#Burnside carbine serial numbers serial numbers
#Burnside carbine serial numbers serial number
#Burnside carbine serial numbers series

Parts and parts groups were completed at different times from one another and at different times than the receivers. Some by subcontractors in other locations. Receivers were not selected for assembly in a numerical order by serial number.Дuring the process of the manufacturing of the receiver other parts were also being manufactured concurrently. Assuming the receiver passed final inspection there was no guarantee when the receiver would be assembled into a carbine.

#Burnside carbine serial numbers serial numbers

Markings and serial numbers were added to the receiver after machining had been finished but before the receiver was hardened and blued. Universal Firearms manufactured their receivers by machining steel billets that had been drop forged for the specific purpose of manufacturing Universal's carbine receivers. While the focus here is Universal Firearms this applies to all firearms to varying degrees. Legally, the receiver alone is considered the firearm.ДЄbsent detailed records kept at the locations and times during the manufacturing process determining when a firearm was assembled into a complete firearm or a date when it was ready to be sold is next to impossible.ДЄ brief description of the manufacturing process is necessary to understand why serial numbers are not always a reliable means of determining when a firearm was manufactured. There is no legal requirement for other parts to be attached to the receiver. Under the laws of the United States the date of manufacture is the date the carbine receiver is capable of being used to build a functional firearm. Understanding Serial Numbers and what a Date of Manufacture is These characteristics and their relation to dates of manufacture are the primary reason for this post and follow below. Particularly with serial numbers below 100,000. In reconstructing what was done by Universal several unique characteristics and changes have assisted in estimating a date of manufacture. Those recorded so far have been S01120-SS3467. Serial numbers for their stainless model started with the prefix S and SS. From 1983-1984 Universal manufactured a stainless steel carbine. Serial numbers recorded so far have been 00204 - 000430. During 1980 Universal produced a commemorative carbine. Vulcan serial numbers recorded so far have been 1014 - 2453.

#Burnside carbine serial numbers serial number

The highest Universal serial number observed so far has been 488,363.ДЄ separate set of serial numbers was used for the Vulcan model carbines produced 1963-1965.

#Burnside carbine serial numbers series

These continued into the 99,000 series with the hybrid starting at s/n 100,000. Serial numbers were below s/n 100,000 are the carbines with most parts interchangeable with their GI counterparts. The hybrids were Universal's primary production carbine thereafter. However, the hybrid design changes were significant enough that the hybrids should no longer be considered, or compared to, an M1 Carbine. This design change produced a hybrid carbine similar in appearance to the Cal.30 U.S. Carbines produced up to this point had been mostly compatible with the parts from their GI carbine counterparts.

Most people are aware of a major design change to their carbines that was implemented by Universal in 1967. The highest number used while at Bullseye that has been so far is 1627. The lowest serial number for Universal observed so far has been 2054. Serial numbers used by Universal ran numerically and started where they had left off while part of Bullseye Firearms 1961-1962. In an effort to reconstruct what was done when I have been collecting and organizing information from many different sources over the past ten years.

No documents or information has been located that provides dates of manufacture for the carbines made by Universal Firearms. These receivers have the markings of Iver Johnson. In 19 Universal also manufactured receivers for Iver Johnson Arms in Jacksonville, AR. Total production during this time exceeded 480,000 carbines. Universal Firearms manufactured carbines in Hialeah, FL from 1962-1984.

This post will be an overview leading into a 2nd post on the Universal Firearms carbines having a serial number with an X prefix.