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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Airgun Smithing » Serial Numbers    View previous topic :: View next topic  Serial Numbers   Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 6:22 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA A quick and dirty technique: My father in-law bought a Remington 511 at a garage sale, and I was having one heck of a time making out the markings. (bless me father for I have sinned - but we're talking stampings here, not powder.) Between the dirt and rust I couldn't tell if it had stamped letters or dings from use. The magnifying glass didn't help. The daughter's young eyes didn't help. I took a photograph of it with the camera set to the most extreme closeup it was capable of. Lighting was with a flashlight held at about 45 degrees to create shadows. Then I used my photo editor to play with cropping, sharpness, contrast, brightness, etc. until I could read the letters: The 511 sold for $11.00 USD in 1939, and the markings tell me this one was made in September, 1945. Grandpa is kind of a wheeler-dealer, and I can't wait to tell him he paid more than new retail for his garage sale find. Try this the next time you have trouble reading things; it might help. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:45 am Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND Your getting into the realms of forensic science there "Sherlock". Al _________________   Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:07 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Elementary, my dear Watstone. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:20 pm ZipSnipe Veteran Member Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 327 That symbol on the far right looks familiar and the numbers / letters look a lil hebrewish to me, but I am no expert. _________________ You can have tomorrow, I'll take yesterday !!!   Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:58 am lampy Veteran Member Joined: 04 Aug 2012 Posts: 297 Location: South Dakota Sort of related.... maybe.... I have tried photographing serial numbers on air guns before and not had much luck until I stumbled across this trick, Rub some chalk across the stamped numbers, wipe off the excess and the numbers are much more visible in the pic. It is easily removed afterwards. _________________ Too many projects to list.   Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 10:11 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Quote: That symbol on the far right looks familiar and the numbers / letters look a lil hebrewish to me, but I am no expert. Some of those odd markings are proof codes. I was interested in the date of manufacture, which is the "DPP" code (September of 1945). http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes Quote: Sort of related.... maybe.... I have tried photographing serial numbers on air guns before and not had much luck until I stumbled across this trick, Rub some chalk across the stamped numbers, wipe off the excess and the numbers are much more visible in the pic. It is easily removed afterwards. On another tangent, I used a related technique to renew the markings on my Mendoza rear sight. I degreased, painted with white latex, and rubbed off the extra with a pencil eraser. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego! Serial Numbers     Air Gun Home Forum Index » Airgun Smithing You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." Your browser cookies have been reset or you need to register to access the topic in question. Use the 'Register' button near the top left of this page. Click Here for AirGunHome.com Main Page Powered by phpBB © 2001-2004 phpBB Group Partial Styling Supplied by Vjacheslav Trushkin Themes Database.