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Actually, there IS a size requirement last I checked. It is 1/16" high for the characters . Unfortunately, that's not a unit if measurement for text in any field that I know of. I guess it just makes things easier for field agents.
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Originally Posted By joekizanyu
Just to be clear here: there is no size requirement for NFA engraving, only a depth requirement. People often incorrectly confuse the size requirement for the serial number as a requirement for NFA engraving.
Actually, there IS a size requirement last I checked. It is 1/16" high for the characters . Unfortunately, that's not a unit if measurement for text in any field that I know of. I guess it just makes things easier for field agents.
No, there is not a size requirement for NFA engraving, only for the serial number. Please review sections 7.4.1 and 7.4.2 of the ATF National Firearms Act Handbook (atf-p-5320-8).
7.4.1 Serial numbers. Each manufacturer of a firearm must legibly identify it by engraving, stamping (impressing), or otherwise conspicuously placing on the firearm’s frame or receiver an individual serial number not duplicating any serial number placed by the manufacturer on any other firearm.120 The requirement that the marking be “conspicuously” placed on the firearm means that the marking must be wholly unobstructed from plain view. For firearms manufactured on or after January 30, 2002, the serial number must be to a minimum depth of .003 inch and in a print size no smaller than 1/16 inch.
7.4.2 Additional information. Certain additional information must also be conspicuously placed on the frame, receiver, or barrel of the firearm by engraving, casting, stamping (impressing), that is, they must be placed in such a manner that they are wholly unobstructed from plain view. For firearms manufactured on or after January 30, 2002, this information must be to a minimum depth of .003 inch. The additional information includes:
(1) The model, if such designation has been made;
(2) The caliber or gauge;
(3) The manufacturer’s name (or recognized abbreviation); and
(4) The city and State (or recognized abbreviation) where the manufacturer maintains its place of business.