Posted: 12/31/2010 5:48:58 AM EDT
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My dad gave this to me the other day. Its a Armi Tanfoglio Giuseppe Model 27 in 25acp that my grandpa carried in his pocket for quite a long time. My plan is to refinish it, but the serial number is really faint and will likely not make it through the refinish. It is ok to have the same serial # engraved back onto the frame correct? Looks like 75309 to me. Whatcha think?   |
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I wouldn't mess with the serial number area if possible. Try posting in the Refinishing Area located in Armory. Best of luck! Ditto this. Its to bad it didn't have an 86 before it though. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlfq8ytWpxY I know this ain't GD but I had to say it. 
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| An old gun with a faint serial number is better looks wise and LE wise (it will look altered which is a no no) than trying to trace and restencil with stamps. Working in metal fabrication I have stenciled numerous objects and I can tell you it is very hard to restamp even with the same stencil. Plus most stencil's have a little variance in styles that you wont notice until you try it, and if you notice the serial number is on a rolled edge as well. I'm not saying it cant be done with a laser but the cost is going to more than likely prohibit it because the laser programmer is going to have to draw out each number and be dead nut. I'm guessing the gun is pre-'68, if so don't worry about it. |
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Quoted: An old gun with a faint serial number is better looks wise and LE wise (it will look altered which is a no no) than trying to trace and restencil with stamps. Working in metal fabrication I have stenciled numerous objects and I can tell you it is very hard to restamp even with the same stencil. Plus most stencil's have a little variance in styles that you wont notice until you try it, and if you notice the serial number is on a rolled edge as well. I'm not saying it cant be done with a laser but the cost is going to more than likely prohibit it because the laser programmer is going to have to draw out each number and be dead nut. I'm guessing the gun is pre-'68, if so don't worry about it. I refinished it already and tried to avoid that area. I do not see a way to try and match or go over whats there. You are right that it would look altered. Not sure about the pre 68 since it has an owners manual warning on the slide?!!?! Sure looks better, but serial is harder to read. Going to leave it alone. Better faded and hard to read than altered like I was trying to hide something.  |