers for each variation of the Model 70. I have seen rifles with the “G” prefix that have 5-digit serial numbers.
Bert
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